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‘I gave him a dirty look’: Alleged Easey Street killer in court as victims’ family members watch on

‘I gave him a dirty look’: Alleged Easey Street killer in court as victims’ family members watch on

Perry Kouroumblis, 65, faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, charged with two counts of murder and one of rape over the 1977 killings of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett.

  • by Erin Pearson

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Easey Street accused faces murder, rape charges after extradition to Australia

Easey Street accused faces murder, rape charges after extradition to Australia

In a statement early on Wednesday morning, Victoria Police said Perry Kouroumblis would be charged with two counts of murder and one count of rape.

  • by Lachlan Abbott
Easey Street murder suspect Perry Kouroumblis departs Italy for Australia

Easey Street murder suspect Perry Kouroumblis departs Italy for Australia

Dressed in a black jumper and sporting a beard, Kouroumblis sat quietly in economy class seat 35E without handcuffs, eating a meal and drinking water.

  • by Jessica Millward
Italian government approves extradition of Easey Street accused to Australia

Italian government approves extradition of Easey Street accused to Australia

The extradition will still need the final approval from a Rome judge which is expected to be within days.

  • by Josephine McKenna
The crucial DNA questions that remain over Easey Street cold case
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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
‘It was a trap’: Easey Street murder suspect ‘lured to Rome’ before arrest, family says
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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
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Easey Street’s sliding doors moment, and the scoop I never thought I’d write
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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

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
Easey Street murder suspect says he’s innocent, agrees to extradition from Rome
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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 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
‘The consequences are much greater’: John Silvester on the Easey Street secret he kept
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‘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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