When accused high country campers killer Greg Lynn may face trial
The man accused of killing high country campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay could stand trial within months.
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Accused high country killer Greg Lynn could stand trial before Christmas.
The Jetstar pilot appeared in the Supreme Court on Thursday for the first time since being committed to stand trial last month over the alleged murders of campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay in March 2020.
The administrative hearing was designed to set out a timeline for his trial.
The Covid pandemic caused a backlog of trials at the court, with many cases not expected to get listed until 2024.
But Judicial Registrar Tim Freeman told Mr Lynn’s barrister, Dermot Dann, KC, that the court could accommodate his trial as early as October if both defence and the prosecution were ready to proceed.
He said it was usual practice that a trial is held at a court venue closest to where the alleged crime took place.
But Mr Freeman said Wangaratta and Latrobe Valley would be the only courts that are approximate and both are still “hours away”.
“It might be that Melbourne is the most appropriate place for a trial,” he said.
“It would almost be an arbitrary decision to list it regionally.”
Mr Dann said he would be “firmly supportive” of the trial being held in Melbourne.
Mr Freeman did not set a trial date and the matter was adjourned to May 11.
A missing persons investigation was sparked when secret lovers Mr Hill, 75, and Ms Clay, 73, vanished without a trace, leaving behind their partially burnt 4WD and campsite, during a trip to the Wonnangatta Valley in March 2020.
Detectives’ inquiries led to the arrest of Mr Lynn, 56, from Caroline Springs, 20 months later in November 2021.
Mr Lynn, who was appearing via video link from Melbourne Assessment Prison, was remanded to return to court on May 11.
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