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ROBERT RICHTER KC, BARRISTER: There was a sense of surprise. I’d not counted on the notion of a split verdict.This afternoon the victim’s families issued a joint statement saying they were devastated at the not guilty verdict in relation to Russell Hill’s murder.JOHN SILVESTER, CRIME REPORTER: This case is one of the biggest we've seen in a decade. It's got all the things that excite the media and the public. We begin with a mystery.
ELIAS CLURE: Missing persons detectives began appealing to the public for information in the hope Carol and Russell were still out there.JOHN SILVESTER: What was not known, of course, is that they had had a long-term relationship and so that was the secret life. CHARLIE BEZZINA: Whilst this person became a stronger suspect during the investigation, the police may have been falling short to be able to say, you know what, have we got enough to charge this person.ELIAS CLURE: On November 7 2021 Victoria Police took to prime time television in an attempt to keep leads from going cold and to get Greg Lynn talking.
CHARLIE BEZZINA: As we know, the police set up a CCTV camera out the front of the house. They see him taking off the canopy. I’m innocent of murder. I haven’t behaved well, I’ve made some poor decisions, but murder, as I understand it, I am innocent. Greg Lynn then said that Russell walked towards his car and picked up the pilot's gun and began firing it.
ELIAS CLURE: Whilst in custody, Lynn also told police he transported Russell and Carol’s bodies in his trailer and disposed of them off a remote track, going on to admit that he later burnt their remains.
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