Jury begins to consider verdicts in camper murder trial
A Supreme Court jury will start poring over evidence to decide whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is innocent or guilty of two counts of murder.
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Jury sent away to deliberate on campers murder trial
A Supreme Court jury have been sent out to decide whether airline pilot Greg Lynn is innocent or guilty of two counts of murder over the deaths of two campers.
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