Breaking: Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis walks out of Adelaide Pre-release Centre

Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis walks out of Adelaide Pre-release Centre Snowtown murderer James Spyridon Vlassakis has been filmed leaving the Adelaide Pre-release Centre after having his parole confirmed almost a month ago. The decision to release the so-called "bodies in the barrels" killer, following the completion of his non-parole period, was upheld in September after the South Australian government attempted to block it. The 46-year-old moved from a South Australian prison to the pre-release centre in Adelaide's northern suburbs last month. The Adelaide Pre-release Centre is located alongside Yatala Labour Prison in the northern suburbs, and allows prisoners to "transition from custody to the community". Vlassakis will live at the centre for up to 12 months while the Parole Board monitors his progress and decides what conditions he will need to comply with once he is released into the community. He was the youngest of the four perpetrators involved in the Snowtown serial killings between 1992 and 1999. Vlassakis was handed a life sentence with a non-parole period of 26 years for his involvement in the murders of Fred Brooks, Gary O'Dwyer, David Johnson and his half-brother Troy Youde. Loading