Snowtown murder accomplice released on parole
EXCLUSIVE: Mark Haydon, one of the men convicted in one of Australia's worst serial killings has been released on parole.
Haydon was 40 years old when he was convicted of assisting John Bunting and Robert Wagner in disposing of the bodies of seven people in barrels, including his wife Elizabeth Haydon.
After 25 years behind bars for his role in the Snowtown murders, Haydon was released in a secretive low-profile operation.
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Lawyers for Snowtown murders accomplice Mark Haydon have dropped an application challenging a government bid to have him kept under strict supervision upon his release from prison. Nine
Haydon is now 65, but steps taken by 9News to show the community what he looks like now were blocked by the South Australian Supreme Court.
It is understood that Haydon has been given exclusion zones across Adelaide as part of his release.
The public has not been told where those exclusion zones are.
Confirmation that Haydon has been released on parole came in a one-line statement to 9News this afternoon.
It did not say when Haydon's release occurred.
It coincides with the postponement of a hearing about putting him under supervision in the community, which had been scheduled to take place today.
Some conditions of Haydon's release have previously been confirmed.
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Haydon was found to have assisted his close friends cover up their crimes by storing the bodies of murder victims in barrels in his shed, and later renting the infamous Snowtown bank. Nine
He must obey a 9pm to 6am curfew and will be electronically monitored.
Haydon is not allowed to enter licenced premises and he is banned from speaking with the media.
He is also banned from attempting to contact any of his victims' families.
Haydon has been released on parole in order to keep him under authority surveillance for at least a short time, with his prison sentence due to expire altogether on May 20.
The government's Supreme Court bid to keep him under controls beyond that time will now be heard on May 1.
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