Australia - Russell Hill & Carol Clay Murdered While Camping - Wonnangatta Valley, 2020 #7

[TootsieFootsie]

Greg Lynn allegedly shot Victorian camper, potential jurors told as murder trial begins

A Supreme Court judge has told a panel of potential jurors that it will be alleged Greg Lynn shot Carol Clay and killed Russell Hill, who both went missing while camping in Victoria's High Country in 2020.

www.abc.net.au

The court was told about 100 witnesses could be called to give evidence in the trial, including Mr Lynn's wife Melanie, family members of the deceased, scientists, fellow campers and police.

 

[JBowie]

It is reported in the DT that Lynn was writing in a yellow notepad.

Defence lawyers have been known to advise that the accused take notes (or otherwise write) to (a) keep the awake, and (b) keep them from doing other things considered unhelpful to their case -- such as giving stink-eye to witnesses and/or the jury.

 

[Cedars]

I think it will all be down to exactly what hard evidence the police have on him as to whether he's eventually convicted of either manslaughter or murder, or both!
GL has certainly shown 'rat cunning' (changing car colour, disposal of bodies etc) so it will be interesting to see what's comes out in court.


All my own opinion

Regardless of his story (or his lawyer's strategy), LE found the remains. Did someone just happen to dig into that burned out stump area and find teeth - just after Jetboy had been arrested? Your honour, that was a complete coincidence!

I've always wondered whether gps data may have come from his electronics...otherwise, hard to describe how to get there...or did he take LE there himself...?

JMO

 

[crhedBngr]

Regardless of his story (or his lawyer's strategy), LE found the remains. Did someone just happen to dig into that burned out stump area and find teeth - just after Jetboy had been arrested? Your honour, that was a complete coincidence!

I've always wondered whether gps data may have come from his electronics...otherwise, hard to describe how to get there...or did he take LE there himself...?

JMO

RBBM

Per my below-linked article:

1. The remains of Hill and Clay were uncovered in bushland not far from their campsite only days after Lynn was arrested in November 2021. Police allege they were dumped there by Lynn, who returned twice to the crime scene.

JMVHO

Guardian Article

 

[minusfour]

Is this maybe what you are recalling?

A hotel room in the region was said to be left with numerous bloodstains after the incident, according to the officer’s statement, all of which were cleaned apart from a possible stain on a bathmat.

Russell Hill and Carol Clay may have been murdered after drone dispute, police say in court documents

Lynn has been charged with murdering the pair, who went missing in March 2020 while camping in the Wonnangatta Valley

www.theguardian.com

Yes, thank you. It seems such an oddity, perhaps it's an unidentified, post wash stain on the bathmat, rather than the definite DNA matched stain that I had remembered. I'm really looking forward to hearing some facts about this case. I think the police might have been really clever solving this

 

[SouthAussie]

Yes, thank you. It seems such an oddity, perhaps it's an unidentified, post wash stain on the bathmat, rather than the definite DNA matched stain that I had remembered. I'm really looking forward to hearing some facts about this case. I think the police might have been really clever solving this

I think the blood stain was described as a 50/50 match with Russell's DNA. Not conclusive.


While Mr Hill's DNA was 'likely' found on the mat, none of Ms Clay's was located, documents state.
The documents stated it was equally possible Mr Hill's blood was not on the mat.
'The DNA evidence is equally likely under both propositions,' the documents stated.

Ex-Jetstar pilot 'scattered remains' of secret lover campers

Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn was suspected of going to a hotel room after the alleged murder of elderly campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay, a court has heard.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Lemony]

The jury in the high-profile murder trial of Greg Lynn, the former Jetstar pilot accused of killing two campers in Victoria's High Country, has been discharged moments before opening arguments were due to get underway.

Victorian campers murder trial jury discharged moments before opening arguments

The jury in the murder trial of former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn over the deaths of Carol Clay and Russell Hill has been discharged, less than 24 hours after it was empanelled.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Barbie05]

wonder why the jury was discharged???

 

[minusfour]

We've waited this long, whatever the reason I'm happy they are doing everything correctly. Bring on next week!

 

[TootsieFootsie]

False start in campers murder trial as jury discharged

Pilot Greg Lynn's murder trial has faced an initial hurdle as the first set of jurors empanelled has...

www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au

"It's unfortunate you're only going to be here for a short time," Justice Croucher told the jurors on Friday.
"It's my melancholy duty to explain to you that you have now been discharged as a jury.

"I'm not going on to go into the details now, I don't want to embarrass anyone ... it's just technical reasons."

 

[Kemug]

DBM

 

[Kemug]

So what does that mean? How could technical reasons be embarrassing?

 

[Kemug]

Or did a technical person stuff up?

 

[TootsieFootsie]

It may have been that somehow the identities of one or more jurors became known.

I'm sure I saw a sketch of some of the jurors in the jury box in one of the published articles.

 

[Skyboy90]

Let me guess. A Jetstar employee is on the jury

 

[Kemug]

From what we've heard about GL, that wouldn't be good for him.

 

[Doesitmakesense]

It may have been that somehow the identities of one or more jurors became known.

I'm sure I saw a sketch of some of the jurors in the jury box in one of the published articles.

Really, you would think they would know better

 

[TootsieFootsie]

MSN

A new panel of jurors will be chosen on Monday morning.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

It could be anything.
It's likely the reason won't be disclosed.

 

[SouthAussie]

False start in campers murder trial as jury discharged

Pilot Greg Lynn's murder trial has faced an initial hurdle as the first set of jurors empanelled has...

www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au

"It's unfortunate you're only going to be here for a short time," Justice Croucher told the jurors on Friday.
"It's my melancholy duty to explain to you that you have now been discharged as a jury.

"I'm not going on to go into the details now, I don't want to embarrass anyone ... it's just technical reasons."

He probably wouldn't mind embarrassing the press ... so it could be someone relevant to the case who stuffed up.

Apparently, a whole jury can be discharged for a variety of reasons. But it is all about a fair trial for GL.


Written by a Vic legal firm:
The test for the discharge of a jury is one of necessity or a high degree of need.

There are many examples of when discharge might occur, for example a Prosecutor talking to a jury member or Jurors undertaking their own investigations or not following directions of the Judge.

We have handled hundreds of criminal trials and there have been many discharged juries. It is a necessary application to make to protect the interests of our clients.

It all comes back to the need to provide a fair trial to the accused.

Basis for Discharge of Jury in Criminal Case - Australian Criminal Lawyers Melbourne

Area of Law – Evidence An Article about Basis for discharge of jury in criminal case Jury – discharge in criminal case – high degree of need The test for the discharge of a jury is one of necessity or a high degree of need. There are many examples of when discharge might occur, for […]

melbourne.australiancriminallawyers.com.au