Court lifts order preventing details of former pilot’s dealings with Victoria police before his former partner died in 1999 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Convicted high country murderer Greg Lynn once escaped police custody and was subject to intervention orders obtained by his former partner before her 1999 death, it can now be revealed. A suppression order first made in January 2023 lapsed on Wednesday, after media fought for it to be overturned in the wake of the former Jetstar pilot’s conviction for the March 2020 murder of Carol Clay, 73 , at a remote Victorian campsite. Continue reading...
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WED · 2025-12-03 · 01:02 GMTBRIEF NSR-2025-1203-671
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High country murderer Greg Lynn breached DV order and escaped police custody before first wife’s death
Greg Lynn, convicted of the 2020 murder of Carol Clay in the Victorian high country, had a history with Victoria police prior to his first wife's death in 1999. Details, previously suppressed by a court order, have now been revealed after media outlets successfully argued for their release.
Australian Associated PressThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2025-12-03 · 01:02 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Greg Lynn, convicted of the 2020 murder of Carol Clay in the Victorian high country, had a history with Victoria police prior to his first wife's death in 1999. Details, previously suppressed by a court order, have now been revealed after media outlets successfully argued for their release. These details include Lynn escaping police custody at one point and being subject to intervention orders obtained by his former partner. The suppression order, initially made in January 2023, lapsed on Wednesday, allowing the information to become public following Lynn's conviction for Clay's murder at a remote campsite in March 2020.
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Lynn was subject to intervention orders obtained by his former partner before her 1999 death.
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