When an elderly couple on a romantic camping trip in the bushland of Australia vanished from their burned-out campsite, authorities quickly identify a suspect. The accused killer is someone nobody expected, a decorated airline pilot.
Russell Hill and Carol Clay (Source) 9 News
Russell and Carol Search Party Image (Source) 9 News
Russell and Carol’s Campsite (Source) 60 Minutes Australia
Carol and Russell’s Route into Wonnangatta Valley (Source) 9 News Sydney
Greg Lynn Image (Source) News.com.au
Alpine National Park Image (Source) parks.vic.gov
Alpine National Park Map (Source) Google Maps
Episode Source Material
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Elderly couple camping in Victorian Alps declared missing.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Search to ramp up for missing Victorian campers.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Victorian elderly campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay vanishing still a mystery in Wonnangatta.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Families of missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay share heartbreak.
- The Age (Melbourne, Australia): Grandmother missing with man bought new home days before camping trip, by Simone Fox Koob and Rachel Eddie.
- The Age (Melbourne, Australia): Mystery of missing elderly pair deepens as police explore reports of sightings, by Paul Sakkal.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Foul play feared in missing campers mystery, by 9News Staff.
- YouTube: Under Investigation: High Country Mystery: Where are the missing secret lovers in the mountains? (Season 1, Episode 1).
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Police looking for ute in search for missing campers Carol Clay and Russell Hill, by Carly Waters.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Drone hope dashed in search for missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay, by Chanel Zagon.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Detectives close in on witness in missing Victorian campers case, by 9News Staff.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Cadaver dogs used in search for missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay, by Carly Waters.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Police renew search for missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay, by Carly Waters.
- Victoria Police: Police continue search for Russell Hill and Carol Clay in the Hotham area.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Police believe other parties involved in disappearance of missing campers as two shovels taken into evidence, by Chanel Zagon and Carly Waters.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Police renew search in Victorian high country for missing campers, by Carly Waters.
- com.au (Sydney, NSW, Australia): New hunting theory emerges in Wonnangatta missing campers mystery, by Jack Paynter and Anthony Piovesan.
- ABC News (Ultimo, NSW, Australia): Fresh appeal over disappearance of campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay, as police zero in on theory, by Tim Callanan.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): ‘I really don’t think he could be alive. He wouldn’t hide’, by Chanel Zagon.
- com.au (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Police believe third party committed ‘violent act’ in disappearance of Victorian campers Russell Hill, Carol Clay, by Anthony Piovesan.
- Starts at 60 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia): Police reveal they are close to cracking missing campers case, by Matthew Hart.
- 3AW 693 (Melbourne, Australia): New clues in search for missing campers Russell and Carol, by Ross and Russel.
- com.au (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Detectives ‘very close’ to solving case of missing Wonnangatta campers, police commissioner says, by Anthony Piovesan.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): New car clue revealed in unsolved case of missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay, by Chanel Zagon.
- com.au (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Missing campers: A timeline of the disappearance of Russell Hill and Carol Clay, by Melissa Iaria.
- The Age (Melbourne, Australia): Man arrested, 4WD impounded over high country disappearance of campers, by Sarah Abo, David Estcourt, and Marta Pascual Juanola.
- com.au (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Police probe major car detail after man arrested in relation to missing Victorian campers, by Ally Foster.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Jetstar pilot still being questioned over disappearance of missing Victorian campers Carol Clay and Russell Hill, by Chanel Zagon and Serena Seyfort.
- com.au (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Key difference in these photos led cops to pilot in missing campers case, by Rohan Smith.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Man charged with murders of missing Victorian campers Carol Clay and Russell Hill, by Serena Seyfort.
- ABC News (Ultimo, Australia): Greg Lynn to remain in custody until May after being charged with murder of Russell Hill and Carol Clay.
- com.au (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Police reveal next move after Greg Lynn charged with murder of missing campers, by Anthony Piovesan and Rhiannon Tuffield.
- The Australian (Surry Hills, NSW, Australia): Family of man accused of murdering missing campers Greg Lynn breaks silence, by Anthony Piovesan and Rhiannon Tuffield.
- com.au (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Police search Victorian alpine region where Carol Clay and Russell Hill went missing, by Lauren Ferri.
- com.au (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Victoria Police continue ‘painstaking’ search for missing campers in High Country, by Holly Hales.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Human remains found in search for Victorian missing campers, by Serena Seyfort.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Police await DNA results of human remains found during search for missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay, by Chanel Zagon.
- com.au (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Detectives uncover ring at site where human remains located in search for missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay, by Anthony Piovesan.
- The Age (Melbourne, Australia): Loner, pilot, barbecue-lover – mystery swirls around accused killer, by John Silvester.
- 9 Now (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Fresh insights into man arrested over missing Victoria campers, by A Current Affair Staff.
- ABC News (Ultimo, Australia): Police confirm human remains uncovered in Victoria’s high country are Russell Hill and Carol Clay.
- com.au (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Remains of missing campers, Russell Hill and Carol Clay, identified by police, by Jessica Wang.
- com.au (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Why it took months to identify missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay.
- 9 News (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Accused murderer had an ‘abusive’ relationship with his deceased ex-wife, Coronial findings reveal, by Serena Seyfort.
- he Age (Melbourne, Australia): High Country camper death case delayed by file hold-up, by Erin Pearson.
- com.au (Sydney, NSW, Australia): Crucial clue still missing in campers murder case, by Madeleine Achenza.
- Visit Melbourne.com website
- com website info on Victorian Alps
- Alpine National Parks Information
- Wonnongatta Station Facts
- The Age: Police weigh up fresh high country search as accused killer contests murder charges. By Erin Pearson.
- com.au: Firearms expert and phone taps to be used in evidence against man accused of killing missing campers. By Adelaide Lang.