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The Advertiser
8 hours ago
- The Advertiser
Hope new images will crack cold case 50 years on
It is hoped new images of a man wanted for the brutal rape of his neighbour 50 years ago will finally bring him to justice. The 30-year-old woman was asleep in her Melbourne home in the early hours of July 22 1974, when she was woken by a stranger and raped. Nine days later police charged her neighbour George Karakis with rape, burglary and indecent assault. He was bailed on a $1000 surety put up by his wife and has been on the run ever since. He would now be 78. NSW Police thought they had found him in Sydney's eastern suburbs in 1990, but he disappeared again before a warrant could be executed. A public appeal in 2015 also failed to locate the Greek speaking, Turkish-born fugitive. More than 50 years after his arrest, police on Monday released his 1974 mug shot as well as a digitally generated image of what Karakis could look like today. At the time of the attack, Karakis was 27 and livingwith his wife, sister and brother-in-law in Gore Street, Fitzroy - the same street the rape occurred. Detective Senior Constable Ruby Roberts said Karakis' victim was now in her 80s and had been forced to live most of her life knowing this man had not faced court for the "brutal" crime. "The victim has spent the last 50 years with this hanging over her head," Det Roberts told reporters on Monday. "She deserves to feel safe in her home, she deserves to known that the man who assaulted her has been brought before the courts. "She's obviously still affected by what occurred and it would mean the world to her to know that he has been located." Given the length of time since his arrest, police say there is a possibility that Karakis has died but are hell bent on finding answers so they can close a chapter in the victim's life. Det Roberts also called on anyone who worked with Karakis at the Ford Factory in Broadmeadows, where he was arrested, to come forward with any information they may have. Anyone with information about Karakis's whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at It is hoped new images of a man wanted for the brutal rape of his neighbour 50 years ago will finally bring him to justice. The 30-year-old woman was asleep in her Melbourne home in the early hours of July 22 1974, when she was woken by a stranger and raped. Nine days later police charged her neighbour George Karakis with rape, burglary and indecent assault. He was bailed on a $1000 surety put up by his wife and has been on the run ever since. He would now be 78. NSW Police thought they had found him in Sydney's eastern suburbs in 1990, but he disappeared again before a warrant could be executed. A public appeal in 2015 also failed to locate the Greek speaking, Turkish-born fugitive. More than 50 years after his arrest, police on Monday released his 1974 mug shot as well as a digitally generated image of what Karakis could look like today. At the time of the attack, Karakis was 27 and livingwith his wife, sister and brother-in-law in Gore Street, Fitzroy - the same street the rape occurred. Detective Senior Constable Ruby Roberts said Karakis' victim was now in her 80s and had been forced to live most of her life knowing this man had not faced court for the "brutal" crime. "The victim has spent the last 50 years with this hanging over her head," Det Roberts told reporters on Monday. "She deserves to feel safe in her home, she deserves to known that the man who assaulted her has been brought before the courts. "She's obviously still affected by what occurred and it would mean the world to her to know that he has been located." Given the length of time since his arrest, police say there is a possibility that Karakis has died but are hell bent on finding answers so they can close a chapter in the victim's life. Det Roberts also called on anyone who worked with Karakis at the Ford Factory in Broadmeadows, where he was arrested, to come forward with any information they may have. Anyone with information about Karakis's whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at It is hoped new images of a man wanted for the brutal rape of his neighbour 50 years ago will finally bring him to justice. The 30-year-old woman was asleep in her Melbourne home in the early hours of July 22 1974, when she was woken by a stranger and raped. Nine days later police charged her neighbour George Karakis with rape, burglary and indecent assault. He was bailed on a $1000 surety put up by his wife and has been on the run ever since. He would now be 78. NSW Police thought they had found him in Sydney's eastern suburbs in 1990, but he disappeared again before a warrant could be executed. A public appeal in 2015 also failed to locate the Greek speaking, Turkish-born fugitive. More than 50 years after his arrest, police on Monday released his 1974 mug shot as well as a digitally generated image of what Karakis could look like today. At the time of the attack, Karakis was 27 and livingwith his wife, sister and brother-in-law in Gore Street, Fitzroy - the same street the rape occurred. Detective Senior Constable Ruby Roberts said Karakis' victim was now in her 80s and had been forced to live most of her life knowing this man had not faced court for the "brutal" crime. "The