Australia - Suzanne Armstrong, 28, Susan Bartlett, 27, Collingwood, Vic, 10 January 1977 *arrest 2025*

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Easey Street accused Kouroumblis to face double murder trial

Almost 50 years after two housemates were found dead in their home, a man has been committed to stand trial accused of their double murder.

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Easey Street accused Kouroumblis to face double murder trial​

Almost 50 years after two housemates were found dead in their home, a man has been committed to stand trial accused of their double murder.

However, Perry Kouroumblis will no longer face a rape charge after it was struck out as a magistrate found there was insufficient evidence.

In the near-50 year journey to prosecution, Victorian police have whittled 274 persons of interest down to 130 “possible suspects” in the late 1990s including seven “strong and significant suspects”, the court was told on Wednesday.

These included John Grant, a journalist who was staying next door before the women were killed; Barry Woodard and his brother, who visited the scene the day before the women’s bodies were found; and Ross Hammond who has since died.

Hammond, who had been dating Bartlett, told a detective he climbed into Ms Bartlett’s bedroom window before she died, while Woodard had been on a blind date with Armstrong weeks before the killing.

Ultimately, police allege DNA evidence ties Kouroumblis to the double murder after advances in technology connected him to semen found underneath Armstrong.

 

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https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia%2Fpolice-courts-victoria%2Fhunting-justice-easey-streets-incredible-link-with-australias-biggest-modern-mystery%2Fnews-story%2F054f238a3147ba109668e1d29799320c

Herald Sun

It seems the two Sue's as they were known went to the same school as Lindy Murchison, who later married to become Lindy Chamberlain.

New Hunting Justice Easey Street Murders Podcast Country Girls Episode 1


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https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/hunting-justice-the-easey-street-murders-episode-1-country-girls/video/0eabf10707a1648c8d86955920e88b00?amp

In this episode, we look at the lives of the two Sue's before they met their tragic demise at the hands of a cold-blooded killer.

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https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/hunting-justice-the-easey-street-murders-episode-1-country-girls/video/0eabf10707a1648c8d86955920e88b00?amp

In this episode, we look at the lives of the two Sue's before they met their tragic demise at the hands of a cold-blooded killer.

Not sure if this is behind a paywall or not.

Thanks for the tip. I tried to download the podcast through apple podcast but it's only available to subscribers of Crime X+ I can access it through your link online though so thanks Tootsie However it still wants you to subscribe

 

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https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-victoria/collingwood-shopkeeper-recalls-alleged-easey-street-killer-as-shy-sharpie-in-her-vintage-store/news-story/582c521f8585e29fa25168fd084f450e

Herld Sun

Hunting Justice: Collingwood shopkeeper recalls alleged Easey Street killer as shy ‘Sharpie’ in her vintage store​

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https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-victoria/hunting-justice-the-easey-street-murders-babys-cries-unearth-house-of-horrors/news-story/00cf16877bea4058940c7113cf7493d9?amp

Hunting Justice – The Easey Street Murders: Baby’s cries unearth house of horrors​

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Feb 26, 2026

Shopkeeper recalls alleged Easey St killer Perry Kouroumblis decades before arrest

Nearly five decades after first seeing him in her Collingwood vintage store, Kate Buck says she instantly recognised Perry Kouroumblis.

greekherald.com.au

Perry Kouroumblis. Photo: ABC.

''Nearly five decades after first seeing him in her Collingwood vintage store, Kate Buck says she instantly recognised Perry Kouroumblis when his face appeared on television as the alleged killer in the Easey Street murders.

Kouroumblis, now 66, has been committed to stand trial for the 1977 stabbing deaths of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett inside their Collingwood home. He has pleaded not guilty.

Buck recalls Kouroumblis visiting her Eccentric Clothing store in the late 1970s or early 1980s, dressed in distinctive “Sharpie” fashion – “connies”, platform shoes, tight jeans, a striped cardigan and T-shirt, and a mullet. Though his style stood out, she remembers him as reserved.

“He walked around like a little bit hunched or something, like he was hiding a little bit or a bit shy,” she said on the Hunting Justice podcast.''
Source: Herald Sun.