Easey Street murders
Analysis
Naked City
The crucial DNA questions that remain over Easey Street cold case
The justice system has been blinded by science before. In Victoria, suspects were previously wrongly convicted based on what appeared to be black-and-white results.
- by John Silvester
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‘It was a trap’: Easey Street murder suspect ‘lured to Rome’ before arrest, family says
Perry Kouroumblis was lured to Rome from his home in Greece for a potential property deal before being arrested on his arrival, his family says.
- by Josephine McKenna and Rob Harris
Analysis
Naked City
Easey Street’s sliding doors moment, and the scoop I never thought I’d write
Detectives work on facts but every now and again, you need a bit of luck to get the break.
- by John Silvester
Court ‘on the verge’ of violating Easey Street suspect’s right to fair trial, lawyer says
One of Italy’s leading international lawyers says the accused double murderer’s consent to be extradited to Australia for a 47-year-old cold case is “absurd”.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Josephine McKenna
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Easey Street murder suspect says he’s innocent, agrees to extradition from Rome
A “distressed” Perry Kouroumblis has agreed to be extradited to Melbourne, telling an Italian court that he intends to fight to clear his name, his court-appointed lawyer said.
- by Josephine McKenna and Rob Harris
‘Perry was a problem boy’: Accused Easey Street killer had appetite for trouble, cousin says
Perry Kouroumblis is in custody at Rome’s crammed Regina Coeli prison awaiting an extradition hearing, but it could be months before he faces court in Victoria.
- by Hannah Sinclair, Marta Pascual Juanola and Rob Harris
Podcast
Naked City
‘The consequences are much greater’: John Silvester on the Easey Street secret he kept
The Age crime columnist unpacks the major breakthrough in the notorious Easey Street cold case – and takes us behind the scenes of the long police operation that led to it.
- by Samantha Selinger-Morris
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What accused Easey Street double killer told friends when he left Australia
When Perry Kouroumblis moved to Greece in 2017, it was for compassionate reasons, leaving friends baffled about how he could now be accused of a brutal double murder.
- by Chris Vedelago and Erin Pearson
Riots, suffering, death: The notorious Rome prison housing Easey Street suspect
Perry Kouroumblis is being held at one of Italy’s most overcrowded and violent prisons, as authorities fight to bring him to Australia.
- by Rob Harris and Josephine McKenna
Misinformation falsely linked motor racing legend to Easey Street murder probe
Unfounded tip-offs wasted police time, wrongly pointing the finger at dozens of men in the case, including late motor racing legend Peter Brock.
- by Cameron Houston
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Easey Street suspect unmasked as link to victims emerges
Perry Kouroumblis, now 65, is suspected of killing two women in the 1977 Easey Street murders – and one of Melbourne’s oldest schools links him to the victims.
- by John Silvester, Sherryn Groch, Ashleigh McMillan and Hannah Kennelly
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