Casefile Presents: The Easey Street Murders

Casefile Presents: The Easey Street Murders

Forty six years ago, on a warm summer night in Melbourne, Susan Bartlett and Suzanne Armstrong were stabbed to death in their home in Easey Street, Collingwood. Suzanne's 16 month-old son was asleep in the cot at this time. The double homicide remains one of the most confronting cold cases.

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January 24, 2024 2 mins

Forty Six years ago, on a warm summer night in Melbourne, Susan Bartlett and Suzanne Armstrong were stabbed to death in their home in Easey Street, Collingwood. Suzanne's 16 month-old son was asleep in the cot at this time. The double homicide remains one of the most confronting cold cases. 

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Forty six years ago, on a quiet night in January, long-time friends Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett were brutally stabbed to death in their rented house in Collingwood, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne. Suzanne’s 16 month son was in his cot, just metres away from the frenzied attack. Journalist Helen Thomas has been reporting on this case for several years and continues that investigation now...

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February 19, 2024 24 mins

The ‘two Sues’, as they were affectionately known, had been close friends since high school. Vibrant, engaging women in their 20s, their shared love of travelling eventually led them back to the little house in Easey Street. Friends and family remember them. 

Journalist Helen Thomas investigates.

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February 19, 2024 43 mins

For decades, the common misconception was there had been no witnesses to this double homicide. Yet, there were people living in the street who saw and heard things on the night Susan and Suzanne died and in the days that followed that could have proved significant. One was right next door. Police failed to interview any of them at the time. 

Journalist Helen Thomas investigates.

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February 19, 2024 30 mins

From the start of this investigation, a chilling ‘coincidence’ focused attention almost exclusively on a local crime reporter as the chief ‘person of interest’. Twenty years later, DNA testing quickly cleared him of any involvement. What was missed in the meantime? 

Journalist Helen Thomas investigates.

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February 19, 2024 23 mins

DNA tests exonerated all eight men on the detectives original list of suspects in this double murder. But how should DNA samples have been stored through the decades, to ensure their accuracy?

Journalist Helen Thomas investigates.

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February 19, 2024 36 mins

Can a second Coroner’s inquest shine new light on what happened on that awful summer night in 1977?

Journalist Helen Thomas investigates.

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February 10, 2025 17 mins

Nearly 48 years after Susan and Suzanne were fatally stabbed, there's a stunning development in the cold case. Helen Thomas has more...

 

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