victim has spent the last 50 years with this hanging over her head," Det Roberts told reporters on Monday. "She deserves to feel safe in her home, she deserves to known that the man who assaulted her has been brought before the courts. "She's obviously still affected by what occurred and it would mean the world to her to know that he has been located." Given the length of time since his arrest, police say there is a possibility that Karakis has died but are hell bent on finding answers so they can close a chapter in the victim's life. Det Roberts also called on anyone who worked with Karakis at the Ford Factory in Broadmeadows, where he was arrested, to come forward with any information they may have. Anyone with information about Karakis's whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at It is hoped new images of a man wanted for the brutal rape of his neighbour 50 years ago will finally bring him to justice. The 30-year-old woman was asleep in her Melbourne home in the early hours of July 22 1974, when she was woken by a stranger and raped. Nine days later police charged her neighbour George Karakis with rape, burglary and indecent assault. He was bailed on a $1000 surety put up by his wife and has been on the run ever since. He would now be 78. NSW Police thought they had found him in Sydney's eastern suburbs in 1990, but he disappeared again before a warrant could be executed. A public appeal in 2015 also failed to locate the Greek speaking, Turkish-born fugitive. More than 50 years after his arrest, police on Monday released his 1974 mug shot as well as a digitally generated image of what Karakis could look like today. At the time of the attack, Karakis was 27 and livingwith his wife, sister and brother-in-law in Gore Street, Fitzroy - the same street the rape occurred. Detective Senior Constable Ruby Roberts said Karakis' victim was now in her 80s and had been forced to live most of her life knowing this man had not faced court for the "brutal" crime. "The victim has spent the last 50 years with this hanging over her head," Det Roberts told reporters on Monday. "She deserves to feel safe in her home, she deserves to known that the man who assaulted her has been brought before the courts. "She's obviously still affected by what occurred and it would mean the world to her to know that he has been located." Given the length of time since his arrest, police say there is a possibility that Karakis has died but are hell bent on finding answers so they can close a chapter in the victim's life. Det Roberts also called on anyone who worked with Karakis at the Ford Factory in Broadmeadows, where he was arrested, to come forward with any information they may have. Anyone with information about Karakis's whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at
The Advertiser
13 hours ago
- The Advertiser
Final bid to find rapist 'on the run' for 50 years
It's hoped new images of a man wanted for the "brutal" rape of a woman 50 years ago will finally bring him to justice. A 30-year-old woman was asleep in her Melbourne home in the early hours of 22 July, 1974 when she was woken by a stranger and raped. Nine days later police charged George Karakis with rape, burglary and indecent assault. He was bailed on a $1000 surety put up by his wife and has been "on the run" ever since. He would now be 78. NSW Police thought they had found him in Sydney's eastern suburbs in 1990, but he disappeared again before a warrant could be executed. A public appeal in 2015 also failed to locate the Greek speaking, Turkish-born fugitive. More than 50 years after his arrest, police on Monday released his 1974 mug shot as well as a digitally generated image of what Karakis could look like today. At the time of his arrest, Karakis was 27 and living in Gore Street, Fitzroy with his wife, sister and brother-in-law. Yarra Crime Investigation Unit Detective Senior Constable Ruby Roberts said Karakis' victim was now in her 80s and had been forced to live most of her life knowing this man had not faced court for the "brutal" crime he is accused of. "This crime changed her life forever and 50 years is a long time to live without the justice we would so dearly like to give her," Det Roberts said. "There will absolutely be people out there who know where Karakis fled and may even know where he is now residing." Given the length of time since his arrest, police say there is a possibility that Karakis has died - but are hell bent on finding answers so they can close a chapter in the victim's life. Anyone with information about Karakis's whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at It's hoped new images of a man wanted for the "brutal" rape of a woman 50 years ago will finally bring him to justice. A 30-year-old woman was asleep in her Melbourne home in the early hours of 22 July, 1974 when she was woken by a stranger and raped. Nine days later police charged George Karakis with rape, burglary and indecent assault. He was bailed on a $1000 surety put up by his wife and has been "on the run" ever since. He would now be 78. NSW Police thought they had found him in Sydney's eastern suburbs in 1990, but he disappeared again before a warrant could be executed. A public appeal in 2015 also failed to locate the Greek speaking, Turkish-born fugitive. More than 50 years after