{"id":2344325,"date":"2024-09-21T16:33:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T20:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-1977-cold-case-arrested-in-italy-extradition-underway\/"},"modified":"2024-09-21T16:35:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T20:35:23","slug":"suspect-in-1977-cold-case-arrested-in-italy-extradition-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-1977-cold-case-arrested-in-italy-extradition-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in 1977 Cold Case Arrested in Italy, Extradition Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspect-in-1977-cold-case-arrested-in-italy-extradition-underway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2344325&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">man<\/a>, aged 65, suspected of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-biden-admin-gave-taliban-list-of-american-citizens-green-card-holders-and-afghan-allies-that-needed-to-get-into-airport-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Biden Admin Gave Taliban List Of\u00a0\u2018American Citizens, Green Card Holders And Afghan Allies\u2019 That Needed To Get Into Airport: Report\">brutally murdering<\/a> two women in Melbourne, Australia, in \u200cJanuary 1977\u200d has been arrested in Rome based on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-issues-arrest-warrant-for-syrian-president-assad\/\" title=\"France Issues Arrest Warrant for Syrian President Assad\">international warrant<\/a>. He holds dual Greek and \u200cAustralian\u200c citizenship and was detained at Fiumicino airport after arriving from Greece, where he had been \u2062living, apparently \u2064protected by local laws due to the statute of limitations. The \u2064victims, Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett, were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-triple-murderer-reportedly-harassing-women-in-prison\/\" title=\"Transgender triple murderer allegedly harassing female inmates in prison.\">found\u200c stabbed<\/a> to death in their rented home, sparking one of Melbourne&#8217;s \u200dmost notorious cold cases, known as the &#8220;Easey Street murders.&#8221; Efforts to solve the \u2064case intensified with a $1 million reward offered by Victoria Police \u2063in 2017, leading to a breakthrough \u2063after \u2064a request for the suspect&#8217;s DNA sample prompted \u2062him to go on the run. Australian authorities are now initiating\u2064 extradition procedures to bring him back to \u2064face charges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A man suspected of the brutal killing of two women in Australia nearly a half-century ago has been arrested in Rome on an international arrest warrant, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The 65-year-old suspect, who has dual Greek and Australian citizenship, was detained at Rome&rsquo;s Fiumicino airport on Thursday after landing on a flight that had departed from Greece, ANSA said.<\/p>\n<p>The man reportedly lived in Greece, where he was protected by the country&rsquo;s statute of limitations, according to Australian media.<\/p>\n<p>Australian police said on Saturday they would start the process of extraditing the suspect, and Italian courts would set the timeline.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect is accused of killing two friends &mdash; Suzanne Armstrong, 27, and Susan Bartlett, 28 &mdash; in a knife attack that shocked Australia in January 1977.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The young women were found dead in their rented house on Easey Street in Melbourne, while Armstrong&rsquo;s 16-month-old son was left unharmed in his cot in another room. Both Armstrong and Bartlett had been stabbed multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>The crime, known as the &ldquo;Easey Street murders,&rdquo; became Melbourne&rsquo;s longest and most serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-men-arrested-in-1996-cold-case-of-college-student-kristin-smart\/\" title=\"2 men arrested in 1996 cold case of college student Kristin Smart\">cold case<\/a>, but no one had been arrested until now.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Police offered a $1 million reward in 2017 to catch those responsible. That same year, new technology led to a breakthrough in the case, as the suspect became a fugitive following a request for a sample of his DNA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our normal editorial standards. 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The 65-year-old suspect, who holds both Greek and Australian citizenship, was arrested at Fiumicino Airport in Rome on Thursday after arriving on a flight from Greece. Reports indicate that he had been living in Greece, where he was shielded by the country&#8217;s statute of limitations, as per Australian media sources. <\/p>\n<p>Australian authorities announced on Saturday that they would initiate extradition proceedings for the suspect, with Italian courts determining the timeline for this process. He is accused of fatally stabbing two friends\u2014Suzanne Armstrong, 27, and Susan Bartlett, 28\u2014in a shocking incident that occurred in January 1977. <\/p>\n<p>The young women&#8217;s bodies were discovered in their rented home on Easey Street in Melbourne; Armstrong&#8217;s 16-month-old son was found unharmed asleep in another room. Both women had suffered multiple stab wounds. This case became known as the &#8220;Easey Street murders&#8221; and remained unsolved for decades until now. 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