Carl Williams (criminal)
Carl Anthony Williams (13 October 1970 – 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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Carl Williams leaving the Supreme Court in May 2004 | |
| Born | Carl Anthony Williams 13 October 1970 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| 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 | Dhakota Williams |
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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). 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.
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. Williams would have been 71 before he was eligible for consideration of parole.