In a developing and increasingly complex criminal investigation, new forensic evidence has emerged in the high-profile double homicide case in Loggos, Aigio — a coastal town in western Greece’s Achaea region. Forensic labs have detected gunshot residue on the hands of the 54-year-old woman found dead alongside her 26-year-old son — a finding that could significantly reshape the trajectory of the case and raise serious questions about the sequence of events.
Timeline and Initial Response
It has been 45 days since the morning of June 9, when police in Achaea received an emergency call reporting two bodies inside a residence in Aigio. Officers from patrol, crime scene units, and forensic investigation teams rushed to the location and secured the premises.
Inside the home, authorities discovered the bodies of the woman and her son — both fatally wounded — as well as a 65-year-old Italian man, the woman’s partner, who was present at the scene and subsequently arrested. From the outset, he denied involvement, insisting on his innocence. Yet delays in reporting the incident — along with several suspicious circumstances — quickly placed him at the center of the investigation. Judicial authorities ordered his pre-trial detention.
Initial Findings at the Scene
When officers arrived around 11 a.m., they encountered a harrowing scene: the young man lay dead on his bed, having suffered multiple stab wounds and a single gunshot to the head. A few meters away, his mother was found lying in a pool of blood, with multiple traumatic injuries.
Following the crime scene examination, witness and family interviews, and review of available surveillance footage, forensic laboratories of the Hellenic Police stepped in to analyze physical evidence — including the two weapons used in the killings: a firearm and a knife.
Forensic Results Raise New Questions
Tests revealed no fingerprints belonging to the 65-year-old Italian man on the knife. On the firearm, investigators identified biological material matching the 54-year-old woman — and also traces linked to a third, unidentified individual. Crucially, no gunshot residue was found on the Italian man’s hands — a key detail, as such residue is typically detectable for several hours after firing a weapon.
Experts note that while washing hands thoroughly could remove residue, its absence — combined with the presence of the woman’s DNA on the gun — has prompted investigators to revisit alternative scenarios. One possibility now under active consideration is that the mother killed her son and then took her own life — though this remains unconfirmed and requires further corroboration.
A Pivotal New Clue
The latest development — the detection of gunshot residue on the woman’s hands — adds a critical new layer to the investigation. While it does not by itself prove she fired the weapon, it strengthens the plausibility of her direct involvement in the shooting and opens the door to re-examining the entire timeline, motive, and chain of events.
Investigators continue working to piece together remaining elements of the puzzle — including the identity of the third person whose DNA was found on the firearm — as they seek definitive answers in one of Greece’s most closely watched homicide cases this year.