Police are continuing to investigate the murder of Hells Angels associate Kerry Giakoumis, six years after he disappeared in Melbourne, with a mystery man linked to the case still unidentified.
Giakoumis, 29, travelled from Adelaide to Melbourne on June 10, 2020, with two members of the Hells Angels’ South Australian-based North Crew chapter.
Investigators later determined he attended the Nomads clubhouse on Lipton Drive in Thomastown that night and believe he never left the premises alive.
Victoria Police released an image in September 2022 of an unidentified man they believe may hold important information about the case. Detectives say the man was seen with Giakoumis shortly before his death.
The man, described as slender with neck tattoos, was captured on lift security footage at a Richmond apartment linked to one of Giakoumis’ associates.
Police believe Giakoumis later travelled to the Thomastown clubhouse, where he was allegedly attacked in what investigators suspect was a spontaneous act of violence before his body was removed and disposed of.
His family raised concerns after he failed to board a return flight to Adelaide and stopped contacting relatives.
In August 2021, homicide detectives carried out a series of arrests and searched Jacksons Creek in Diggers Rest as part of the investigation. However, all seven people arrested at the time were later released without charge.
The Nomads clubhouse has since been raided twice by police as investigations continue.
Giakoumis, who was not a patched Hells Angel member, had reportedly told family he travelled to Melbourne seeking concreting work.
Police are urging anyone with information about the case or the unidentified man to contact Crime Stoppers.
Source: The Advertiser
