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A court sketch of Perry Kouroumblis.

Accused Easey Street killer to stand trial for 1977 double murder

Perry Kouroumblis has pleaded not guilty to the murders of housemates Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett in Collingwood almost 50 years ago.

  • Erin Pearson

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Ron Iddles leaves Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

‘I had spoken to him before’: Detective recalls his chance meeting with accused Easey Street killer

Retired homicide detective Ron Iddles has recounted to a court the moment he pulled over and searched the car of the teenager who would later be charged with double homicide.

  • Erin Pearson
The Easey Street murders, Collingwood, 1977.

Easey Street investigators asked about suspects, handling evidence at crime scene

A retired homicide detective has told a court of other people police investigated over the murders of two women in their Collingwood home in 1977.

  • Erin Pearson
Former homicide detective Douglas Carroll arrives at the court.

Homicide detective recalls horrific scene at 147 Easey Street – and the day he spoke to alleged killer

The retired detective was giving evidence on Thursday during the second day of a committal hearing over Perry Kouroumblis’ alleged murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett nearly 50 years ago.

  • Erin Pearson
A court sketch of Perry Kouroumblis.

DNA from accused Easey Street killer’s old car links him to 1977 murders

Police say DNA tested in 2018 linked Perry Kouroumblis to the murder of two women in Collingwood in 1977, eventually leading to his arrest last year.

  • Erin Pearson
Perry Kouroumblis is charged with murdering two women on Easey Street, Collingwood, in 1977.

Nineteen witnesses to give evidence in Easey Street murder case

A magistrate will hear evidence from witnesses in the case before deciding whether the case will go to trial in a higher court.

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Alleged Easey Street killer appears 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.

  • Erin Pearson
Perry Kouroumblis being led by police off the extradition flight from Rome ahead of his court appearance in Melbourne on Wednesday.

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.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Perry Kouroumblis, second from right with white beard, in Rome preparing to depart 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.

  • Jessica Millward
Perry Kouroumblis, a 65-year-old dual citizen of Australia and Greece, was arrested in Italy.

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.

  • Josephine McKenna