Lawyers open their case after Lynn, 57, pleaded not guilty to murdering the pair in Victoria’s Wonnangatta Valley
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Police don’t know motive for alleged murders of campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay, trial of pilot Greg Lynn hears
Paraphrased: Porceddu is the Prosecutor
It will be alleged that:
Lynn camped at Buck's Camp
Prosecutor said Lynn had hunting gear, including a 12-gauge shotgun
Lyn was comping near the river when he wa joined in the valley by Hill & Clay
Police do not know the exact circumstances behind the deaths , they allege a dispute
Clay was killed first, unknown how Hill did
Conduct of Lyn after the alleged murders, demonstrated he had tried to conceal evidence & distance himself , this involved moving the bodies, likely by placing them in Hill's camper trailer. He also allegedly placed items in the victims tent & set fire to it to destroy them.
Lynn also set fire to area adjacent to the couple's Toyota Landcruiser, likely to where blood from Clay is suspected to have been.
Lynn also likely to have taken cards & cash from at least one wallet & closed & locked the Toyota Landcruiser.
Lynn is alleged to have taken the couple's phones & drone, packed up his campsite & left with the bodies & other items
Lynn is alledged to have dumped the bodies on the side of a track near Dargo. a location he returned to.
Porceddu told the court about interactions Hill and Clay had with other campers in the months before their alleged murders.
Hill had argued with a fellow camper about setting up his site close to theirs, and had spoken to others about the importance of firearm safety, his interest in high frequency radio and flying his drone.
There are 15 jurors, eight men & seven women ( empanelled on Monday )
3 reserve jurors, trial expected to take 4 - 6 weeks
Lynn is taking notes
The public gallery, on the balcony of court room three, was packed with dozens of onlookers.