Serial killer’s SIM card points to more women

A mobile phone SIM card that was destined for convicted serial killer Nikos Metaxas in prison could possibly hold key information that may be of interest to crime investigators.

Prison guards discovered a SIM card on Sunday inside a pocket of a pair of trousers, which was brought by Metaxas' mother and sister who went to visit him at Nicosia Central Prisons. While no crime was being suspected over the incident, the guards halted the visit and confiscated the SIM card, which was later handed over to investigators.
Metaxas, a former Greek Cypriot army captain who was known to his victims as "Orestis", is serving seven life sentences for the murders of five women and two children, all foreigners who went missing between late 2016 and mid 2018.

Experts said it was possible that the actual number of his victims may never be known, while he has maintained by the end of...

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