The prosecutor has asked the jury to reject as “complete fiction” accused killer Gregory Lynn’s claim the deaths of missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay were accidental.
Accused killer Gregory Lynn answered 1200 police questions and told the truth about the deaths of missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay, his defence barrister has told a Supreme Court jury.
The prosecution alleges Lynn killed the pair with murderous intent, probably after a dispute over Hill’s drone. “First thing you’ve seen happening over last four weeks is a prosecution case that has bumbled and stumbled its way out of the problematic category it started in to an unequivocally mistaken category of hopelessness.“A series of incredibly desperate and ill-fated tactical manoeuvres by the prosecution culminating in the final address today that was so desperate it broke, time and time again, the well-established rules in this court, the rules of fairness.
The vacuum theory refers to when a close-range gunshot hits someone and sucks their blood back into the barrel of the gun, the court heard earlier. The Crown then pointed to forensic evidence of the scene – more than 2100 bone fragments found at the site, which had largely been impacted by fire. He noted that the prosecution couldn’t say what was the motive for the alleged murders, or the precise way Hill had been killed, other than saying Clay had been shot to the head.
Porceddu said Lynn also failed to call for help, cleaned and burnt Bucks Camp, staged the scene to look like a robbery, took cash from Hill’s wallet, took phones and a drone, and left. “At some point, the accused is going to turn the music off and shut the car for the night, and when he does, he’s going to notice his gun and magazine is missing. And once that happens, he’s going to know it was either taken by Mr Hill or Mrs Clay. They’re the only ones at the campsite. Hill is supposed to have taken the Barathrum Arms, but left the accused with another gun and ammunition.
“At certain points, the accused, a man you might think is very careful and methodical, falls down on the detail. “All seems fine. But ... on the accused’s account, over a space of ... 24 hours, Mr Hill seemingly goes from cordial to homicidal rage.”The Crown says phone records and the evidence of witnesses, including family and friends, show Hill and Clay left for their camping trip on the morning of Thursday, March 19, 2020.Porceddu said Hill’s phone last made contact with the nearby phone network on March 21, 2020.
“Was it Mr Hill’s drone? Possibly, although on the other hand, it was at a fair distance from Bucks Camp. In any event, the drone tipped wings at Mr Williams, waving at him, and moved on,” Porceddu said.“There is nothing unusual about that conversation,” the prosecutor said. “He did not mention Clay was there ... which was not unusual, as we heard Robyn Hill would listen in to ensure he was safe. And amateur radio is not private,” he said.“ Ashlin said he was ‘as happy as a pig in shit’ ...
Porceddu said by that time, Hill’s phone was inside the accused’s Nissan Patrol and travelling about 9.50am on March 21, 2020 near Mt Hotham, consistent with the path of Lynn’s car.Of 11 other vehicles captured travelling in the area between 9.40 and 10am, the accused’s car was identified by both Lynn and police as the only one that travelled up Dargo High Plains Road.
Porceddu said bank and phone records established that Lynn had left his Caroline Springs home for the alpine region on Monday, March 16, 2020. The two men said they later saw the accused’s vehicle parked at the river near Bucks Camp, the prosecutor said.Hill was a retired man who previously worked in the timber industry and later as a driver for Bunnings.He was a keen amateur radio enthusiast and drone hobbyist.
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