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Ex-Boyfriend Faces Trial for 2009 Murder in Crete

11/3/2025

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The ex-boyfriend of Scottish mother Jean Hanlon will stand trial in Crete for her murder, sixteen years after she died in 2009.
A ruling by the Heraklion Judicial Council overturned a recommendation to drop the case.
Hanlon's family hired private investigator Haris Fluskounis, whose diary findings led to charges.
A second examination found signs of a violent struggle, overturning the initial drowning ruling.
Proceedings could last up to eight months.

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The ex-boyfriend of Scottish mother Jean Hanlon will stand trial in Crete for her murder, sixteen years after she died in 2009.
A ruling by the Heraklion Judicial Council overturned a recommendation to drop the case.
Hanlon's family hired private investigator Haris Fluskounis, whose diary findings led to charges.
A second examination found signs of a violent struggle, overturning the initial drowning ruling.
Proceedings could last up to eight months.