The crime, known as the "Easey Street murders," became Melbourne's longest and most serious cold case, but no one had been arrested until now.

Police were looking for the man arrested over the 'Easey Street murders' for years, as the victim's families revealed they never gave up hope.

In late 2015, Victoria Police reopened the investigation into the Easey St murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett. There would not have been enormous expectations. This was a case which had yielded many false dawns over 38 years, seemingly solid leads on good suspects which ultimately ran into dead-ends.

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