Carl Williams

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Carl Williams
Birth name: Carl Anthony Williams
Born: October 13, 1970 (1970-10-13) (age 37)
Penalty: Life imprisonment
35 years non-parole period
Killings
Number of victims: 4
Country: Australia
State(s): Victoria, Australia
For other persons named Carl Williams, see Carl Williams (disambiguation).

Carl Anthony Williams (b. October 13, 1970) is an Australian convicted hitman[1], drug trafficker and drug manufacturer from Melbourne, Victoria. Williams is currently serving a life prison sentence with a non-parole period of 35 years for the murders of four victims of the Melbourne gangland killings. He is currently in the maximum security unit of HM Prison Barwon. Carl Williams is divorced from Roberta Mercieca (born 1969) and they have one daughter together.

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[edit] Lead up to Gangland war

On October 13, 1999, Williams was alleged to have been shot in the abdomen on his 29th birthday by Jason Moran during an argument in Gladstone Park. This event gave rise to a lengthy violent turf war known popularly as the Melbourne gangland killings[2].

[edit] Arrest and confession

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On 28 February 2007, the 36-year-old Williams pleaded guilty in the Victorian Supreme Court to the murders of Lewis Moran, his son Jason Moran and Mark Mallia (whose name was initially suppressed by the court). Williams also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder gangland rival Mario Condello. A suppression order prevented the media from reporting this until the day of sentencing. Under a deal with police, Williams was not charged for his alleged involvement in orchestrating the murder of Mark Moran, Jason Moran's half brother.

Jason Moran and associate Pasquale Barbaro were shot dead sitting in a car watching a children's football clinic in Essendon in June 2003. The location of the shooting was reported to be behind the Cross Keys Hotel in Strathmore, Victoria. Lewis Moran was shot dead in the inner-city Brunswick Club on March 31, 2004.

It was also revealed that Williams is currently serving a sentence of 21 years for the 2003 murder of Michael Marshall. Marshall was shot outside his South Yarra home in front of his five-year-old son on October 25, 2003. The outcome of this trial had been previously suppressed.

[edit] Sentencing

On 7 May 2007, Williams was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 35 years for the murder of three underworld rivals - Jason Moran, Lewis Moran and Mark Mallia - and a failed conspiracy to kill Mario Condello. [3] Williams will be 71 before he is eligible for parole.

[edit] Media

Carl Williams was portrayed by Gyton Grantley [1] in 2008 in a TV series on Channel Nine in Australia called Underbelly. The series was loosely based on the events surrounding the Melbourne gangland wars from 1995 to 2004.

On the 14th May 2008, the Melbourne Herald Sun[2] reported that Carl Williams was operating a Facebook page (with the assistance of his ex-wife Roberta Williams). This was widely duplicated by other media outlets, and his active friends on Facebook went from approx 1,000 @ 6pm (14/05/08), to approximately 2,500 by midnight (14/05/08). As of the 15th May 2008, Carl's facebook account has been removed. There are now other media reports that Carl's known associates Tony Mokbel and Mick Gatto apparently also have Facebook accounts, which are attracting a growing fan base. Williams new Facebook profile was up and running minutes after being disabled. As of the 19th May 2008 Williams' new profile boasted over 3,000 friends. His Myspace profile also has around 500 friends.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The untold story of an underground war - National - theage.com.au
  2. ^ Shand. A, Big Shots,Penguin Group, 2007
  3. ^ The Bulletin publishes for the last time

[edit] External links

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Melbourne gangland killings
Victims · Greg Workman (1995) · Alphonse Gangitano (1998) · John Furlan (1998) · Charles Hegyaljie (1998) · Vince Mannella (1999) · Danny Catania (1999) · Gerardo Mannella (1999) · Joseph Quadara (1999) · Francesco Benvenuto (2000) · Richard Mladenich (2000) · Mark Moran (2000) · Dino Dibra (2000) · Victor Peirce (2002) · Paul Kallipolitis (2002) · Nik Radev (2003) · Jason Moran (2003) · Pasquale Barbaro (2003) · Mark Mallia (2003) · Housam Zayat (2003) · Graham Kinniburgh (2003) · Andrew Veniamin (2004) · Lewis Moran (2004) · Terrence Hodson (2004) · Christine Hodson (2004) · Lewis Caine (2004) · Mario Condello (2006)

Convicted murderers: Carl Williams · Keith Faure · Evangelos Goussis

Current trials:  · Tony Mokbel

Related articles: Operation Purana · Underbelly · Zarah Garde-Wilson