Suspect in Athens suitcase killing of Elisabeth Ross to appear in court

A man accused of killing a Scottish woman in Athens is due to appear in court on Wednesday. The woman, identified as 38-year-old Elisabeth Jane Ross, was found dead inside a suitcase in an abandoned building on 18 July. Greek authorities identified her body despite decomposition.

The reports agree that the suspect is charged with killing Ross and concealing her body. None of the digests name the suspect or describe how the body was discovered beyond its location in a suitcase. The court appearance is the next scheduled step in the case.

All four left-rated digests led on the suspect’s court appearance. Three of the four, abc News, The Record and St Catharines Standard, did not mention the date Ross’s body was found or the state of decomposition. The Toronto Star’s digest carried the same details as the others but did not include the date or the victim’s full name.

The three centre-rated digests, My Mother Lode, Washington Top News and Ottumwa Courier, led on the court appearance. My Mother Lode and Washington Top News did not include the date the body was found or the victim’s full name. Ottumwa Courier’s digest included both the date and the fact that the body was identified despite decomposition.

Both right-rated digests, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer and The Batesville Daily Guard, led on the suspect’s court appearance. Both included the date Ross’s body was found and the fact that it was identified despite decomposition. Neither named the victim beyond describing her as a Scottish woman.

None of the nine digests name the suspect or describe the circumstances of the discovery beyond the body being found in a suitcase in an abandoned building. None mention how long Ross had been in Greece, her occupation, or any motive suggested by authorities. The left-rated digests omit the date the body was found more often than the right-rated ones.