As the trial of a former Jetstar captain draws to a close, jurors will soon be asked to decide if the deaths of Russell Hill and Carol Clay were murder or misfortune. Gregory Stuart Lynn, 57, is facing trial after pleading not guilty to murdering the elderly pair, asking theContinue Reading
The former Jetstar captain accused of killing two elderly campers drew a sketch for police to help them find the burned remains of the pair, a jury has heard. Gregory Stuart Lynn, 57, is facing trial after pleading not guilty to murdering Russell Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73, inContinue Reading
Months after former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn allegedly murdered an elderly couple, he returned to “finish this” by destroying their remains with fire, a jury has heard. For the past three weeks, the 57-year-old has been standing trial in Victoria’s Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to the murders ofContinue Reading
The firearm allegedly used to murder camper Carol Clay has been brought into a courtroom, as a police officer described his investigation of the 12-gauge shotgun. Handling the almost metre-long Barathrum Arms shotgun, leading Senior Constable Paul Griffiths said his handling was a “little awkward” as the firearm was setContinue Reading
For most of their 50-year long marriage, Russell Hill’s wife believed Carol Clay was his cousin, even going on holidays together with their respective partners. In reality, they were childhood sweethearts whose teenage romance had rekindled into an affair later in life. This week, the trial of their alleged killer,Continue Reading
New pictures of Russell Hill and Carol Clay’s burnt campsite have been shown to a jury as their accused killer Greg Lynn argues the deaths were accidental. Mr Lynn is facing trial in Victoria’s Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to killing the elderly couple while camping in the state’sContinue Reading
Sixteen years before Russell Hill was allegedly murdered while camping in remote bushland, his relative was “tragically killed” just a short distance away, a jury has been told. Gregory Stuart Lynn, 57, is facing trial after pleading not guilty to the murders of Mr Hill and Carol Clay in MarchContinue Reading
The former airline pilot accused of murdering an elderly couple during a camping trip in Victoria’s High Country was in the sights of police more than a year before his arrest, a jury has been told. Gregory Stuart Lynn, 57, is facing trial in Victoria’s Supreme Court after pleading notContinue Reading
A close mate of an elderly man allegedly murdered on a camping trip “almost fell on the floor” when he learnt of Russell Hill’s 14-year affair, a jury has been told. Gregory Stuart Lynn, 57, returned before the Victorian Supreme Court on Friday as three of Mr Hill’s long-term friendsContinue Reading
A close friend of slain camper Russell Hill has told a jury he sounded “normal” as the two men spoke over long distance radio the night he was allegedly murdered. Called to give evidence on Tuesday afternoon at the double murder trial of former Jetstar captain Gregory Stuart Lynn, MichaelContinue Reading