LEADBELLY - Inside Australia's Underworld War

Associations derived from the book of John Sylvester and Andrew Rule
February 7, 1995 The Melbourne Gangland Killings were the killings of 35 criminal figures or partners in Associate
Greg Workman shot by Alphonse Gangitano. Two 15 June, 2009
female witnesses became disenchanted with the police Melbourne, Victoria, in a series of retributional murders involving various underworld Step-Brother
Associate
Underworld identity Desmond Moran is shot dead at
Believed at Scene at time
protection program and contacted Jason Moran. The groups between 16/01/1998 and 15/06/2009. Associate
of GANGITANO's Death
Murdered - Shot Eight Times
Ascot Vale in Melbourne's north-west. Des Moran is the
two recanted their statements to Gangitano's legal By GANGITANO brother of slain underworld figure Lewis Moran, who was
Son in Law KINNIBURGH
council. The witnesses were then sent overseas murdered in 2004 during Melbourne's gangland war,
The deaths caused a sustained power vacuum within Melbourne's criminal community, Mother Graham Allan
The Munster Assist MORAN depart Associate and uncle to Mark and Jason Moran, who were also
(Gangitano paid) and the murder case collapsed COLE scene in vehicle and dispose
as various factions fought for control and influence. The majority of the murders are MURATORE Jennifer Ann Death 13/12/2003 firearm off Westgate Bridge GANGITANO
WORKMAN
Gregory John killed in gangland disputes. Judy Moran, Suzanne
BENVENUTO MORAN Murdered
January 16 1998
still unsolved, although police from the Purana Taskforce believe that Carl Williams was Alfonso
Death 4/08/1992 Liborio Spouse Judith
Alphonse John
Harry
Death 7/02/1995 Kane, Geoffrey Armour and a unnamed fourth person
Godfather of Melbourne Murdered Al Murdered have been arrested and charged.
Alphonse Gangitano was shot and killed in the laundry responsible for ten of them. Murdered
Organised Crime Boss - VICTORIA
Son of Brother Accessory after the Fact Associate Big Al
Death 10/06/1988 Death 16/01/1998
of his home. A coroner's report into his death directly Associate
MORAN
Murdered
Murdered
implicated Jason Moran and Graham Kinniburgh. Close Friend
The period culminated in the arrest of Carl Williams, who pleaded guilty to three counts Mentioned in Inquest
into the 1992 MURATORE BENVENUTO
Spouse
Spouse
Desmond
Tuppence Associate
Murdered
GANGITANO shot
6 February,2006
ARMOUR Associate The eve of his murder trial, Mario Condello was shot
of murder on 28/02/2007. As part of a deal which will see Williams out of prison after Shooting Murder Frank
Death 8/05/2000
COLE Convicted Drug Dealer Geoffrey
Leslie John Death 15/06/2009 Nuts SMITH Associate and killed in his driveway at around 10 pm. Condello
August 3 1998 he turns 70, police will not charge him with the other seven murders they believe he Murdered Gunman - Organised Crime HODSON
Terrence
HODSON
Christine Murdered
COZZO
Lou
Russell Warren
had dined with Mick Gatto earlier in the night and police
John Furlan, a 48-year-old motor mechanic was killed Painter and Docker
committed. Possible Death 10/11/1982
Death 16/05/2004 Death 16/05/2004 Defacto
Associate have warned Gatto is under increased risk as this may
by a car bomb outside his home. Domenic "Mick" Gatto Murdered Murdered Associate
was treated as a suspect due to a recent payment
Mistaken Murdered
Associate be the resumption of the gangland war.
dispute with the deceased. No charges laid.
Wikipedia - Melbourne's Gangland Killings Identity
Associate Father
(Biological)
Associate
Alleged Leak That
Murdered
Accessory after the Fact
QUADARA HODSON was an Associate GERMANOS
Giuseppe QUADARA informant George
Joe Joseph KANE Death 22/03/2001
Joe Suzanne
November 23, 1998
Sister in Law Murdered
AISBETT
9 June, 2004
Murdered HEFTI Death 28/05/1999
Stand-over man Charles Hegyaljie ("Mad Charlie"), was Shot during Murdered
Mother Sister Mark Purana Taskforce detectives arrested Carl Williams for
Armed Robber
killed at his Caulfield home. He was an acquaintance of Police incorrectly Armed Robbery Step Father Associate Brother PAUL conspiracy to murder. His associates Sean Sonnet and
Brother Martin Felix Adversarial
Chopper Read and had been associated with the
believed Armed Robber
COX Associate Plot to Kill Lewis MORAN Relationship
Gregg Hildebrandt were arrested only metres from the
JENSEN involved Daughter Wife
amphetamine industry. Dino Dibra was linked to the
Russell
Mad Dog MORAN
in Prison - Failed PASTRAS PASTRAS home of Mario Condello.
Pistol Found in Cell MORAN Savas Michael KANE KANE
Walsh Street Homicides Murdered HEFTI Mark
