Greek fugitive arrested in Greece after 27 years for Sydney murder

James Dalamangas, 56, accused of murdering fellow Greek Giorgos Giannopoulos in a Sydney nightclub in 1999, has been arrested in Aigio, Greece, after 27 years as a fugitive. Australian authorities considered Dalamangas the primary suspect in Giannopoulos's murder and also linked him to the 1997 death of Tim Voukelatos, who was found shot dead in his car.

Voukelatos's son told MEGA and "Live News" that he had heard the Dalamangas brothers were involved. "I don't know, something happened, maybe it was a disagreement. I was 3 years old. It happened in the car," he said, adding that while Dalamangas was suspected, others believed different individuals were responsible. "I believe they weren't friends, but they knew each other."

"I'm somewhat happy, but this doesn't really close the case. We'll never know who it really was. All I know is they shot him in the car and... that's all," Voukelatos's son stated, expressing a desire to "learn the truth."

Twenty-eight years ago, outside Australian courts, James Dalamangas publicly sought justice for his murdered brother, Peter Dalamangas. "I want to see some results, I want to see Justice, I want to see the truth. And I don't want any cover-up. All we want is the truth and Justice, that's all," he said then. A year later, Dalamangas himself was accused of murder and disappeared before charges were filed. Upon his arrest in Greece, his first words were: "Justice for Peter Dalamangas. Let the corrupt police be exposed."

He refused to discuss the murder he is accused of, focusing instead on his brother's death. "Let the world know the truth. They murdered my brother in 1998 at the casino. A corrupt police officer without a security license murdered my brother." Peter Dalamangas died at age 23 on January 31, 1998, following an altercation at a casino. Security footage showed guards forcibly removing him, with one holding him in a chokehold for three minutes. The autopsy concluded Peter died from excessive force by security personnel. A friend present that night described the incident, stating, "It was Dimitris who was causing trouble and they were going to remove him. Then they got into a fight, and then they killed Panagiotis, a kid who never caused trouble."