A longtime friend of Mr Hill, Rob Ashlin, told 10 News First Melbourne he was relieved someone had been arrested in relation to the pair’s alleged murder.
“It’s been a long road for the last 20 months, very hard,” Mr Ashlin, who was one of the last people to speak to Mr Hill before he vanished, said.
A four-wheel-drive impounded by police and (inset left) missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay, and (inset right) Greg Lynn, who has been charged with their murders.
“I just hope that the police can continue their great work, bring the bodies home so the family can have closure.
“I’m pleased that somebody has been brought forward and hopefully justice will be done. We all have a right to be here. We shouldn’t walk around the bush or anywhere in fear of something happening.”
During a late-night press conference held soon after charges were laid on Thursday, Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Bob Hill said he hoped the charges would help provide some closure to the families of the missing campers.
Assistant Commissioner Hill also praised the efforts of police involved in the investigation, labelling their efforts extraordinary. Police expect to spend the coming days searching rugged terrain for the remains of Mr Hill and Ms Clay, if the weather allows.
A prison truck leaves Sale police station on Friday.Credit:Eddie Jim
Police released images of a dirt track close to the preliminary search area on Friday, which they said showed the type of terrain they are dealing with.
Mr Hill, from Drouin, and Ms Clay, from Pakenham, vanished from the Wonnangatta Valley in the state’s High Country in March last year before their campsite, damaged by fire, was discovered by others.
Investigators are still searching for a trailer, which officers believe Mr Lynn may have sold on online marketplace Gumtree in the months after the alleged murder.
The metal trailer, believed to be a silver-blue colour, has been described as about two metres by 1.5 metres in size, rusty and fitted with outback wheels.
Images taken near the preliminary search area for the bodies of Russell Hill and Carol Clay.
Mr Lynn’s lawyer, Chris McLennan, told the court he was aware the police investigation was “fairly substantial”, accepting it may take longer than usual to receive the detective’s brief of evidence.
Mr McLennan told the court there were no custody management issues he needed to raise in relation to his client.
“I take it there is no application for bail?” Magistrate Greg McNamara asked. “No,” Mr McLennan replied.
Mr Lynn’s wife, Melanie Lynn, joined the online hearing separately, with her camera turned off.
Mr Lynn has been remanded to reappear at the regional court again on May 31 next year. He was transported to Melbourne Assessment Prison on Friday afternoon.
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