killing, which was believed to be either drug or debt Believed in Retaliation of Shot during Drug Dealer
Event: 7/05/2003 0:00
Lewis
Eyes
Brian Les KANE MORAN DOMICAN
JENSEN HEFTI Death 31/03/2004 Painters and Dockers Painters and Dockers Trisha Associate
related Graeme
JENSEN death Dominic
Armed Robbery
Associate Death 15/06/2000 Associate
Jason Patrick Tom
Security Guard Murdered Death 26/11/1982 Death 19/10/1978 Death 21/06/2003 Sydney Stand-Over Man Associate
Death 11/10/1988 Murdered Tesitify for GATTO May 16, 2004
FARRUGAI Murdered Murdered Murdered Murdered
Police Shooting Charged/Acquitted Death 11/07/1988 at VENIAMIN Trial
Kevin Andrew Murdered PETRELIS Terrence and Christine Hodson were found executed in
Murdered HEFTI Minder For Father Andrew
January 9, 1999 Charged/Acquitted
Shot during Witness Protection
their Kew home . Terrence Hodson was revealed to be
Vince Mannella, a former associate of Victor Peirce and FAURE WILLIAMS Lured into Park a police informant. It is also reported that an associate of
Armed Robbery Noel Deceased - Suspicious
Associate Shot in Stomach by Jason MORAN Associate MANNELLA
Alphonse Gangitano, was ambushed and killed outside Walsh Street Murder MERCURI Murdered Event: 13/10/1999 0:00 Murdered Murdered Brothers
Vincenzo Lewis Moran hired Hodson to murder Carl Williams in
his home in North Fitzroy. Media suspected his death Ambush Murder of Police Charged / Acquittted Santo Vince 2001.
Charged/Acquitted Steven Tynan and Damien Eyre Brother Murdered
Death 22/07/2000 Found in Cell Death 9/01/1999
was debt-related or part of an underworld power Event: 7/05/2003 0:00 Murdered Associate
Suspicious Death
Murdered Cancer - Whilst in Prison of Witness Murdered
struggle but no suspects were ever named. Shot in his Motel Room Murdered BARBARO before KIZON Trial Possible Amphetamine
at Esquire Motel MLADENICH GOUSSIS Pasquale (POSSIBLE HIT) Supplier identified in May 8, 2004
Son Richard Evangelos TRAGLIA Little Pat Drug Squad Op PHALANX The body of Lewis Caine was found dumped in
McEVOY Mad Richard FAURE Hired to murder Alphonso
May 28, 1998 Peter David King Richard Keith George Lewis Moran Death 21/06/2003 Brunswick street, with a single gunshot wound to the
Associate Spade Brain
CAINE
RYAN PETTINGIL DIBRA Lewis Murdered
Joseph Quadara, a 57-year-old greengrocer, was Jason Vicki
FARRELL Dino Associate Murdered
Over 24 Aliases READ head. He was a friend of Carl Williams and had been
Anthony Suspected Hitman Drug Dealer Associate Mark
ambushed by two people and killed in a Toorak carpark MILITANO Stand over man
Hired to murder Chopper seen dining with him two nights earlier. Evangelos
Death 14/10/2000 Lewis Moran Ordered Murder
in the early hours of as he was about to start work at a Mark
Murdered Death 16/05/2000 of Moran; Barbaro; Marshall Murdered
Goussis and Keith George Faure were charged and
Death 25/03/1987 PETTINGIL Grandson Daughter
Safeway supermarket. The former millionaire was Trevor Involved KOCOGLU Murdered .22 Pistol
HENTSCHELL MANNELLA HIGGS
convicted of Lewis Caine's Murder
Police Shooting Son Located in Prison Cell
declared bankrupt in 1994. Police believed that his Salih Ordered Murder Thomas KIZON Gerardo John William
Murdered of Moran; Barbaro; Marshall TOGNOLINI John Death 20/10/1999 Australia's "Speed King"
killing was a case of mistaken identity, due to the WILLIAMS Terrence Raymond JK Alleged Amphetamine Dealer
Associate Involved Murdered
existence of another Giuseppe "Joe" Quadara involved Son Owner George Ordered Murder Hells Angels
Nomad Chapter
Drug Trafficker - of Moran; Barbaro; Marshall
in Melbourne's fruit and vegetable industry with Half Brother
Melbourne, Sydney and Perth Enforcer (Previous) March 31, 2004
Associate Currently Expelled
underworld connections. The next victim was 58-year-old Lewis Moran, father of
PETTINGIL
Half Brother Jamie PETTINGIL CONABERE
Spouse
Jason Moran and stepfather of Mark Moran. He was shot
Kath Ivan Associate
Son Granny Evil Associate Kidnapping Road Rage Incident Married : 14/01/2001 BRINCAT Previous Member Shot TRAEGER and killed in broad daylight by two balaclava-clad men
October 13,1999 Half Brother 2/08/1999 Death 8/01/2002 Divorced : 1/03/2007 Son
Victor Role - Enforcer Supplied
During Murder in the front bar of the Brunswick Club in Brunswick.The
Ex Brothel Madam Expelled From Hells Angels Awarded Hells Angels 9mm Luger Pistol
Carl Williams was shot in the stomach and survived in Notorious Thief Associate VENDITTI Victim bashed, stabbed
Murdered shooting also injured his associate, Bert Wrout.
Half Brother Angelo Mario and forced at gunpoint $10000 Contract
