Former airline pilot Greg Lynn was sentenced to 32 years imprisonment by the Melbourne Supreme Court on Friday for the high country murder of Pakenham woman Carol Clay.

In June, a jury found Mr Lynn, 58, guilty of murdering Mrs Clay but not guilty for the death of her camping partner, Drouin man Russell Hill.
The pair had gone missing and the remains of their campsite found at Bucks Camp in the Wonnangatta Valley in March 2020.
On Friday, Justice Michael Croucher sentenced Mr Lynn to 32 years' imprisonment, with a minimum of 24 years, describing it a "very grave" crime and "well above the middle range of seriousness of murder."
Justice Croucher said it was a "violent, brutal, horrific death" with a "weapon designed to kill."
He said Mr Lynn had maintained his innocence and his post-offence actions were designed to cover up the murder - the gravest parts of that conduct being the concealment of Mrs Clay's body in a remote place and the later burning of her body.
Justice Croucher acknowledged the witness impact statements of both the Clay and Hill families, but paid particular mention to Mr Hill's family who were left in "excruciating legal limbo."
"Mr Hill is dead, but not as a consequence of any murder by Mr Lynn. By their verdict, the jury has said so," he said.
Justice Croucher said Mr Hill's wife Robyn and daughter Deborah had given evidence at trial with "immense dignity."
"While neither they nor Mr Hill's other loved ones can be recognised as victims in sentencing law in relation to his death, I think that, just as one person to another, as a matter of common human decency, I should acknowledge their plight, their agony, their suffering. And I do," he said.
Mr Lynn was arrested following a 20-month investigation on November 22, 2021.
Justice Croucher said when interviewed, Mr Lynn told police that, on the evening of March 20, 2020, he was camping at Bucks Camp, Mrs Clay was killed instantly by a shot to the head when his shotgun accidentally discharged as he and Mr Hill struggled over a gun.
He said shortly afterwards, Mr Hill, in anger, came at Mr Lynn with a knife. As the two men fell to the ground, the knife accidentally penetrated Mr Hill's chest. He crawled for a moment, then stopped. Mr Lynn checked his pulse, but he was gone.
"In a panic, and fearing he would be wrongly blamed, Mr Lynn said he decided to try to conceal his connection with the deaths. He did this in various ways, including by cleaning and burning the campsite, moving the bodies to a remote site off the Union Spur Track, and, eight months later, burning them and scattering the remains there," Justice Croucher said.
At trial, Justice Croucher said the prosecution case was that, by unknown means and in unknown circumstances, Mr Lynn murdered Mr Hill first. The most the prosecution could say about the circumstances was the two men must have argued in some way, perhaps about Mr Hill's use of his drone, and this led to his murder.
A letter from Mr Lynn was read to the court.
"I am disappointed and perplexed by the jury verdict, as I have not killed anyone and will be respectfully appealing their decision.
"However, I accept that my decision to flee the scene and attempt to disappear, and all of my actions to that effect, were selfish and callous in the extreme, causing family and friends of both Carol Clay and Russell Hill much grief and stress for 20 long months. For those actions, I am very sorry.
"At the time, I had reasons, but I understand they are no excuse and of no interest to those who suffered. And to detail any of that now would be insulting to the memory of Carol and Russell."
The letter went on to say "I don't ask for forgiveness; I am simply sorry for what I have done."