ABSTRACT
On Monday, July 19, 2010, at around 5:20 a.m. in Athens, Greece, there was a knock on the door at the home of Sokratis Giolias, a well-known local journalist. Despite the early hour, Giolias opened the door after three men in uniform informed him that his car had been stolen. As the door opened, the three men armed with 9 mm pistols opened re with a volley of 16 rounds, 13 of which found their mark. As Giolias fell to the ground, the three assassins ‚ed the scene in a nearby car. The car, which was found to have been stolen prior to the attack, was recovered later in the day, burned out.1
