James Dalamangas, 55, appeared markedly different from age-progressed images circulated in recent years, now with white hair and a white beard.
Greek authorities have arrested one of Australia’s most wanted fugitives, a Greek-Australian man accused of a fatal stabbing outside a Sydney nightclub in 1999, ending a nearly 27-year international manhunt, police said Monday.
James Dalamangas, 55, was arrested at a rural property near the seaside town of Aigio in the Peloponnese region following a major police operation, Greek and Australian authorities said.
Australian police allege Dalamangas fled Sydney shortly after the killing of George Giannopoulos, who was fatally stabbed outside a Belmore nightclub in 1999 during an altercation. An arrest warrant was issued within 24 hours of Giannopoulos’ death.
Authorities said Giannopoulos, a father of two, was trying to break up a violent fight when he was attacked. Police allege Dalamangas carried out the attack before fleeing the country.
