Theofilos SECHIDIS

Classification: Mass murderer
Characteristics: Parricide - Dismemberment
Number of victims: 5
Date of murders: May 1996
Date of arrest: August 1996
Date of birth: 1972
Victims profile: His parents, sister, grandmother and an uncle
Method of murder: Shooting
Location: Thasos Island, Greece
Status: Sentenced to life in prison on June 20, 1997

In May 1996, 24-year-old, Greek law school student Theo Sechidis confessed to murdering his parents, sister, grandmother and an uncle on the northeastern Aegean island of Thasos.

Theo told police he murdered each one separately over a five-day period, hacking up their bodies and placing the remains in black plastic garbage bags and leaving them in a garbage dump.

During his trial Theo said he thought his family members were plotting against him and he had to act in self defense.

On June 20, 1997 he was found guilty of five counts of murder.

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Law Student Accused of Slaughtering Five Family Members

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August 9, 1996

ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ A 24-year-old law school student was accused of killing five members of his family, dismembering their bodies and burying them at a garbage dump, police said today.

Police said that Theofilos Sechidis confessed Thursday to murdering his parents, sister, grandmother and an uncle on the northeastern Aegean island of Thasos in May. They were reported missing by relatives two months ago.

He told police he murdered each one separately over a five-day period, hacking up their bodies and placing the remains in black plastic garbage bags.

News of the gruesome murders, a rarity in this relatively crime-free country, covered the front pages of almost every Athens daily paper. Private television channels carried live coverage of police searching for body parts.