Court told of slain camper Russell Hill's frank admission before his alleged deadly struggle with former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn
10 months, 1 week ago

Court told of slain camper Russell Hill's frank admission before his alleged deadly struggle with former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn

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First witnesses in trial in process of giving evidence Former pilot Greg Lynn is charged with two murders Slain camper Russell Hill confided to a fellow camper that retirement had 'f***ed' him up before he allegedly died in a struggle trying to kill ex-Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn. Lynn, 57, of Caroline Springs is charged with the murder of Mr Hill, 74, and his lover Carol Clay, 73, in the remote Wonnangatta Valley in Victoria's Alpine region more than four years ago. In the Supreme Court of Victoria trial on Tuesday, the jury heard Lynn claimed Mr Hill died during a fight with him when he fell on his own knife after accidentally shooting Ms Clay dead. Greg Lynn outside the Supreme Court of Victoria at the start of his murder trial in Melbourne Russell Hill and Carol Clay's burnt out campsite On Wednesday, the first of the trial's witnesses described Mr Hill as a kind-natured man who had been struggling with retirement after a life of forestry working in the very region where he died. Deer hunter Chris Benton told the jury he met Mr Hill in a camping area known as King Billy about a week before he and Ms Clay made the trip into nearby Wonnangatta Valley.

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