September 12th 2024.
It had been almost two long years since Carol Clay's disappearance, and her family and friends were still filled with immense anxiety. They couldn't shake the feeling of helplessness as they desperately searched for the missing grandmother. It was a heart-wrenching situation, made even more difficult by the fact that she had vanished while camping in the remote Victorian wilderness. Her daughter, Emma Davies, had tried to search for her in the days after her March 2020 disappearance, but the COVID-19 restrictions had made it impossible for her to do so.
In court today, Davies shared the pain of not being able to physically go to the location where her mother was last seen alive. She longed to put her hands in the dirt, her feet in the river, where her mother had been lost in hopes of finding some answers. But there was someone who knew exactly where Carol Clay was. It was Greg Lynn, the man responsible for her disappearance.
Lynn had shot Clay in the head and then moved and concealed her body, along with her lover Russell Hill, near a remote bush track. He returned seven months later to burn their remains into more than 2000 bone fragments. Lynn kept the location of their bodies a secret for 20 months, causing even more anguish for Clay's loved ones. Her sister, Jillian Walker, expressed her horror at learning how Lynn had destroyed her sister's remains. She couldn't believe that her dear sister had been treated like a piece of meat, shot, transported, buried, and then burned.
According to Walker, Lynn's actions were not just a bad decision, but they were evil, wicked, and unconscionable. She couldn't comprehend how someone could be so callous and show no consideration for what they had done. Davies also shared her mother's sister's sentiment, saying that Lynn had not only taken her mother's life but also her dignity and privacy. She refused to even say his name in court, only referring to him as "he" or "him."
Davies went on to describe her mother's death as senseless and pointless. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and there was no substantial reason for her to be taken from them. Lynn, who continues to deny his guilt, stared at Clay's family and friends as they tearfully recounted the impact of his crime. In June, he was found guilty of Clay's murder, but not guilty of killing her secret lover Hill. However, he did admit to destroying their remains.
Lynn's lawyers are currently appealing the jury's guilty verdict, and they are trying to delay his sentence using a rare legal move. Prosecutor Daniel Porceddu argued that Lynn deserved a life sentence for his "cold-blooded and callous" murder of a vulnerable elderly woman. He stated that Lynn had been motivated to kill Clay because she was the only witness to Hill's death. If she had been alive, she would have been able to identify the offender.
Porceddu also pointed out that Lynn had made every effort to obliterate all evidence, including the bodies, which only added to the pain and anguish of Clay's loved ones. Lynn's defense team will present their submissions today as the pre-sentence hearing before Justice Michael Croucher continues. It is a difficult and emotional time for Carol Clay's family and friends as they wait for justice to be served for their beloved grandmother.
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