A man has been arrested in Italy over the infamous Easey Street murders in inner-city Melbourne almost 50 years ago.A 65-year-old man, who is a dual citizen of Australia and Greece, was nabbed at an airport in Rome on Thursday night, with a charge and warrant placed for his arrest.The Easey Street house where Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett were murdered in 1977. (Supplied: Victoria Police)The arrest follows a decades-long investigation by Victoria Police’s Homicide Squad, following the murders of housemates Suzanne Armstrong, 27, and Susan Bartlett, 28, who were found dead at their home in Easey Street, Collingwood on January 13, 1977.Both women, who had last been seen alive on the evening of January 10 that year, had been stabbed multiple times.Police said Ms Armstrong was sexually assaulted and stabbed by the offender, while it is believed Ms Bartlett was stabbed after she heard the disturbance and went to the aid of her friend.However, Ms Armstrong’s 16-month-old son…
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