Carol Clay and Russell Hill disappearance: Major questions may finally be answered
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The major questions surrounding the disappearance of the missing campers may finally be answered when the Jetstar pilot accused of their murders appears in court today.
- The main questions about the alleged murder of the missing campers can be answered
- Carol Clay and Russell Hill disappeared from the Victoria camp in March 2020
- Jetstar pilot Gregory Lynn has been charged with murder and will appear in court on Monday.
The major questions surrounding the disappearance and alleged murder of Carol Clay and Russell Hill in the Victorian Highlands may soon be answered.
Police have yet to reveal why Jetstar pilot Gregory Lynn, 56, has been charged with the murder of the two campers, and his version of events has never been aired in public.
On Monday, Lynn will return for his fourth court appearance, where allegations that he murdered the couple are expected to be tested in a courtroom for the first time.
Hill, 74, and Clay, 73, went missing from their camp in the Wonnangatta Valley, deep in the Victorian Alps, in March 2020.
Gregory Lynn’s employment as a captain at Jetstar was terminated after he was charged with murder. Image: Facebook
They had been longtime friends and Mr. Hill was known to be an enthusiastic and well-prepared camper, and police and family expressed extreme concern after their campsite and car were set on fire.
The search for the pair quickly failed, and with no bodies, weapons or motives, police began the long job of piecing together what they believed happened in the remote Victorian wilderness.
It was early November 2021 that a breakthrough apparently emerged, as detectives revealed they were searching for the driver of a blue Nissan Patrol caught on camera leaving the area at an unusual time.
At the time, Detective Inspector Andrew Stamper said the “best theory” was that there was a confrontation between the couple and an unidentified third party, possibly over Hill’s drone.
Witnesses reported that Hill was flying a DJI Mavic drone over the remote camp in the hours before he went missing; he was never found.
Carol Clay, 73, (pictured left) and Russel Hill went missing while on a camping trip in the Victorian Alps on March 20.
Forensic teams photographed in Moondarra, 200 km from where the two elderly men disappeared.
Police have remained mum on whether the investigation in the small regional town is related to the campers’ disappearance.
Just a few weeks later, heavily armed special operations group officers pulled Mr. Lynn out of the desert near Arbuckle Junction in central Victoria.
The race car driver, known for his frequent camping trips, was taken without incident to the small Victorian town of Sale, where, over three days, he was questioned by investigators.
He was charged with two counts of murder on November 25, and just days later, investigators discovered remains later identified as belonging to the couple.
Mr. Lynn had previously been interviewed after it was identified that he was present in the area at the time of his disappearance.
Camping Russel Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73, was discovered by police on March 21 burned (pictured), but there was no sign of the couple.
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The couple disappeared in the Wonnangatta Valley, more than 200 km north-east of Melbourne.