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'''Gregorios Staktopoulos''' was a [[Greece|Greek]] journalist best remembered for being convicted of the murder of American journalist, [[George Polk]], during the [[Greek Civil War]].

Staktopoulos was born in [[Trapezond]], [[Pontus]], [[Asia Minor]] in [[1910]]. After the [[Asia Minor Disaster]], he and his family moved first to [[Athens]] and later to [[Thessaloniki]] where he developed a career as a journalist. After serving in [[World War II]], he worked for communist publications "Popular Voice" and "Macedonia".

In [[1948]], Staktopoulos was arrested for the murder of journalist [[George Polk]] whose body was found by a fisherman in the [[Thermaic Gulf]] near Thessaloniki harbour. Staktopoulos was tried and convicted on [[April 21]], [[1949]] of the murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
His sentence was twice reduced and finally, in [[1960]], he was released under conditions.

After his release, Staktopoulos continued to work as a journalist and died on [[February 28]], [[1998]].

Staktopoulos has been acclaimed as a victim and a scapegoat of the Polk affair. Some of the accusations against him have since proven to be false e.g. his supposed cohort, Adam Mouzenidis, had died weeks before the Polk murder had taken place. However, despite the opinions of many that he was innocent, Staktopoulos has yet to be absolved of the conviction that marred his life.

[[Category:1910 births|Staktopoulos, Gregorios]]
[[Category:1998 deaths|Staktopoulos, Gregorios]]

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 '''Gregorios Staktopoulos''' was a [[Greece|Greek]] journalist best remembered for being convicted of the murder of American journalist, [[George Polk]], during the [[Greek Civil War]].

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 [[Image:Gregorios_Staktopoulos_trial.jpg|frame|[[Gregorios Staktopoulos]] testifies at his trial for the murder of George Polk.]]
+<!-- Also appears as: Gregory or Grigoris Staktopoulos or Stahtopoulos or Stachtopoulos-->
 '''Gregorios Staktopoulos''' was a [[Greece|Greek]] journalist best remembered for being convicted of the murder of American journalist, [[George Polk]], during the [[Greek Civil War]].

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 ==References==
 *Elias Vlanton: ''Who Killed George Polk: The Press Covers Up a Death in the Family'', ISBN 1566393671
 [[Category:1910 births|Staktopoulos, Gregorios]]
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 Staktopoulos has been acclaimed as a victim and a scapegoat of the Polk affair. Some of the accusations against him have since proven to be false e.g. his supposed cohort, Adam Mouzenidis, had died weeks before the Polk murder had taken place. However, despite the opinions of many that he was innocent, Staktopoulos has yet to be absolved of the conviction that marred his life.
-In January [[2004]] his widow's, Theodora Zisimopoulou-Staktopoulou's appeal for a posthumous retrial based on claims that new evidence proves his innocence, is rejected by the [[Supreme Court of Greece]].
+In January [[2004]] his widow's, Theodora Zisimopoulou-Staktopoulou's appeal for a posthumous retrial based on claims that new evidence proves his innocence, is rejected by the [[Supreme Special Court|Supreme Court of Greece]].
 ==References==

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 '''Gregorios Staktopoulos''' was a [[Greece|Greek]] journalist best remembered for being convicted of the murder of American journalist, [[George Polk]], during the [[Greek Civil War]].
-Staktopoulos was born in [[Trapezond]], [[Pontus]], [[Asia Minor]] in [[1910]]. After the [[Asia Minor Disaster]], he and his family moved first to [[Athens]] and later to [[Thessaloniki]] where he developed a career as a journalist. After serving in [[World War II]], he worked for communist publications "Popular Voice" and "Macedonia".
+Staktopoulos was born in [[Trapezond]], [[Pontus]], [[Asia Minor]] in [[1910]]. After the [[Asia Minor Disaster]], he and his family moved first to [[Athens]] and later to [[Thessaloniki]]. He graduated from the [[American College of Thessaloniki]] and then went on to work with local newspapers where he developed a career as a journalist. After serving in [[World War II]], he worked for communist publications "Popular Voice" and "Macedonia".
 In [[1948]], Staktopoulos was arrested for the murder of journalist [[George Polk]] whose body was found by a fisherman in the [[Thermaic Gulf]] near Thessaloniki harbour. Staktopoulos was tried and convicted on [[April 21]], [[1949]] of the murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.