James Vlassakis, the youngest of the infamous Snowtown killers, has been granted parole by South Australian authorities.
Vlassakis was 19 years old when he was jailed for his role in four of the 11 “bodies in the barrels” murders in the 1990s, and has since served 26 years in prison.
The SA Parole decided this afternoon to approve his application to be released from custody.
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It is not certain when he will be let out on parole, with other state authorities, including the attorney-general and police commissioner, given two months to review the decision.
Vlassakis, who is now in his 40s, was sentenced to a 26-year non-parole period for helping convict killers John Bunting and Robert Wagner.
It expired before he submitted his application for release.
While it is understood authorities were pleased with his behaviour in prison, Snowtown victims had opposed his release.
Mark Haydon, another accomplice in the serial killings between 1992 and 1999, was released into the community last year after serving 25 years in prison.
More to come.
