Snowtown murderer James Vlassakis is unmasked 30 years after his crimes shocked Australia

By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 07:52, 19 May 2026 | Updated: 07:53, 19 May 2026 The youngest of the three infamous Snowtown killers has been pictured for the first time. The Court of Appeal on Tuesday lifted a gag order on James Spyridon Vlassakis' image, which has been in place for more than 25 years. Vlassakis pleaded guilty to four murders in the infamous 'body in the barrels' case and gave evidence against two other men - John Bunting and Robert Wagner. A fourth man, Mark Haydon, was not convicted of murder but spent 25 years behind bars for his involvement. The group were involved in the murder of 12 people between 1992 and 1999 in several locations around South Australia, including Snowtown. James Spyridon Vlassakis (above), youngest of the three infamous Snowtown killers, has been pictured for the first time No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.