Carl Williams (criminal)

Carl Williams
Carl Williams leaving the Supreme Court in May 2004
Born
Carl Anthony Williams

(1970-10-13)13 October 1970
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died19 April 2010(2010-04-19) (aged 39)
HM Prison Barwon, Lara, Victoria, Australia
Cause of deathHomicide (bludgeoned with a broken handle bar of an exercise bicycle whilst incarcerated)
Body discoveredHM Barwon Prison
NationalityAustralian
Criminal statusDeceased; murdered in custody
Spouse
Roberta Mercieca
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(m. 2001)​
ChildrenDhakota Williams[1]
Parents
  • George Williams (father, deceased)
  • Barbara Williams (mother, deceased)
MotiveMelbourne gangland killings
Criminal charge
Penalty
Details
Victims
  1. Jason Moran (2003)
  2. Mark Mallia (2003)
  3. Michael Marshall (2003)
  4. Lewis Moran (2004)
Target(s)Mario Condello
KilledMark 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.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c R v Williams [2007] VSC 131 (7 May 2007), Supreme Court (Vic, Australia)
  3. ^ "Serial killer called the shots". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Archived from the original on 19 March 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  4. ^ 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.