Suspect arrested over the 1986 murder of Tatiana Sokoloff

Tatiana Sokoloff, 56, was murdered in mysterious circumstances at her home in Haberfiled in September 1986. She was a highly respected professor of Italian at Sydney University and well known among the Italian community for her strong personality and deep love of Italian language and culture .

La prof.ssa Tatiana Sokoloff Source: NSW Police

Tatiana Sokoloff's body was found on the veranda of her Haberfield home in early September 1986. The autopsy found that she died of head injuries and strangulation.

Yesterday (Thursday), after over 33 years, Victorian Police arrested a 63-year-old man who will be flown to NSW today (Friday).

The murder case of Tatiana Sokoloff was reopened last year by the NSW Police after the formation of the Strike Force Nickelby task-force formed in 2018 to investigate the killing.