The Latest Breaking News from Mark Ray Haydon

‘Very distressing’ release of Australian serial killer triggers protests from families of victims

James Vlassakis and his associates murdered 11 people over a span of seven years in one of the country’s most notorious criminal cases

The Independent UK · Sep 16

Review called over Snowtown murderer's parole

The decision to release convicted Snowtown killer James Vlassakis from prison after 26 years in jail will be reviewed.

AAP · Oct 22, 2025

Snowtown murderer granted parole after decades in jail

Convicted Snowtown killer James Vlassakis is no longer considered a threat to the community and has been granted parole after 26 years in jail.

AAP · Aug 5, 2025

‘Every day we get tourists’: current owner of infamous bodies-in-barrels bank says Snowtown is ‘nice and quiet’

As the SA government considers whether a high-risk offenders scheme could apply to Snowtown killers, locals have mixed feelings about renewed attention

The Guardian - AU · Feb 9, 2024

Snowtown ‘bodies-in-the-barrels’ accomplice Mark Ray Haydon due for release in May

SA government seeks legal advice on whether new laws criminalising concealing or interfering with human remains could keep inmate in jail

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2024