Case 207

Suzanne Armstrong & Susan Bartlett

*** Content Warning: sexual assault ***

In early January 1977, residents of Easey Street in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Collingwood noticed they hadn’t seen the tenants at number 147 for several days.

Close friends Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett had recently moved in and made a good first impression, but now something didn’t seem right. Their dog was wandering around the neighbourhood and Suzanne’s toddler son was crying non-stop. A concerned neighbour decided to stop by to check if everything was okay, but nothing could prepare them for what they found inside.

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RESOURCES

 

BOOKS

They Trusted Men: The Untold Story of the Easey Street Murders – Tom Prior

Murder on Easey Street: Melbourne’s Most Notorious Cold Case – Helen Thomas

 

ONLINE ARTICLES

Notorious murder house changes hands – The Age

Andrew Rule: The Easey St murders and the missed chances to catch a killer – The Herald Sun

Easey Street murders: $1m reward to catch cold case killer who left toddler alone in cot – ABC News

Exclusive: Did the Easey Street murderer call Tess Lawrence? – Independent Australia 

Conversation with the Easey Street killer? – Independent Australia 

New DNA testing for Easey Street suspects – The Age

Did Easey Street killer have friends in high places? – The Herald Sun

 

ARCHIVES

Police hunt for killer of two women – The Sydney Morning Herald

Bodies two days in death home – The Age

Double killing: two leads – The Age 

Surrender plea to sex killer – The Age

Sex killer bathed in house – The Age

Three sought in sex killings – The Age

A murder every two days – The Age

Knife murder clue – The Age 

Public fill a chapel for victim’s funeral – The Age

No leads to sex murders – The Age

The threat of rape… A fear that lingers – The Age

Tribute to a murder victim – The Age

Inquiry into Melb murders – The Sydney Morning Herald 

Easey Street victim’s father dies – The Age

Postcards clue to murder riddle – The Sydney Morning Herald

 

WEBSITES

147 Easey Street – RealEstate.com.au 

 

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