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  "id": 7470301,
  "title": "Youngest Snowtown murderer to walk free from jail after 26-year sentence as parole upheld",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/youngest-snowtown-murderer-to-walk-free-from-jail-after-26-year-7470301",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T03:57:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/snowtown-murders-james-vlassakis-parole-decision-upheld-ntwnfb"
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  "summary": "James Vlassakis was 18 when he became involved in the Snowtown killings, later pleading guilty to four of the 11 murders Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The youngest person jailed over the notorious Snowtown killings will walk free after serving a 26-year sentence behind bars. A decision to release James Vlassakis…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Youngest Snowtown murderer to walk free from jail after 26-year sentence as parole upheld",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/youngest-snowtown-murderer-to-walk-free-from-jail-after-26-year",
        "published": "2026-09-15T03:57:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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