Youngest Snowtown murderer to walk free from jail after 26-year sentence as parole upheld
James Vlassakis was 18 when he became involved in the Snowtown killings, later pleading guilty to four of the 11 murders
TL;DR
- James Vlassakis, the youngest person jailed for the Snowtown killings, will be released after serving a 26-year sentence.
- Vlassakis pleaded guilty to four of the 11 murders and served as a key prosecution witness against John Bunting and Robert Wagner.
- The notorious Snowtown murders involved dismembering victims and storing their bodies in barrels filled with hydrochloric acid.
- Vlassakis's parole approval was previously overturned but has now been upheld by the Parole Administrative Review Commissioner.
- Accomplice Mark Ray Haydon was released on parole in May 2024.
- The case gained international notoriety with the 2011 feature film 'Snowtown'.