Gladstone Park. Williams told the police he blacked out PIERCE Present
Associate WILLIAMS Murdered to kill KNOWLES TRAEGER
Evangelos Goussis and Keith George Faure were
Victor George During Incident Roberta Kim
and could not identify the shooter. Known underworld Death 1/05/2002
Son
Involved Shot Dead After nee KANE
Brother
charged and convicted of Lewis Moran's Murder
Murdered Involved
figures Mark and Jason Moran were present at the time, Murdered
Road Incident Murdered
and police believe there was a dispute related to a ALLEN MOKBEL
Peter John Milad Ordered Murder Drove Getaway
failed amphetamines batch and ownership of drug Associate Associate Associate Associate
Conspired - Murder
of KNOWLES Vehicle
Michael MARSHALL
manufacturing equipment. A woman told police she Spouse
Associate
Hells Angels PRESTON March 23, 2004
heard a man cry "No, Jason!" moments before a shot Nomad Chapter Gerald David GILLARD
Son Murdered ARICO IVANOVIC Associate Associate
Victoria Convicted / Sentenced Kevin Wayne
Andrew Veniamin was shot dead by Domenic Gatto in
was fired. PIERCE AUCIELLO Rocco Thomas WILLIAMS MOKBEL MARSHALL 2 Murders + 1 Attempt. Murder
Wendy KALLIPOLITIS John Carl Antonios Michael Ronald
Melbourne, Victoria Convicted / Sentenced the Carlton pizza restaurant "La Porcella" after an
2 Murders + 1 Attempt. Murder
Paul CHIMIRRI
Tony
Fat Tony
Death 25/10/2003 argument. Gatto was charged with his murder, Police
PK
October 20, 1999
Terrence The Octopus Murdered alleging that Domenic had set a trap for Veniamin.
Death 16/10/2002
Vince Mannella's brother, 31-year-old Gerardo
ALLEN
Murdered
Murdered Veniamin was a close associate of Carl Williams and
Dennis Conspired to Murder Unknown Jacobs Shot in Her Bed -
Mannella, was ambushed and killed outside his Mr Death MOLIC Shot
Conspired to Murder
Condello - ARRESTED
Organised Murder Assailant with Six Year Old
Murdered was suspected to be a hitman involved in as many as
Involved Condello - ARRESTED of RADEV JACOBS
brother's home, after attempting to flee from two men Associate
Suspected Involvement in 11 Murders
in Brawl TALAKUROS
Meeting with RADEV Drug Competition Murdered Son Beside Her
Benjamin
seven underworld murders. Gatto was later acquitted on
Alleged Hitman in leg Murdered
prior to Death the grounds of self-defence.
DEWHURST TALAKUROS MOLIC Murdered Associate Fire-Bombed
VALASTRO THOMPSON's car GOLDMAN KUDRYAVSTEV
Frank Michael Phillip Nick Ahmen KNOWLES
Footscray Reserves Player Bouncer : Crowd Controller Associate THOMPSON Michael Alexander Present
Death 20/06/1987 Death 10/07/2002 During Les
Police Shooting Death 27/04/2006 Brawl and Shooting Willie Murdered
Murdered Drug Dealer Murdered Murder
May 8, 2000 Shot outside HEGYALJI's Murdered
6/12/1998
Dome Nightclub Attempt to Attempt to Ordered Murder Murdered
December 13, 2003
Death 21/07/2003
52-year-old fruiterer Francesco Benvenuto, also known
Caulfield South home
Event: 23/11/1998 0:00
DOMASZEWICZ Murder Condello Murder Condello of KUDRYAVSTEV Testimony Against 62-year-old Graham Kinniburgh, known as "The
Greg ARRESTED ARRESTED Murdered PRESTON and implicated
as "Frank Benvenuto", was shot dead while sitting in his Murdered Associate
HELLS ANGELS OMCG Munster", was ambushed and shot dead outside his
Murdered SONNET HILDERBRANDT
car in the driveway of his Beaumaris home on . Phone Associate Associate Sean Jason
CONDELLO
Gregg
home in Kew in front of family members. Kinniburgh was
Mario Rocco Girlfriend JACOBS
records show that as Benvenuto lay dying he managed CATANIA Death 6/02/2006 Vicki Ex-Husband carrying a gun and managed to return one shot before
to ring ex-employee and associate Victor Peirce on his Danny Murdered Murdered Vicki Joy SOLOMON (born)
RICHARDS being killed. He was considered Melbourne's most
Shot during SMYTH Death 12/06/1999 Tim
mobile phone Drive-By Associate Katriana Murdered
influential criminal at the time of his death. Andrew
Murdered
ABDALLAH 24/02/1998 Murdered Associate Abducted and Tortured
Murdered Veniamin was treated as a suspect in his murder, and
Gary Demanding $100,000 from Death 2003
Death 9/04/1989 VELLA Murdered RADEV CEYLAN's GST Fraud Scheme Carl Williams was also questioned
Craig Shot GODINO Shot by GATTO Nikolai
May 16, 2000 Police Shooting several times
Murdered Associate Nik "The Bulgarian"
CEYLAN
(Road Rage) The Russian
Richard Mladenich, a 39-year-old career criminal and Kidnapped & Forced Convicted : Attempted Murder
VENIAMIN
Death 15/04/2003
Abducted and Tortured Sedat Associate
Andrew
associate of Mark Moran, was killed with a single bullet
in the St Kilda Esquire Hotel. Police later named Rocco Associate HEGYALJI
Charlie
to Cook Drugs

