June 4th 2024.
After realizing that his carefully constructed plan to stay off the police radar was falling apart, Greg Lynn resorted to setting fire to the remains of the two missing campers he is now being accused of murdering. This shocking revelation came to light during Lynn's lengthy interview with Victoria Police, which was played for a Supreme Court jury on Tuesday. The former airline pilot is currently on trial for the alleged murder of Mr. Hill, 74, and Mrs. Clay, 73, in March 2020.
It is believed that Lynn killed the couple at Wonnangatta Valley in the state's northeast and then disposed of their bodies in a secluded area before returning months later to burn the remains. Lynn, who is 57 years old, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder. During his interview in November 2021, Lynn claimed that Clay was accidentally shot in the head during a struggle with Hill over his shotgun. According to Lynn, Hill had taken his gun and was threatening to show police drone footage of him hunting deer near their campsite.
Lynn further stated that after Clay was shot, Hill attacked him with a knife, resulting in a struggle where Hill was stabbed in the chest. Lynn claimed that once he realized both of them were dead, he used his experience as an airline pilot to come up with a plan to "save" himself. In his own words, "I was finding a really happy place in the world with family, career, and my personal life outside of work, so this for me was a disaster."
Lynn admitted to police that he decided to cover up his involvement in their deaths by loading their bodies onto his trailer and burning the campsite. He then drove to Union Spur track, where he disposed of their remains. "The objective was not to make them disappear, it was to make me disappear," Lynn told police. He also revealed that he tried to resume his normal life, but things started to unravel when he was asked some strange questions and the police showed up at his home in July 2020.
Feeling the weight of his actions, Lynn realized that he had to go back and face the consequences. However, due to lockdown restrictions, he had to wait until the roads opened up. "I had to wait for the lockdowns to finish and the roads to open up, and I steeled myself for the task," he said. Lynn returned to Union Spur track in November 2020, where he set fire to the remains of Hill and Clay. He admitted that the smell and memories were overwhelming, causing him to vomit multiple times.
At the end of the police interview, Lynn remained emotionless as he was informed that he would be charged with the murders of Hill and Clay. When given the opportunity to speak, he maintained his innocence and acknowledged that he had not behaved well. "I've made some poor decisions, but murder, as I understand it, I'm innocent of," he told police. Detective Senior Constable Brett Florence testified in court that they began tracking Lynn's car in December 2020, once the COVID-19 lockdown had ended. The court also heard that they had kept surveillance on the vehicle on-and-off until Lynn's arrest and charging with double murder in November 2021.
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