his arrest, police on Monday released his 1974 mug shot as well as a digitally generated image of what Karakis could look like today. At the time of his arrest, Karakis was 27 and living in Gore Street, Fitzroy with his wife, sister and brother-in-law. Yarra Crime Investigation Unit Detective Senior Constable Ruby Roberts said Karakis' victim was now in her 80s and had been forced to live most of her life knowing this man had not faced court for the "brutal" crime he is accused of. "This crime changed her life forever and 50 years is a long time to live without the justice we would so dearly like to give her," Det Roberts said. "There will absolutely be people out there who know where Karakis fled and may even know where he is now residing." Given the length of time since his arrest, police say there is a possibility that Karakis has died - but are hell bent on finding answers so they can close a chapter in the victim's life. Anyone with information about Karakis's whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at It's hoped new images of a man wanted for the "brutal" rape of a woman 50 years ago will finally bring him to justice. A 30-year-old woman was asleep in her Melbourne home in the early hours of 22 July, 1974 when she was woken by a stranger and raped. Nine days later police charged George Karakis with rape, burglary and indecent assault. He was bailed on a $1000 surety put up by his wife and has been "on the run" ever since. He would now be 78. NSW Police thought they had found him in Sydney's eastern suburbs in 1990, but he disappeared again before a warrant could be executed. A public appeal in 2015 also failed to locate the Greek speaking, Turkish-born fugitive. More than 50 years after his arrest, police on Monday released his 1974 mug shot as well as a digitally generated image of what Karakis could look like today. At the time of his arrest, Karakis was 27 and living in Gore Street, Fitzroy with his wife, sister and brother-in-law. Yarra Crime Investigation Unit Detective Senior Constable Ruby Roberts said Karakis' victim was now in her 80s and had been forced to live most of her life knowing this man had not faced court for the "brutal" crime he is accused of. "This crime changed her life forever and 50 years is a long time to live without the justice we would so dearly like to give her," Det Roberts said. "There will absolutely be people out there who know where Karakis fled and may even know where he is now residing." Given the length of time since his arrest, police say there is a possibility that Karakis has died - but are hell bent on finding answers so they can close a chapter in the victim's life. Anyone with information about Karakis's whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at It's hoped new images of a man wanted for the "brutal" rape of a woman 50 years ago will finally bring him to justice. A 30-year-old woman was asleep in her Melbourne home in the early hours of 22 July, 1974 when she was woken by a stranger and raped. Nine days later police charged George Karakis with rape, burglary and indecent assault. He was bailed on a $1000 surety put up by his wife and has been "on the run" ever since. He would now be 78. NSW Police thought they had found him in Sydney's eastern suburbs in 1990, but he disappeared again before a warrant could be executed. A public appeal in 2015 also failed to locate the Greek speaking, Turkish-born fugitive. More than 50 years after his arrest, police on Monday released his 1974 mug shot as well as a digitally generated image of what Karakis could look like today. At the time of his arrest, Karakis was 27 and living in Gore Street, Fitzroy with his wife, sister and brother-in-law. Yarra Crime Investigation Unit Detective Senior Constable Ruby Roberts said Karakis' victim was now in her 80s and had been forced to live most of her life knowing this man had not faced court for the "brutal" crime he is accused of. "This crime changed her life forever and 50 years is a long time to live without the justice we would so dearly like to give her," Det Roberts said. "There will absolutely be people out there who know where Karakis fled and may even know where he is now residing." Given the length of time since his arrest, police say there is a possibility that Karakis has died - but are hell bent on finding answers so they can close a chapter in the victim's life. Anyone with information about Karakis's whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at
Perth Now
15 hours ago
- Perth Now
Final bid to find rapist 'on the run' for 50 years
