https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/maricar-s-mom-still-seeks-justice-in-cyprus
The mother of murdered Filipina Maricar Valdez Arquiola is still waiting for the Cypriot government to do the right thing, with reports saying relatives of victims in the island’s unprecedented serial killer case are still waiting for a proper financial settlement...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officers-to-face-discipline-in-serial-killer-case
A police internal affairs committee in the Republic of Cyprus has recommended disciplinary action against members of law enforcement in the island’s serial killer probe, after criminal prosecution was ruled out against officers and superiors who dropped the ball on cases of missing women later found murdered...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officers-off-the-hook-in-serial-killer-probe
Senior law enforcement officials and frontline police officers named in a serial killer probe in Cyprus could be subject to disciplinary action but not criminal charges because of broader systemic failures and lack of evidence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-on-the-stand-in-serial-killer-probe
The top legal advisor in the Republic of Cyprus has recommended that criminal charges be included in the prosecution against a number of police officers involved in a suspected mishandling of missing women complaints in the Orestis serial killer case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-work-needed-in-serial-killer-probe
More statements described as “necessary” and some changes are being sought in the serial killer probe, which has identified so far two dozen officers for failing to do their job in handling cases of missing women and children who were later found murdered in Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/officers-named-in-serial-killer-probe
An independent probe into police handling of missing complaints in the serial killer case has been completed, with investigators naming some 20 officers for failing to do their job...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-suitcases-spotted-outside-orestis-home
Police went on high alert Monday morning after receiving information about two suitcases outside the residence of convicted serial killer Nikos Metaxas...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/funeral-held-for-arian
Friends and relatives of Arian attended her funeral on Thursday, five months after the body of the young Filipina was discovered in an abandoned mine shaft outside Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/farewell-for-two-more-serial-killer-victims
The funerals of Marry Rose and Maricar, two of seven victims of a convicted serial killer, took place on Thursday in Limassol and Larnaca...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/community-bids-farewell-to-sierra
The funeral of little Sierra, the youngest of seven victims in the Orestis serial killer case, was held on Sunday, exactly three months after the body of her mother was discovered in an abandoned well...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/orestis-case-over-but-details-still-shocking
Cypriot serial killer Nikos Metaxas began serving seven life sentences following his trial on Monday, with the public still trying to process the horrifying details of the case and possible future legal steps...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/orestis-pleads-guilty-to-murder-charges
Nikos Metaxas was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the murders of five women and two children, just hours after he pleaded guilty in an unprecedented serial killer case that shocked the public in Cyprus and overseas...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/orestis-trial-starts-monday
The alleged serial killer in the “Orestis case” has been ordered to appear for his arraignment on Monday, where he will formerly answer to seven murder charges and one rape...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/body-found-in-memi-lake
A human body believed to be Sierra has been found in Memi Lake, with reports saying state forensic pathologists are rushing to the scene...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/partial-drain-at-memi-lake-to-go-forward
Divers can expect a less difficult task at Memi Lake in the search for little Sierra, following a decision by the Water Development Department to allow a partial drain to lower the water level...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-renew-efforts-in-search-for-sierra
Robotic cameras head back in the water on Monday in search for little Sierra, with officials still contemplating a partial drain of the lake...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-lineup-scheduled-in-serial-killer-case
A Nicosia judge has renewed the remand for the main suspect in the serial killer case, with prosecutors hinting at a police lineup as a next step in the investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/difficult-search-ahead-in-memi-lake
Divers head to Memi Lake to search for a little girl, one of seven victims in the serial killer case, one day after a third body was recovered from the red lake...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/third-suitcase-found-at-red-lake
Divers located the third suitcase in the red lake believed to contain the remains of an adult Filipina in the serial killer case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-focus-on-new-email-in-orestis-case
Alleged serial killer Nikos Metaxas was remanded in custody for eight more days on Wednesday, as police investigators are looking into a new email address linked to the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/orestis-trial-stalled-due-to-missing-evidence
Police are still trying to gather crucial evidence in the serial killer case, as the search for two slain victims continues and the suspect’s trial is pushed back for at least another week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/filipina-who-escaped-orestis-speaks-out
New information emerged about the alleged serial killer, with another woman from the Philippines coming forward with shocking details of how she escaped alleged serial killer Nikos Metaxas days before the first body discovery...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-tie-up-loose-ends-in-orestis-case
Police feel more certain they can locate Maricar’s body in the red lake, after alleged serial killer Nikos Metaxas identified the cement block that was pulled out of the water...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israeli-divers-to-join-red-lake-search
Israeli experts and divers are expected to join the search efforts for two slain victims in the serial killer case, as prosecutors prepare to file their case in court...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-close-to-wrapping-up-orestis-case
There are still no signs of Maricar and little Sierra as authorities failed to locate their bodies so far, while police say they see no evidence to suggest that Orestis committed more than seven murders...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cement-block-from-red-lake-points-to-maricar
A cement block retrieved from the red lake on Tuesday is believed to be connected to one of the suitcases in the serial killer case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-try-to-narrow-evidence-gap
Police investigators are seeking to collect secondary evidence in the serial killer case, as destruction of primary evidence is believed to have taken place early in the investigation due to a false arrest...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/orestis-back-in-court
A month has gone by with police still searching for two more slain victims of alleged serial killer Orestis, while a crucial autopsy on Monday is expected to show the cause of death of eight-year-old Elena Natalia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/red-lake-finds-raise-questions
Police are flooded with phone calls concerning the serial killer case, while items discovered in the red lake are raising more questions for investigators...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divers-close-in-on-three-spots-in-red-lake
Divers and robotic camera operators are focusing on three areas within the red lake, in search of a missing Filipina who is believed to have been murdered by alleged serial killer Nikos Metaxas...
