The mystery surrounding the disappearance of 45-year-old Stavroula Levendaki in Chania remains unsolved, as authorities continue their investigation to locate her and bring answers to her anguished family. Seventeen days after she vanished from Chania, questions not only remain unanswered—they are multiplying. What was her final route? Did she ever make it back to the city—or were her traces lost earlier? And why did she pay a worker immediately before disappearing?
Authorities Weigh All Scenarios
Police are examining every possible scenario—from voluntary departure and suicide to the possibility of criminal involvement. According to reports, certain indications have raised particular concern among investigators, though they still cannot lead to definitive conclusions.
Last Known Movements
On Saturday, 30 May, Levendaki visited her family home in Varypetro, a village in the Chania region. Shortly afterward, she met with a local worker to pay him for agricultural work he had completed. The man was recently summoned to give a statement to police and described his shock at being drawn into the case.
“They’re asking me how I saw her, what she said to me,” he said. “It’s her brother—there’s another person giving a statement too. This is my first time walking into a police station—I don’t even know what this is about. First time ever. I’m 55 years old—I’ve never been inside a police station before. I’ve passed by outside, but never stepped in. What can I tell you? It hit me like a bomb. I have no idea what’s going on. Do I need a lawyer? But for what reason?”
After that meeting, Levendaki headed toward the local bus stop, intending to return to Chania, where she lived and worked at a taverna. A local resident said they saw her shortly before she disappeared.
“I waved ‘hello’ to her from my window—she nodded and kept walking.”
From that point onward, the mystery deepens. Authorities are trying to determine whether she boarded the bus—or whether something else occurred before she reached her destination. Her mobile phone stopped transmitting a signal near the wider area of Agia, and there has been no contact with her since.
Witnesses, Surveillance, and Family Tensions
Relatives, friends, and local residents are providing statements, while police collect footage from security cameras to map her last known movements. Her brother acknowledged occasional tensions within the family over expenses related to their aging parents’ health issues. Locals report frequent arguments between Levendaki and her parents in recent months.
Conversely, the family’s lawyer clarified that there were no financial disputes between the siblings.
As days pass without any sign of life, the family’s anguish intensifies. Heartbreaking words from her mother underscore the emotional toll—but those remarks are cut off in the original text.