Easey Street murder suspect Perry Kouroumblis extradited from Italy to Australia

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Perry Kouroumblis, who is wanted for the infamous 1977 Easey Street murders in Melbourne, is set to arrive in Australia on Tuesday night following his extradition from Italy.

Kouroumblis, a 65-year-old Australian-Greek national, is accused of the brutal stabbing deaths of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett in their Collingwood share house nearly 50 years ago. Armstrong’s 16-month-old son was unharmed.

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton previously described the case as the state’s “most serious cold case,” calling it an “absolutely gruesome, horrific, frenzied homicide.”

Kouroumblis, who was 17 at the time of the murders, maintains his innocence. He left Australia for Greece in 2017 after police requested a DNA sample during their investigation, reportedly to care for his ailing mother.

Former Collingwood man Perry Kouroumblis detained over 1977 Easey St cold case
Perry Kouroumblis is wanted for the infamous 1977 Easey Street murders in Melbourne.

He was detained in September this year at Rome’s airport under an Interpol Red Notice after arriving from Greece.

Kouroumblis had been held in Regina Coeli prison in Rome while Italian courts processed Victoria Police’s extradition request. Unlike Greece, Italy has no statute of limitations preventing his extradition.

The 65-year-old, escorted by Italian senior homicide investigators, boarded a flight from Rome on Monday night without handcuffs. During the journey, he ate, drank, and watched a film.

After a layover in Doha, he is expected to arrive in Melbourne on Tuesday night, where he will be taken to police headquarters for questioning and could face charges related to the 1977 Easey Street murders.

Source: ABC News.

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