Overturned conviction sets up bail fight for Greg Lynn
Airline pilot Greg Lynn's murder conviction was quashed on appeal due to unfair prosecution; he seeks release before May retrial.
Former airline pilot Greg Lynn will ask the Victorian Supreme Court on Thursday for bail ahead of a new murder trial. The trial is over the death of Carol Clay, 73, who vanished on a camping trip in March 2020.
Greg Lynn was convicted of her murder in 2024. Three appeal judges overturned the conviction late last year after finding the prosecution had acted unfairly.
Lynn was acquitted of murdering her companion Russell Hill, 74. Lynn denies both deaths and maintains they were a tragic accident.
A new trial is set for May 2027 before Justice Michael O'Connell.
- Carol Clay, 73
- Victim's age
- March 2020
- Disappearance date
- May 2027
- Retrial date
Why it mattersAn overturned conviction raises serious questions about prosecution conduct and signals the courts take procedural fairness seriously, even in serious cases.
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