Carl Williams | |
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&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:Carl_Williams.jpeg) Carl Williams leaving the Supreme Court in May 2004 | |
| Born | Carl Anthony Williams 13 October 1970 |
| Died | 19 April 2010 (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 | 4, including 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) |
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.
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.
- ^ "Carl Williams' daughter to get six-figure payout for dad's prison death". Australia: 9news.com.au Network. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b c R v Williams [2007] VSC 131 (7 May 2007), Supreme Court (Vic, Australia)
- ^ "Serial killer called the shots". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Archived from the original on 19 March 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ^ John Silvester, Thomas Hunter & Selma Milovanovic (19 April 2010). "Carl Williams dies in prison: report". The Age. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2020.