Carl Williams (criminal)
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Carl Anthony Williams (13 October 1970[2] – 19 April 2010) was an Australian convicted murderer and drug trafficker from Melbourne, Victoria. He was a central figure in the Melbourne gangland killings as well as their final victim.
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Born | Carl Anthony Williams (1970-10-13)13 October 1970 |
Died | 19 April 2010(2010-04-19) (aged 39) HM Prison Barwon, Lara, Victoria, Australia |
Cause of death | Homicide (bludgeoned with a broken handle bar of an exercise bicycle whilst incarcerated) |
Body discovered | HM Barwon Prison |
Nationality | Australian |
Criminal status | Deceased; murdered in custody |
Spouse |
Roberta Mercieca (m. 2001) |
Children | Dhakota Williams[1] |
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Motive | Melbourne gangland killings |
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Target(s) | Mario Condello |
Killed | Mark Moran (2000) (No conviction recorded against Williams) |
He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 35 years for ordering the murders of three people and conspiracy to murder a fourth (which was unsuccessful).[2][3] On 19 April 2010, while incarcerated at HM Prison Barwon, Williams was beaten to death with the stem of an exercise bike by another inmate, Matthew Charles Johnson.[4]
Williams enlisted the help of others willing to perform the contract killings in exchange for large payments of cash. At the time of his death, he was in the maximum-security Acacia unit of HM Prison Barwon near Geelong.[2] Williams would have been 71 before he was eligible for consideration of parole.