Greg Lynn, the former Jetstar pilot previously convicted and subsequently acquitted of murder charges, is preparing to mount a fresh legal bid for bail as his case returns to Victoria’s Supreme Court. The 59-year-old stands accused of the 2020 killings of Carol Clay and Russell Hill, whose disappearance from a remote camping site in Victoria’s High Country sparked one of the state’s most extensive missing persons investigations.
The legal proceedings take a dramatic turn as Lynn’s defense team prepares to argue for his provisional release pending a new trial. This development follows a landmark decision by three Court of Appeal judges in December 2024 that overturned Lynn’s murder conviction for Clay’s death, citing substantial judicial misconduct during the original trial proceedings.
Court documents reveal the appeal panel determined the prosecution had repeatedly violated procedural fairness standards by improperly challenging Lynn’s credibility and mishandling ballistic evidence from police specialist Paul Griffiths. The judicial panel concluded these breaches fundamentally compromised the trial’s integrity, necessitating a complete retrial.
Lynn’s original defense contended both deaths were accidental incidents precipitated when Hill allegedly seized a firearm during a confrontation at their Wonnangatta Valley campsite. While a jury initially convicted Lynn of Clay’s murder in 2024, they acquitted him regarding Hill’s death—a contradictory outcome that legal experts suggest contributed to the appeal success.
The upcoming bail hearing represents the latest chapter in a complex legal saga that began when the couple’s burned campsite was discovered in March 2020, with no trace of the elderly campers until Lynn’s arrest 18 months later. As both prosecution and defense prepare for the retrial, Thursday’s proceedings will determine whether Lynn awaits trial in custody or gains conditional freedom during what promises to be a closely watched judicial process.