Three days after the mass murder in Glyfada, the authorities are carefully examining the evidence that will lead them to the motives that led the 76-year-old perpetrator to take the lives of Maria Karnesi, Antonis Vlassakis and Ilias Koukoularis.

A close friend of the 76-year-old, who spent a lot of time with him in Petaliou and Marmari, speaks to SKAI and reveals his relations with the Karnesis family, the brothers’ dispute and the reason for his dismissal.

SKAI journalist: Did you realize that something so serious had happened between the family and Ares?

Friend of 76-year-old perpetrator: He loved them all like brothers, that is not what they say, they are lies and he never chased Mrs. Despina and she will say so herself, because I know, on Thursday we traveled together to Athens and he had collected things from the garden where he collected eggs and everything he had and took them to Athens and had collected things to take to Mrs. Despina. He loved them all and because he loved them and for 45 years he was with them and he saw, let’s say, this dispute, he was very saddened by this, that the brothers had this dispute.

A year before the 76-year-old was fired from his position in the company, he received his compensation and a day later he was rehired by Spyros Karnesis.

Friend of 76-year-old perpetrator: He fired him 1 year ago and on the same day in the morning Captain Spyros hired him, that was it.

SKAI journalist: Who hired him?

Friend of 76-year-old perpetrator: Mr. Spyros Karnesis hired him. What they say, what everyone says is that one side fired him and on the same day Spyros Karnesis hired him in the other company.

His bank accounts were found to be full of money, which means his motive cannot be money.

Friend of 76-year-old perpetrator: This money is his from personal work, because for 40 years this man was as if imprisoned on an island, day – night, day – night. Whatever salary he received, 2,000 – 3,000 thousand euros, this man did not waste more than 1,000 euros a month.

In a video retrieved from the past by SKAI, the perpetrator of the crime, 76-year-old Aris, can be seen taking part in an official ceremony of the shipping company with the ship owner Spyros Karnesi.

In fact, in the video, which is from the consecration of a new ship in the fleet, he is seen in a suit standing among family members and shipping workers and talking on the phone making arrangements for the event.