High Country killer Greg Lynn will learn his fate in Victoria’s Court of Appeal after his legal team challenged both his murder conviction and his 32-year jail sentence.

A Supreme Court jury last year found Lynn guilty of murdering retiree Carol Clay at a campsite they shared in Victoria’s High Country in March 2020, but acquitted him of murdering her companion, Russell Hill.

Lynn has always maintained his innocence, saying the pair died tragic, accidental deaths following a dispute involving a knife and one of his guns.

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A timeline of events in the Greg Lynn trial

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Greg Lynn appealing 32-year jail term

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A timeline of events in the Greg Lynn trial

Today’s appeal decision is the latest chapter in a saga that has stretched for more than a decade, beginning with Greg Lynn’s hunting trip in 2020.

March 2020: Retirees Carol Clay and Russell Hill travel to the Wonnangatta Valley for a camping getaway. Greg Lynn, who is on his own solo hunting trip, encounters the pair at a location known as Bucks Camp.

**March 20, 2020: **Ms Clay and Mr Hill die after a campsite fight with Lynn. There are no witnesses. Lynn burns the campsite and puts the bodies in his trailer, dumping them hours away.

March 26, 2020: Mr Hill is reported missing; Ms Clay is reported missing two days later.

**Mid-late 2020: **Lynn twice returns to where he dumped the bodies, burning them on the second occasion.

**November 2021: **Homicide detectives arrest and charge Greg Lynn, finding what is left of the campers’ bodies a week later.

June 25, 2024: Greg Lynn is found guilty of murdering Carol Clay, but a jury acquits him of a murder charge relating to Mr Hill.

October 18, 2024: Greg Lynn is sentenced to 32 years in jail.

**November 19, 2024: **Greg Lynn lodges a formal appeal against his murder verdict and sentence.

9m agoWed 10 Dec 2025 at 9:55pm

Greg Lynn’s legal team say he is vulnerable in jail

By Judd Boaz

Lynn’s lawyer Dermot Dann KC also argued the length of Lynn’s 32-year prison sentence created the prospect that the 59-year-old would either die in jail or be released in his 80s, "destroying the prospect of a useful life".

He also told the court Lynn was a vulnerable prisoner.

Mr Dann said Lynn had experienced an assault and pandemic restrictions during his incarceration, plus a three-year wait for his trial, which Mr Dann said should have been taken into consideration for his sentence.

Dermot Dann KC (AAP: James Ross)

14m agoWed 10 Dec 2025 at 9:50pm

What is the defence’s argument?

By Judd Boaz

Greg Lynn lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence in November last year on** four key grounds**, with his defence team spearheaded by leading barrister Dermot Dann KC.

Among their arguments, Lynn’s legal team say:

• Crown prosecutor Daniel Porceddu "launched a sustained attack" on the credibility of Lynn’s story about what happened at Bucks Camp in the Wonangatta Valley, without giving him an opportunity to respond.
• That Mr Porceddu also introduced new material, including theories, in his closing address.
• The evidence of Victoria Police ballistics expert Paul Griffiths "involved a further serious departure from the rules that govern the fair conduct of criminal trials".
• The 32-year jail term imposed by Justice Michael Croucher was "manifestly excessive".

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Investigative reporter Rachael Brown reveals the full story of Greg Lynn’s former life, and the fear and damage he left behind him in the suburbs.

24m agoWed 10 Dec 2025 at 9:40pm

Greg Lynn’s abusive past revealed

By Judd Boaz

Until recently, years-long suppression orders from the Supreme Court have barred reporting on many details of Greg Lynn’s past.

Media outlets, including the ABC, fought in court to overturn the order and reveal Lynn’s past police interactions and the circumstances of his first wife’s death.

The ABC’s Elise Kinsella and **Rachael Brown **spoke with the family of Lisa Lynn, Greg Lynn’s first wife, about the convicted killer’s history of domestic abuse.

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24m agoWed 10 Dec 2025 at 9:40pm

Greg Lynn appealing 32-year jail term

By Judd Boaz

In October last year, Greg Lynn was sentenced to 32 years’ jail for the shooting death of camper Carol Clay in Victoria’s High Country.

Prosecutors said the former Jetstar pilot shot Ms Clay, 73, in the head during a fight that also claimed the life of Ms Clay’s secret lover, Russell Hill, 74.

A jury found Lynn guilty of Ms Clay’s murder but acquitted him of murdering Mr Hill in the Wonnangatta Valley on March 20, 2020.

Lynn maintains his innocence and his lawyers challenged the guilty verdict in the Court of Appeal.

Carol Clay and Russell Hill (Supplied)

28m agoWed 10 Dec 2025 at 9:35pm

Welcome to our live coverage

By Judd Boaz

Good morning.

Convicted murderer Greg Lynn will today learn the outcome of his legal challenge in the Victorian Court of Appeal.

The former Jetstar pilot is seeking to quash his murder conviction and is also appealing his 32-year prison sentence over the death of Carol Clay in Victoria’s High Country in 2020.

A decision is expected to be handed down from 9.15am.