Lewis Moran
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Lewis Moran (? - 2004) was an Australian criminal and patriarch of the infamous Moran family of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Notable for his involvement in the Melbourne underground war, Moran was shot dead in broad daylight in a Melbourne hotel in 2004. His murder occurred one day after the funeral of fellow Melbourne underworld criminal and suspected hitman, Andrew Veniamin. Moran was the father of murdered Melbourne underworld figures Jason Moran, murdered in 2003 and Mark Moran, murdered in 2000.
Moran was a long term associate of Graham Kinniburgh after meeting as workers on Melbourne's waterside. Kinniburgh was earlier executed outside his Kew home on December 13, 2003.
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[edit] Murder
Masked gunmen entered the Brunswick Club on Sydney Road, Brunswick at approximately 6.40pm on March 31, 2004. Moran was shot and killed whilst drinking at the bar. Associate Bertie Wrout was severely wounded but survived the attack.
[edit] Arrests
Keith Faure, his brother Noel Faure and associate Evangelos Goussis were charged with the murder.
On May 3, 2006, Faure pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 19 years for the murders of Lewis Caine and Lewis Moran.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- The Bulletin - Mobsters Inc: How Melbourne became No.1 with a bullet
- Lewis Moran killed in gangland shooting
- Lewis Moran murdered, The Age
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