Traded in meat – His ex-wife had been killed in the past
All evidence points to the conclusion that the murder of explorer Christos Gialias in Mandra is a mafia hit. The investigations are ongoing, as the victim had a large business activity, while he was also involved in Greek football.
He maintained the meat company “Farm Katerina”, while he was the owner and main shareholder of the company “Gi Express”. He was also active in Greek football, having been president of the Trikala Sports Club (AOT), Elefsina and Mandra Sports Club.
In addition, the pna.gr states that on January 15, 2023, Christos Gialias became deputy president of PAS Corinth.
The timeline of the murder
The police were called to an incident allegedly involving shots on Aegias Aikaterinis Street in Pen, however, upon arriving there, the police saw a car on fire and found a charred person inside.
The man, according to information, had previously been shot by a Kalashnikov found at the scene. Shell casings were also found outside his car. A second burnt-out car was found close to the scene of the crime, which is believed to have belonged to the perpetrators of the mafia attack.
They had also murdered his ex-wife
In May 2018, his 51-year-old ex-wife was also murdered outside her home in Mandra, with police investigations showing that the murder was motivated by a robbery by an Albanian thug.
The victim of today’s murder was a well-known person in the area as he was engaged in commercial activity. Christos Gialias was active for years in commerce and had also been a football player.