LYNN, Mass. — In an arraignment that lasted about 90 seconds, a Lynn District Court judge ordered Eric German-Pena held without bail in the murder of Ilias ‘Louie’ Mavros.
Mavros, a local business owner, was found dead in his residence on Stanwood Street. Police say his body showed evidence of trauma. Four months ago, Mavros, 48, opened Crazy Buzzy’s, a sandwich shop on the Lynnway.
Police and the Essex County DA’s office announced German-Pena’s arrest Thursday morning.
0 of 4
“I hope this guy gets what he deserves,” said George Fiskatoris, nephew of the victim. “I definitely want to see this guy behind bars as soon as possible and I hope it’s in the worst place.”
Fiskatoris is running his late-uncle’s restaurant.
“I’m going to be here every day,” he said. “It’s kind of like a way to stay connected with him in his place and I want to keep it going for him.”
What’s frustrating to Fiskatoris and, no doubt, other members of Mavros’ family: the lack of detail on his death. Usually, prosecutors use arraignments as the initial forum to lay out a case against a suspect, relying heavily, at that point, on such things as the police and arrest reports.
But Thursday, the prosecutor asked the court to impound those documents, because releasing them to the public might compromise what is an ongoing investigation. The judge granted that request, with relevant documents not publicly available until early April.
Fiskatoris said he plans to stay patient and focus his efforts on the restaurant that was his late uncle’s pride and joy.
“It’s terrible. He was close to all of us,” Fiskatoris said. “My mom was very close to him and I had a good relationship with him. A lot of good memories with him.”
Eric German-Pena will be back in court in early March.
Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts.
Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
©2025 Cox Media Group
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/7QOJU3BNCJERBNKJC5LWTBYFLU.png)
