Mark Moran (criminal)

Mark Moran
Born Mark Anthony John Cole
4 July 1964(1964-07-04)
Died 15 June 2000(2000-06-15) (aged 35)
Aberfeldie, Victoria
Status Murdered
Occupation Personal trainer, pastry cook
Parents Leslie Cole (father),
Judy Moran (mother)
Lewis Moran (stepfather)
Children Josh and Tayla

Mark Anthony Moran (4 July 1964 – 15 June 2000)[1] was a criminal of the infamous Moran family from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, notable for its involvement in the illegal drug trade and the Melbourne gangland killings. Moran was murdered outside his Aberfeldie home,[2] allegedly by Carl Williams, just after 8 pm on 15 June 2000, aged 35.

Mark Moran was the son of Judy Moran and Leslie John "Johnny" Cole, who was shot dead in Sydney on 10 November 1982 during drug-related gangland wars while working for crime boss Frederick "Paddles" Anderson.[1] His stepfather was criminal Lewis Moran and his half-brother was drug trafficker Jason Moran, both also murdered.

References in popular culture

In the local Australian TV drama series Underbelly Mark Moran was played by actor Callan Mulvey.

References

  1. ^ a b Silvester and Rule (2004). Leadbelly. ISBN -097523180-4.
  2. ^ "Crime patriarch shot dead", The Age, 1 April 2004.

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Victims

Greg Workman (1995) · Alphonse Gangitano (1998) · John Furlan (1998) · Charles Hegyaljie (1998) · Vince Mannella (1999) · Damian Catania (1999) · Gerardo Mannella (1999) · Joseph Quadara (1999) · Francesco Benvenuto (2000) · "Mad" Richard Mladenich (2000) · Mark Moran (2000) · Dino Dibra (2000) · Victor Peirce (2002) · Paul Kallipolitis (2002) · Nik "The Russian" Radev (2003) · Jason Moran (2003) · Pasquale Barbaro (2003) · Willie Thompson (2003) · Mark Mallia (2003) · Michael Marshall (2003) · Housam Zayat (2003) · Graham "The Munster" Kinniburgh (2003) · Andrew "Benji" Veniamin (2004) · Lewis Moran (2004) · Terrence Hodson (2004) · Christine Hodson (2004) · Lewis Caine (2004) · Mario Condello (2006) · Des Moran (2009) · Carl Williams (2010) ·
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