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Snowtown Killer Granted Parole
SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUG 5 – James Vlassakis was granted parole after serving a 26-year non-parole period due to his cooperation as a key witness in the Snowtown murders, parole board said.
- After spending 26 years incarcerated, James Vlassakis, who was among the four individuals responsible for the Snowtown "bodies-in-the-barrels" murders in South Australia during the 1990s, has been released on parole.
- The murders involved 11 victims killed between 1992 and 1999, with remains found in barrels in a Snowtown bank vault, and Vlassakis was convicted for four murders and became a key prosecution witness.
- The chair of the Parole Board, Frances Nelson KC, confirmed that Vlassakis satisfies the legislative requirements, demonstrates sincere remorse, has exhibited exemplary behaviour while incarcerated, and is not considered a risk to the community.
- Nelson stated that Vlassakis will remain detained at the Adelaide Pre-Release Centre under strict supervision, and noted there is a 60-day timeframe during which key state officials, including the Attorney-General, the head of Victims’ Rights, and the Police Commissioner, may file an appeal.
- Vlassakis’ parole follows the release of accomplice Mark Haydon last year, but geographic exclusion zones and appeals delay Vlassakis’ full community release amid opposition from victims' families.
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James Vlassakis, who was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 26 years, committed four of 11 murders that occurred between 1992 and 1999 in Snowtown, South AustraliaGoogle Maps Snowtown former state bank building in South AustraliaNEED TO KNOWA serial killer in South Australia was granted parole this week after decades behind barsJames Vlassakis, who was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 26 years, committed four of 11 murder…
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