Explore 24 documented cases from Greece. Each file separates established findings from allegations and unresolved questions, with a focus on investigation rather than graphic detail.
Greek crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz was killed outside his home in April 2021. Two defendants were acquitted in 2024 for insufficient evidence, and no perpetrator has been convicted.
Open case file →Roula Pispirigou was convicted in separate Greek trials of murdering all three of her daughters; the resulting life sentences remain subject to appellate proceedings.
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University student Eleni Topaloudi was killed on the island of Rhodes in 2018 in a case that caused nationwide outrage.
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Dimitris Vakrinos was a Greek taxi driver linked to a series of murders and attacks, often arising from grievances that escalated into extreme violence.
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A group of young people in the Athens area became associated with two killings that were described in court and media coverage as connected to occult beliefs.
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Twenty-three-year-old Kostis Polyzos disappeared from his family home in 2011 and was found dead months later on property connected to his stepfather.
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Four-year-old Annie Borisova disappeared in Athens in 2015, and the investigation soon centered on her father.
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Garifallia Psarrakou was killed while on holiday on the island of Folegandros in 2021.
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Tax-office employee Dora Zemberi was killed at a cemetery in Athens in 2017 in a case that generated substantial public attention.
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Parliamentarian and peace activist Grigoris Lambrakis was fatally attacked after a political event in Thessaloniki in 1963.
Open case file →American molecular biologist Suzanne Eaton disappeared while attending a conference on Crete in 2019; a local man was later convicted.
Open case file →Rapper Pavlos Fyssas was killed in Keratsini in 2013, a crime that became central to the landmark Golden Dawn trial.
Open case file →The 2008 fatal shooting of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos by a police special guard led to a murder conviction and years of sentencing appeals.
Open case file →Journalist Sokratis Giolias was killed outside his home in 2010; a militant group claimed responsibility, but no individual has been convicted.
Open case file →Antonis Daglis was convicted in 1997 of murdering three women in Athens and attempting to murder six others, receiving thirteen life terms plus 25 years.
Open case file →Kyriakos Papachronis was convicted of murders, attempted murders and rapes in northern Greece and later conditionally released after 22 years in prison.
Open case file →Marios Papageorgiou disappeared after a ransom demand in 2012. A life conviction for kidnapping and murder was upheld, although his remains have never been recovered.
Open case file →CBS correspondent George Polk was murdered in Thessaloniki in 1948. The prosecution produced convictions, but the true circumstances and responsibility remain seriously disputed.
Open case file →Passaris killed two police escorts during a 2001 Athens hospital escape and was later convicted in Greece of four murders and other violent crimes.
Open case file →Zak Kostopoulos died after a 2018 beating in central Athens; two men were convicted of causing fatal bodily harm and their convictions were upheld on appeal.
Open case file →Nineteen-year-old Alkis Kampanos was killed in football-related violence in Thessaloniki in 2022; twelve defendants were convicted and an appeal remains pending.
Open case file →Three employees died in the 2010 Athens firebombing; a renewed investigation produced arrests and charges in 2026, but the accused have not been convicted.
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