Nearly five decades after the brutal stabbing deaths of Suzanne Armstrong, 28, and Susan Bartlett, 27, in their Collingwood home, Perry Kouroumblis, 65, is facing charges over the infamous “Easey Street murders.”
Armstrong and Bartlett were found with more than 20 stab wounds in their inner-Melbourne property in January 1977, while Armstrong’s 16-month-old son, Gregory, was found unharmed in his cot.
Kouroumblis, a dual Greek Australian national, is accused of murdering both women and raping Armstrong between January 10 and 13, 1977.
He appeared via video link in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday, responding “Yeah I can” when asked if he could see and hear the courtroom. He is yet to enter a plea.
The court heard that 19 witnesses will give evidence at a six-day committal hearing beginning October 27.
Kouroumblis had been living in Greece since 2016, where Australia’s 20-year statute of limitations prevented arrest. He was detained on an INTERPOL red notice after travelling to Italy and was extradited to Australia in December 2024.
Source: 9News.
