A high-tension thriller has unfolded around the double murder of a 54-year-old woman and her 26-year-old son in Lougos, Aigio. The victim’s 65-year-old Italian partner has been remanded in custody, yet maintains his innocence. As investigators dig deeper, contradictions are emerging in the forensic evidence recovered from the crime scene — raising fresh questions about what truly happened in the early hours of June 9 in Aigio.
What Happened That Morning?
The victims were found in a pool of blood after sustaining multiple stab wounds; the son also suffered a fatal shot from a flopper gun — a type of low-powered air weapon often used for pest control. The Italian suspect was the only person inside the house at the time. He told authorities he had not slept in the bedroom where the murders occurred, but rather in the living room — and claimed he heard nothing during the attacks.
A Missing DNA Trail
Strikingly, no genetic material belonging to the 65-year-old suspect was found on either the knife or the flopper gun. Instead, DNA from the 54-year-old woman was identified on the weapon — a detail that deepens the mystery. Authorities attribute the lack of trace evidence to what they describe as an unusually thorough cleaning of the crime scene by the suspect.
Conflicting Theories
The suspect has offered an alternative version of events: that the mother and son killed each other — with the woman allegedly stabbing her son before taking her own life. To test his alibi — that he slept until 11 a.m. — police are examining his mobile phone’s activity logs for signs of device inactivity during that window.
He also stated he changed and washed clothes that night due to a health-related incident, but investigators recovered only the underwear he was wearing — which showed no traces of victims’ DNA or blood.
The Neighbor and the Robot Vacuum
After discovering the bodies, the suspect called a neighbor and close friend to come to the house. That friend — who confirmed the call — was summoned for supplementary testimony on Friday, June 26, 2026. Authorities have consistently ruled out his involvement. According to him, he was in Aigio that morning for medical tests at a microbiology lab and immediately reported what he saw to police.
Nonetheless, the suspect himself reportedly asked investigators to take fingerprints and conduct DNA testing on his friend — a request that underscores the growing uncertainty surrounding the case.
Meanwhile, Hellenic Police (EL.AS.) is focusing attention on a robotic vacuum cleaner found inside the victims’ home — probing whether it may hold overlooked forensic clues.