Wonnangatta murders

[Billo]

A very complex case with a poorly fought prosecution, I predict another trial, VIC govt wont like a double murdering dead body tampering Pilot walking free

[mchughcb]

The title should be changed to deaths until a verdict is clear.

[Oldbloke]

Still no verdict.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-21/ ... /104007800

[Larry]

Jury has reached a decision to be announced very soon. Partys returning to court now.

[Larry]

Wow! Well its one way of having a bet each way. He has been found not guilty of murder Russell Hill but GUILTY of murder of Carrol Clay.

[Billo]

So a lot of evidence was with held from the trial, also seems Lynn had anger issue and there were question about his first wifes death, I was talking about this case with a fellow hunter over the weekend we both recon this isn't the first time he's killed someone.

[Oldbloke]

Mmmmm,,, interesting.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/gr ... r-BB1oPFEJ

[deye243]

So a lot of evidence was with held from the trial, also seems Lynn had anger issue and there were question about his first wifes death, I was talking about this case with a fellow hunter over the weekend we both recon this isn't the first time he's killed someone.

Well I will say this he Was a member of my local radio club.
And yep I personally new him .

[Oldbloke]

So a lot of evidence was with held from the trial, also seems Lynn had anger issue and there were question about his first wifes death, I was talking about this case with a fellow hunter over the weekend we both recon this isn't the first time he's killed someone.

Well I will say this he Was a member of my local radio club.
And yep I personally new him .

Russell Hill?

[Billo]

So a lot of evidence was with held from the trial, also seems Lynn had anger issue and there were question about his first wifes death, I was talking about this case with a fellow hunter over the weekend we both recon this isn't the first time he's killed someone.

Well I will say this he Was a member of my local radio club.
And yep I personally new him .

Consider yourself Lucky you didnt get on the wrong side of him

[Bugman]

The whole case was shifty as buggery and more so him. May he rot in gaol.

[mchughcb]

Strange they release interview.

https://youtu.be/PH_ZH_Zoar4

[Oldbloke]

Lynn intends to apeal.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-19/ ... /104117308

[Larry]

When is he due to be sentenced I missed all that.

[Oldbloke]

When is he due to be sentenced I missed all that.

"The case was adjourned until a pre-sentence hearing on September 12."

[Oldbloke]

"Former pilot Greg Lynn has been jailed for 32 years over the murder of retiree Carol Clay in 2020.

Lynn will be eligible for parole after serving 24 years, by which stage he will be roughly 79 years of age."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-18/ ... /104483428

[Billo]

So sentencing today for Greg Lynn, no mercy from the Judge, was given 32 years for Murder

[Bugman]

Yep. Now we wait for the appeals. The only winner in that is the grubby lawyers, I guess.

[alexjones]

Yep. Now we wait for the appeals. The only winner in that is the grubby lawyers, I guess.

Everybody is entitled to an appeal if the right grounds are met. It is apart of our legal process. Lawyers are just doing their job. The law is very complex.

[Bugman]

Well Alexjones. No question on the right to appeal, BUT lawers are doing their jobs, albeit at a very expensive cost, to us all in some cases. I have had quite a few dealings with the legal fraternity, most were ok to deal with, but they really couldn't justify their fees, no matter what they broke the fees down to. e.g on one matter I was sent two documents via the post. On the invoice it said
"Postage: $45" (the postage in total was $5.50 in stamps.) The law may complex (and they made it that way over time) but they are still rip off merchants in the fee department imo.
Mate, don't get me started on Lawyers are just doing their jobs.

[Oldbloke]

Well Alexjones. No question on the right to appeal, BUT lawers are doing their jobs, albeit at a very expensive cost, to us all in some cases. I have had quite a few dealings with the legal fraternity, most were ok to deal with, but they really couldn't justify their fees, no matter what they broke the fees down to. e.g on one matter I was sent two documents via the post. On the invoice it said
"Postage: $45" (the postage in total was $5.50 in stamps.) The law may complex (and they made it that way over time) but they are still rip off merchants in the fee department imo.
Mate, don't get me started on Lawyers are just doing their jobs.

