Monday, January 10, 1977

Susan Bartlett

The January 10 1977 stabbing murders of Suzanne Armstrong, 28, and Susan Bartlett, 27, in their home in Easey St, Collingwood, shocked a nation in 1977. In the 1990's eight suspects were cleared by DNA testing. Additionally police recently deemed a series of handwritten letters naming the killer as a hoax.
Ms Armstrong was raped and stabbed 29 times, while Ms Bartlett was stabbed 55 times. Ms Armstrong's 16-month-old son, Gregory, was left unattended in his cot in the next room for two days before the murders were discovered.

Suzanne Armstrong

The January 10 1977 stabbing murders of Suzanne Armstrong, 28, and Susan Bartlett, 27, in their home in Easey St, Collingwood, shocked a nation in 1977. In the 1990's eight suspects were cleared by DNA testing. Additionally police recently deemed a series of handwritten letters naming the killer as a hoax.
Ms Armstrong was raped and stabbed 29 times, while Ms Bartlett was stabbed 55 times. Ms Armstrong's 16-month-old son, Gregory, was left unattended in his cot in the next room for two days before the murders were discovered.