Snowtown murderer granted parole after decades in jail
Southern Australia’s “bodies in barrels” was evacuated to the smallest of four men convicted of serial murders.
James Vlassakis spent 26 years behind the bars after he was found guilty of being in four of 11 murders between 1992-1999.
At a monthly meeting on Tuesday, the SA Conditional Evacuation Board approved its application to serve the rest of the life imprisonment under the conditions in the community.
Parole Nelson AAP, Chief of Board of Directors, said that Vlassakis “does not represent a risk for the community ve and that he would be sent to the Adelaide release center for up to 12 months and will enter a paint process.
Vlassakis was 19 years old when he committed crimes and was sentenced to life imprisonment for 26 years, which ended in August 2025.
Mrs Nelson said he was “sure that the victims are not punished sufficiently,” he said.
“It is quite common for the victims to feel in this way, but this is not our role,” he said.
“The court and the penalty are not for a conditional evacuation board, but for a judge, and the legislation prevents us from imposing our own opinion on sentence, so our role is to evaluate whether our role fulfills the legislative criteria for conditional release.”
Snowtown Murders Accarns Mark Ray Haydon was released by conditional release to live in the community under conditional inspection in May 2024.
Vlassakis is an important witness to John Bunting and Robert Wagner, who were guilty of 11 and 10 murders, respectively.
Both serve life sentences that do not have a chance to evacuate.
Nelson said Vlassakis will be moved to the center before the publication, provided that there is no request to review our decision ”.
“There is a 60 -day period to enable the Chief Public Prosecutor or the Victim Rights Commissioner or the Police Commissioner to apply for an investigation,” he said.
Victim Rights Commissioner Sarah Quick said to AAP that the decision would bring fresh pain and anger to those who are already beyond measurement ”.
“These individuals are worn not only by their traumas, but also by the ongoing criminal justice processes,” he said.
“The possibility of Mr. Vlassakis to re -enter the society is a difficult reality for victims, and it will require significant emotional adjustment by contributing to an unbearable burden.
“For the friends, family and loved ones of the victims of the murder – the effect of killing does not end because only one prison time has ended. This is something they live every day in the rest of their lives.”
A order of printing about Vlassakis’ images remained in force and there was a high level of confidentiality on imprisonment.
In July, Haydon appeared in the SA SAI Court where a expanded audit order application was approved for a high -risk criminal and most of the conditions of a temporary order applied in 2024 was confirmed.
He served 25 years in prison for the role of accessory in the murder madness.
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