Agree, some of their charges are utterly outrageous.

Ask me why I know.

[alexjones]

Yes I know all to well about legal fees. They were charging me in 6 minute unit blocks. With 10 units obviously being an hour. 50$ for 6 minutes.

I won a court case against the police and It cost me a third of a new ford ranger wildtrack in legal fees over 12 months. I don't know enough about the law to of won the case by myself so I just bent over and took the weird charges from them. Lawyers are good at shaking people down. I got the result I wanted so you can't put a price on vindication.

[Oldbloke]

Yes I know all to well about legal fees. They were charging me in 6 minute unit blocks. With 10 units obviously being an hour. 50$ for 6 minutes.

I won a court case against the police and It cost me a third of a new ford ranger wildtrack in legal fees over 12 months. I don't know enough about the law to of won the case by myself so I just bent over and took the weird charges from them. Lawyers are good at shaking people down. I got the result I wanted so you can't put a price on vindication.

IIRC I paid almost twice that.

[Bugman]

OUCH! and DOUBLE OUCH!. Dealing with lawyers....proceed with extreme caution.

[alexjones]

Lawyers are like insurance. You don't ever want to use them but its good to have. Haha

[Ballistix]

Yes I know all to well about legal fees. They were charging me in 6 minute unit blocks. With 10 units obviously being an hour. 50$ for 6 minutes.

I won a court case against the police and It cost me a third of a new ford ranger wildtrack in legal fees over 12 months. I don't know enough about the law to of won the case by myself so I just bent over and took the weird charges from them. Lawyers are good at shaking people down. I got the result I wanted so you can't put a price on vindication.

Worth the money. The lawyer won't be making anywhere near as much as you think they are, after they pay rent (or chamber fees, for barristers), staff, insurance - let alone the periods where there is no work... and often the lawyer takes on the professional and reputational risk of losing a matter (which may mean no income, despite all the stress and work, for conditional costs agreements).

Some lawyers are sharks but the vast majority are extremely good people. You won your case.. how many people think they can go it alone and end up with an adverse decision and no hope of a licence ever again..

[ColdStart]

Greg Lynn's murder conviction set aside, new trial ordered https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-11/ ... /106124374

Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn has had his murder conviction overturned on appeal, and will face a new trial.

Mr Lynn, 59, was found guilty last year after a high-profile Supreme Court trial of murdering retiree Carol Clay in Victoria's High Country in March 2020.

He was acquitted of the murder of her camping companion, Russell Hill.

Mr Lynn's lawyers subsequently appealed his sentence and conviction on four key grounds, including the prosecution's conduct during the trial's closing arguments and Mr Lynn's "manifestly excessive" 32-year prison sentence.

The Court of Appeal on Thursday morning granted the appeal, finding "there were a number of serious irregularities in the course of the trial" that gave rise to a substantial miscarriage of justice.

His conviction was set aside and a new trial ordered.

Mr Lynn was remanded in custody, pending an application for bail, and will return to court in January.

He hugged his legal team before leaving the courtroom.

Members of Mr Hill's family could be heard sobbing as the brief hearing concluded.

Mr Lynn's lawyer, Dermot Dann KC, was swarmed by media as he left the courthouse, but did not answer questions, including whether his client would apply for bail.

"The Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial, so it would not be appropriate to make public comment," he said.

The former Jetstar pilot has always maintained the campers' deaths at the remote campsite the trio shared were tragic accidents, set in motion by separate struggles over a knife and a shotgun.

This line here is interesting "The Court of Appeal on Thursday morning granted the appeal, finding "there were a number of serious irregularities in the course of the trial" that gave rise to a substantial miscarriage of justice."

[Sarco]

my question would be: "How can a retrial be conducted impartially"?
Particularly as all the details published during the trial, all the details after the trial, and then this judgement handed down!

I think Erin Patterson would be in the same boat if she launched a successful appeal.

[Wm.Traynor]

My question is, "When is there going to be an Inquiry into the serious irregularities?"