At the beginning of June 1998, Greece was shocked by the mysterious disappearance of the Associate Professor of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Athens, Dimitris Liantini. This event grabbed the headlines of the media at the time. Authorities launched extensive searches to locate Liantini, but without success.
Various conspiracy theories surround his disappearance, such as the possibility that he ran away from his family to live somewhere else. However, seven years later, in 2005, Liantini’s body was found in Taygetos.
Dimitris Liantinis was born in Polovitsa Laconia in 1942 and was an educator with a wide academic activity. Ultimately, the cause of his death remains unknown, but everything indicates that he chose to end his life.
Researchers described him as a philosophical, quirky and brave man. His last work, “Gemma”, was a success and was translated into many languages. His wife decided to bury him in Kechries, Corinthia, near the church of the Transfiguration of the Savior.
Thus, the tragic end of Dimitris Liantini leaves behind a story of mystery and mystery