New documentary photographs from the crime scene apartment in Chania — where the brutal murder of Stavroula Levendaki took place — have been published by newsit.gr. The images, included in the official homicide file, show footage and stills related to the movements of a blue van used by the 43-year-old suspect from North Macedonia to transport Levendaki’s body.
Blood traces and forensic evidence
Close-ups in the photos reveal bloodstains inside the van’s large cargo area — spots that investigators focused on and later confirmed belonged to the 45-year-old victim through forensic analysis. Inside the apartment, several objects were subjected to detailed examination by the Hellenic Police’s Forensic Laboratories, ultimately confirming that recovered blood samples matched Levendaki’s DNA.
A second vehicle under scrutiny
The material also includes images of a white van — another vehicle used by the suspect for transportation, which quickly came under police scrutiny during the investigation.
Key evidence captured in photos
The published images include:
- A spot of blood found inside the blue van
- A newly identified bloodstain linked to Stavroula Levendaki
- The suspect’s blue van
- The same van used to transport the victim’s body
- The van rented by the 43-year-old suspect, examined by authorities
- New footage of the suspect’s van
- Furniture inside the apartment bearing bloodstains
Swift police response
Following the report of Levendaki’s disappearance in Chania — later revealed to be a homicide committed by her tenant — the Hellenic Police launched an immediate investigation. Speaking to ERT, Police Press Officer Konstantia Dimoglidou described the early challenges: “There was an objective difficulty in this case: the disappearance was reported late, as the victim’s brother was hospitalized. Yet within the first 24 hours after the report, investigators had already focused on the 43-year-old tenant and his residence.”
Despite the suspect having deleted key surveillance footage, officers managed to recover partial video evidence — showing Levendaki entering the building but never leaving. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations dispatched a specialized team to Chania immediately, and within 24 hours, investigators had obtained critical leads from evidence carefully wiped — but not fully erased — by the suspect. “He made great efforts to cover his tracks,” Dimoglidou said, “but our technological capabilities proved decisive.”