It's hoped new images of a man wanted for the "brutal" rape of a woman 50 years ago will finally bring him to justice. A 30-year-old woman was asleep in her Melbourne home in the early hours of 22 July, 1974 when she was woken by a stranger and raped. Nine days later police charged George Karakis with rape, burglary and indecent assault. He was bailed on a $1000 surety put up by his wife and has been "on the run" ever since. He would now be 78. NSW Police thought they had found him in Sydney's eastern suburbs in 1990, but he disappeared again before a warrant could be executed. A public appeal in 2015 also failed to locate the Greek speaking, Turkish-born fugitive. More than 50 years after his arrest, police on Monday released his 1974 mug shot as well as a digitally generated image of what Karakis could look like today. At the time of his arrest, Karakis was 27 and living in Gore Street, Fitzroy with his wife, sister and brother-in-law. Yarra Crime Investigation Unit Detective Senior Constable Ruby Roberts said Karakis' victim was now in her 80s and had been forced to live most of her life knowing this man had not faced court for the "brutal" crime he is accused of. "This crime changed her life forever and 50 years is a long time to live without the justice we would so dearly like to give her," Det Roberts said. "There will absolutely be people out there who know where Karakis fled and may even know where he is now residing." Given the length of time since his arrest, police say there is a possibility that Karakis has died - but are hell bent on finding answers so they can close a chapter in the victim's life. Anyone with information about Karakis's whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at
The Age
11-07-2025
- Business
- The Age
Finance whiz buys neighbour's $21m home, smashing inner west suburb record
An over-the-fence deal between two little-known neighbours in Birchgrove has reset the inner west peninsula record at $21 million. UNSW law professor and barrister Dr Peter Cashman has sold his historic waterfront home Keba for a new peninsula high to Ty Dincer, chief executive of investment advisory firm MEC Global Partners Asia, and his partner Mel Toluk, settlement documents have revealed. While the four-bedroom, four-bathroom sandstone house fell short of the $25 to $27 million price guide given when it first hit the market last year, the home's price increased almost fourfold since Cashman's late wife, psychologist Polly Tickles, purchased it for $5.36 million in 2001. The prestige sale of the 1878-built residence also comfortably resets the previous peninsula record, which was held by the gothic estate Rothesay in nearby Balmain East, which sold for $19.76 million. Cashman, a director of not-for-profit legal fund Grata, has had a distinguished legal career, making significant contributions to law reform in the country as commissioner with the Victorian Law Reform Commission in charge of the Civil Justice Review, as well as commissioner with the Australian Law Reform Commission on class actions. The 74-year-old was also a founder of Cashman & Partners, which later merged to become Maurice Blackburn Cashman, now known as Maurice Blackburn. His purchasers, Dincer and Toluk, didn't move far at all given they owned the neighbouring four-bedroom waterfront property, which Dincer originally purchased for $7 million in 2020. They offloaded it to a local earlier this year above its last price guide of $10 million, local sources say. Turkish-born Dincer was also head of Asia Pacific Real Estate at the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, according to his LinkedIn. As for Cashman, he didn't move far either, having purchased another four-bedroom waterfront on the peninsula. But it has curiously returned to the market with a $7.35 million price guide – the same price he paid for it just eight months ago.
Sydney Morning Herald
11-07-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Finance whiz buys neighbour's $21m home, smashing inner west suburb record
An over-the-fence deal between two little-known neighbours in Birchgrove has reset the inner west peninsula record at $21 million. UNSW law professor and barrister Dr Peter Cashman has sold his historic waterfront home Keba for a new peninsula high to Ty Dincer, chief executive of investment advisory firm MEC Global Partners Asia, and his partner Mel Toluk, settlement documents have revealed. While the four-bedroom, four-bathroom sandstone house fell short of the $25 to $27 million price guide given when it first hit the market last year, the home's price increased almost fourfold since Cashman's late wife, psychologist Polly Tickles, purchased it for $5.36 million in 2001. The prestige sale of the 1878-built residence also comfortably resets the previous peninsula record, which was held by the gothic estate Rothesay in nearby Balmain East, which sold for $19.76 million. Cashman, a director of not-for-profit legal fund Grata, has had a distinguished legal career, making significant contributions to law reform in the country as commissioner with the Victorian Law Reform Commission in charge of the Civil Justice Review, as well as commissioner with the Australian Law Reform Commission on class actions. The 74-year-old was also a founder of Cashman & Partners, which later merged to become Maurice Blackburn Cashman, now known as Maurice Blackburn. His purchasers, Dincer and Toluk, didn't move far at all given they owned the neighbouring four-bedroom waterfront property, which Dincer originally purchased for $7 million in 2020. They offloaded it to a local earlier this year above its last price guide of $10 million, local sources say. Turkish-born Dincer was also head of Asia Pacific Real Estate at the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, according to his LinkedIn. As for Cashman, he didn't move far either, having purchased another four-bedroom waterfront on the peninsula. But it has curiously returned to the market with a $7.35 million price guide – the same price he paid for it just eight months ago.
