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Brutal Murder of 86-Year-Old Pensioner by Teenagers Shocks Greece

Two teenagers -- a girl age 12 and her 14-year-old brother -- were arrested as suspects in the brutal murder of an 86-year-old pensioner in Thessaloniki inside his home, earlier in the week. Police say that the two teens, identified...

Mother of Slain American Man Writes Letter of Support to Eaton Family

Losing a loved one, especially a child, is the most difficult thing one can undergo in life. The mother of Bakari Henderson, the 22-year-old American man who was murdered on Zakynthos in 2017, created a charity in the name of...

Trial of Suspect in American Scientist's Brutal Murder Set to Begin on Crete

The trial for the suspect in the brutal July 2019 murder of American biologist Dr. Suzanne Eaton on Crete will begin shortly, the Greek lawyers representing Eaton's relatives said on Thursday. The inquest regarding the murder is now officially concluded and...

Greek Man Stabbed to Death Inside his Sydney Home

A manhunt has been launched for three members of a masked gang who allegedly stabbed a 39-year-old Greek man to death when he opened the door to his home. Kevin Kourtis died from multiple stab wounds after five men allegedly...

Clashes Erupt on Anniversary of Grigoropoulos Murder in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras

Scores of primarily youthful demonstrators who took to the streets of the Greek capital to mark the eleventh anniversary of the brutal murder of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos in Athens' Exarcheia district clashed with police on Friday evening. Clashes also took...

Australian Police Arrest Suspect in Greek Cypriot Woman’s Murder

Queensland Police have arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with the death of the 26-year-old Greek Cypriot Ioli Hadjilyra in Brisbane, Australia, whose lifeless body was found in a park last Wednesday. According to a tweet published on Queensland Police’s...

Australian Cypriot Believed Murdered in Brisbane

Brisbane police said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 26-year-old Cypriot Australian Ioli Hadjilyra who was found dead on Wednesday in a park and is believed to have been murdered. Hadjilyra’s body was found by council...

Killers of Greek Man Near Acropolis Sentenced to Life

Two men were found guilty by a Greek court on Tuesday and were sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2018 murder of 25-year-old student Nikolas Moustakas. A 29-year-old Pakistani man and a 26-year-old Iraqi man were unanimously convicted of the...

Family of Murdered American Scientist Donates Funds to Cretan Volunteers

The family of American scientist Dr. Suzanne Eaton, who was murdered in Crete earlier this month, announced on Wednesday that they will be donating funds to volunteer organizations which were involved in the search for her. The family is also...

Partner of French Tourist Stabbed to Death on Crete Arrested

The female partner of a French tourist who was stabbed to death on Crete on Tuesday was arrested and will be brought before a prosecutor on Wednesday. According to local website cretapost.gr, the suspect stabbed the 53-year-old repeatedly with a...