Carl Williams (criminal)

Infobox Criminal
subject_name = Carl Anthony Williams


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date_of_birth = Birth date and age|1970|10|13|mf=y
place_of_birth = Melbourne, Australia
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conviction = Murder x 4 Conspiracy to murder
penalty = Life imprisonment 35 years non-parole period
status = Imprisoned
occupation = Labourer
spouse = Roberta Williams (divorced)
parents = George Williams Barbara Williams
children = 1, born Birth date and age|2001|3|10|mf=y

Carl Anthony Williams (born October 13, 1970 [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VSC/2007/131.html R v Williams (2007) VSC 131] , Supreme Court of Victoria, May 7, 2007] ) is an Australian convicted drug trafficker and multiple murderer from Melbourne, Victoria, currently serving life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 35 years for his ordering of the murders of three victims of the Melbourne gangland killings and the failed conspiracy to murder a fourth .

Williams did not actually carry out any of the murders for which he was convicted but enlisted the help of others willing to perform the contract killings in exchange for large payments of cash. Williams is currently in detained in the maximum security Acacia unit of HM Prison Barwon near Geelong . Williams will be 71 before he is eligible for parole.

Williams was portrayed by Gyton Grantley in the 2008 television series Underbelly, based on the events surrounding the Melbourne gangland wars from 1995 to 2004 [http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/boys-in-the-hood/2008/02/03/1201973726120.html Boys in the hood] , The Sydney Morning Herald, February 4, 2008] .

Early life

Williams attended Broadmeadows West Technical School, leaving in Year 11. Carl Williams was married to Roberta and had one child together, Dhakota (born 10th March 2001). Williams held various labouring jobs before opening a children's clothing store in partnership with his wife, which eventually failed .

On November 25, 1999, Williams, along his his father, George, and another associate were arrested and charged with drug trafficking after a raid on a Broadmeadows illegal drug factory. In excess of 25,000 amphetamine tablets were seized by police, estimated to be worth up to $20 million [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/09/1086749773020.html Carl Williams] , The Age, June 9, 2004] .

Williams, who described himself as a semi-professional gambler , was banned from the Crown Casino complex on April 2, 2004 by police commissioner Christine Nixon under the Casino Control Act.

Melbourne gangland killings

On October 13, 1999, Williams was shot in the abdomen 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 [Shand. A, "Big Shots",Penguin Group, 2007] .

Murder of Jason Moran

Jason Moran and associate Pasquale Barbaro were shot dead sitting in a car watching a children's football club in Essendon on 21 June, 2003. The location of the shooting was reported to be behind the Cross Keys Hotel in Strathmore, Victoria .

Murder of Michael Marshall

Marshall was shot outside his South Yarra home in front of his five-year-old son on October 25, 2003 .

Thomas Hentschel pled guilty to Marshall's murder.

Murder of Mark Mallia

Mark Mallia was an associate of murdered underworld criminal, Nik Radev [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/third-williams-victim-revealed/2007/03/01/1172338769745.html Third Williams victim revealed] , The Age, March 1, 2007] . At 8.05 am a fire was reported in a stormwater drain in Sunshine. Fire brigade members attending to the fire recovered a wheelie bin containing the remains of a charred body inside, later identified as Mallia .

Murder of Mark Moran

Mark Moran was shot while stepping into his car outside his luxury home in Aberfeldie.

Murder of Lewis Moran

Lewis Moran was shot dead in the inner-city Brunswick Club on March 31, 2004.

Arrest and confession

On 28 February, 2007, Williams pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court of Victoria to the murders of Lewis Moran, his son Jason Moran and Mark Mallia (whose name was initially suppressed by the court) Fact|date=August 2008.

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 Fact|date=August 2008. 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 Fact|date=August 2008.

It was also revealed that Williams is currently serving a sentence of 21 years for the 2003 murder of Michael Marshall. The outcome of this trial had been previously suppressed .

ummary of criminal convictions

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/carlanthonywilliams Carl Williams' Myspace page]