It’s been almost one year since the badly burnt remains of campers Carol Clay, 73, and Russell Hill, 74 were discovered by Victoria Police Missing Persons Squad on November 30, 2021.
The discovery came just days after the apprehension of 55-year-old former pilot Gregory Lynn.
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The Melbourne man was arrested and charged in February with their murders.
It can now be revealed that last week the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court heard a ballistics expert would play a crucial role in the alleged killer’s upcoming preliminary hearing, which is scheduled to run over four days in January.
The elderly couple, holidaying in secret, were allegedly shot before their bodies were burnt and dumped in bush graves. It is the first time any information on how police allege Lynn killed the campers has been shared in public.
High-profile criminal barrister Dermot Dann KC is set to defend Lynn – who has pleaded not guilty – in the Supreme Court of Victoria murder trial late next year. Mr Dann said he was eager to cross examine ballistics expert, Paul Griffiths.
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“Mr Griffiths is an important witness dealing with the bullet trajectory and so forth,” he said.
The court heard Victorian homicide detectives have compiled a massive 773-page brief of evidence against the jailed Lynn, including transcripts of secret recordings captured by detectives.
The bodies of his alleged victims had been dumped in dense bushland off the Providence Spur Track, north of Dargo in Victoria’s east, and had remained there for 20 months.
Lynn will front court to face a preliminary hearing next year. He could spend life behind bars if convicted of the murders.
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