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Victoria Police Offers $1 Million Reward in 1981 Killing of Singer Haroula Kipouridou

Police signal possible indemnity to coax witnesses after decades without charges.

Overview

  • Detectives issued a public “now or never” appeal as a renewed cold-case review seeks fresh information.
  • Haroula Kipouridou, 25, was dropped at her Richmond housing tower about 2am after a Fitzroy singing shift and was found in a jammed lift around 2:30am, violently attacked and sexually assaulted.
  • The reward, payable at the chief commissioner’s discretion, is for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
  • A 1983 coroner returned an open finding, and earlier investigations identified potential suspects without sufficient evidence to charge anyone.
  • Police have re-interviewed several suspects, are considering possible links to similar crimes from the era, and have released images to prompt new leads.