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Breaking: Snowtown serial killer's release subject to another review
Key takeaways
- James Vlassakis was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 26 years.
- Vlassakis was the youngest of four perpetrators convicted for his role in the notorious "bodies-in-the-barrels" killings, which rocked Australia at the turn of the century.
- Last year, South Australia's Parole Board granted Vlassakis release on parole.
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James Vlassakis was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 26 years. (Supplied)
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Vlassakis was the youngest of four perpetrators convicted for his role in the notorious "bodies-in-the-barrels" killings, which rocked Australia at the turn of the century.
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