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21. 9. 2024, 11.33
Updated: September 21, 2024, 11:35 a.m
In our southern neighbors the Italians, a man was recently arrested who is suspected of being responsible for the 1977 murders of two women, Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett, who were found dead in their Melbourne home on Easy Street; hence the case was given the name “Easy Street Murders” in the public eye.
A 65-year-old man, a dual citizen of Greece and Australia, was arrested at Rome airport on Thursday on suspicion of a murder he allegedly committed 47 years ago in Melbourne, Australia. It is a high-profile case from 1977, which was known to the public under the name “Easy Street Murders”. The case has also been the subject of numerous books and podcasts.
Suzanne Armstrong in Susan Bartlett were killed in January 1977 in their rented townhouse in Collingwood, while Armstrong’s 16-month-old child slept in another room. The women’s bodies were found in the house on January 13, three days after they were last seen alive, and the child was distressed and dehydrated but otherwise unharmed. Both Armstrong, 27, and Bartlett, 28, were stabbed multiple times, police said.
The police have been looking for the killer for years. In 2017, interest in the case picked up again when a $1 million reward was offered for new information that could lead to an arrest, which apparently helped, as Italian authorities were at the airport on Thursday based on an Interpol red warrant. The alleged murderer of Leonardo da Vinci was arrested in Rome, the Guardian wrote.
Police in the Australian state of Victoria have already sought an extradition warrant for the man. “For more than 47 years, homicide detectives have worked tirelessly to find out who is responsible for the deaths of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett,” said the Victoria Police Chief Shane Patton. He added that the timeframe for extradition would depend on Italian authorities, but he expected it would be at least a month before police travel to Italy to present any evidence that would justify extradition.
“For two quiet families from Victoria, it has always been impossible to fathom the needless and violent manner in which Suzanne and Susan died. The seriousness of the circumstances of their deaths irrevocably changed our lives,” said the families of the murdered women. “We will be forever grateful for the support and understanding our friends and family have shown us over the past 47 years. It is difficult to express our gratitude to Victoria Police and the many investigators who worked tirelessly to find answers and justice for us.“
Source: svet24.si
