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Breaking: Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis to be released

Breaking: Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis to be released
ABC Australia Tuesday 15 September 2026, 02:49 UTC 1 min read
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Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis gets parole after attempt to block release fails Posted Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis will be released on parole, after a review upheld the decision of SA's Parole Board. Last year, the board granted his release, but the South Australian government requested a review of that decision. The Parole Administrative Review Commissioner has now found the Attorney-General failed to establish that reasons exist to overturn the decision of the Parole Board.

Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis gets parole after attempt to block release fails Posted Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis will be released on parole, after a review upheld the decision of SA's Parole Board. Last year, the board granted his release, but the South Australian government requested a review of that decision. The Parole Administrative Review Commissioner has now found the Attorney-General failed to establish that reasons exist to overturn the decision of the Parole Board. Vlassakis was the youngest of the four perpetrators of the notorious "bodies in the barrels" killings, which involved twelve deaths between 1992 and 1999. Loading
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