The toxicology results surrounding the death of Echo, the specially trained search dog who captivated the entire country with his role in the investigation into the Tempi train disaster, have provoked widespread outrage and revulsion. The “Anubis Coldcase K9 Team” is alleging the deliberate killing of the four-legged hero, drawing a direct timeline connection between his death and critical new findings in the railway accident case.
Echo was found dead on the premises of a training facility on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
According to the team’s official statement, lab findings from the company DNALogy fully confirmed the earlier histological examination conducted by the University of Thessaly. The chemical composition of the substance used points unambiguously to poisoning by a laced bait, which led Echo to a prolonged and agonizing death.
The new scientific data is being submitted to judicial authorities, accompanied by specific information implicating at least three individuals who have been under close surveillance.
The Link to Tempi and Allegations of Pressure
The Anubis team is making a serious allegation, noting that the suspicious behavior of those individuals escalated immediately after the submission of the second Tempi report on October 2, 2024. They also reveal that since late November they had been facing systematic pressure to vacate a municipal space in Penteli, the very same controlled location where Echo is believed to have been poisoned.
“Receiving the toxicology report closes a chapter of uncertainty and confirms our initial assessment. The complete alignment of the test results leaves no room for doubt,” said Evangelos Alexandris, the team’s legal representative, stressing that the poisoning took place in a space accessible only to specific individuals.
The team remains available to investigative authorities and is calling for full criminal accountability for the loss of the trained Belgian Malinois, whom they say “certain people wanted out of the picture.”
Who Was Echo
Echo was no ordinary working dog. The Belgian Malinois had written his own chapter in the field of search operations, having located biological material from passengers at the Tempi crash site nine months after the accident, in areas others had already passed over. He was also the dog who in January 2025 located the remains of Babis Koutsikos in Messolonghi, and he played an active role in the search for Vassilis Kalogirou as well.
The Anubis Coldcase K9 Team publicly thanked the Association of Tempi Victims for their support, as well as the scientists at the University of Thessaly who helped shed light on the case.
“The effort to bring justice for Echo will continue to the end,” the statement concludes, sending a clear message that the truth behind the killing of their invaluable partner will not be buried.
