Parole Worker Pleads Guilty After Being Found in Hotel Bed With Fugitive Killer

A former Northern Territory legal aid staffer, Samantha Alampi, has pleaded guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice after being found in a hotel room with a fugitive killer she helped evade capture. Alampi, 37, admitted in the NT Supreme Court to aiding the then 19-year-old offender in absconding from his parole in Alice Springs in November 2024.

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I do know why, I don't know where and I don't know with who.

The fugitive, who was convicted of manslaughter as a youth, had been living at a hostel for four months before removing his electronic ankle monitor. Alampi, who was serving as his throughcare coordinator and had been assisting with his parole bid, continued to support him after his release. When contacted by the parole officer, Alampi initially claimed ignorance of the man's whereabouts but later admitted she knew "why" he had absconded, though not where or with whom.

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I can't believe what's happened.

Court documents revealed Alampi escorted the parolee into a hotel room she had booked under her name. Police later found the pair asleep in another hotel room after a four-day search. Alampi had been seen on CCTV footage escorting the man into the hotel and was later found by police packing his belongings at his hostel.

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I'm guessing he would be in Darwin by now.

Alampi's actions involved checking into two different hotels in Alice Springs while assisting the man. The court heard she had met the parolee the night before he absconded, finding him "upset" and contemplating self-harm, but she withheld this information, fearing it would compromise their relationship. The fugitive has not been named due to legal reasons.

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to share that information might compromise my relationship with him