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Man Arrested in Italy for 1977 Easey Street Murders in Collingwood

Sep 21, 2024, 03:30 AM

A 65-year-old man has been arrested in Rome in connection with the 1977 murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett in Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia. The suspect fled Australia in 2017 after becoming aware he was a suspect in the case, which is known as the infamous Easey Street murders. The bodies of Armstrong and Bartlett were discovered on January 13, 1977, with multiple stab wounds. Victoria Police are seeking to extradite the man from Italy to face charges in Australia. The case has remained one of Victoria’s most baffling unsolved cold cases for nearly 50 years.