LESTER
Benji
Death 23/03/2004
Possibly Murdered
Heavily in Debt ORFANIDIS
Christopher
Murdered
Demanding $100,000 from
CEYLAN's GST Fraud Scheme

Murdered
TRAGLIA
Alfonso
"Crooks will always kill crooks. October 25, 2003
Michael Marshall was shot five times in the head outside
Arico as a suspect but were unable to interview him Murdered Associate his South Yarra home in front of his girlfriend and his
whilst he was in prison. They later named Dino Dibra as
their primary suspect HOUGHTON
Mad Charlie
Machinegun Charlie
Death 23/11/1998
Paul
Amphetamine Cook GODINO
Vincenzo
Event: 15/07/2000 0:00
Associate GATTO
Domenic
Mick Gatto
The Don Murdered
Murdered

COSSU
Associate

IBRAHIM
It's like prostitution ... five-year-old son. He was the owner of a hot dog stand,
and also a suspected drug dealer. Marshall was a
Shot in Leg
Jedd
Death 17/11/1988
Police Shooting
Murdered
Road Rage Incident
ZAFFINA
Pasquale
3 Times
Mick the Don

FURLAN
MALLIA
Mark
Damien
Brother
Murdered

MOKDESSI
Nicholas

Spouse
you will never take that away" 'friend' of Willie Thompson and also Nik Radev. Victor
Brincat and Thomas Hentschel were arrested and
June 15, 2000 Murdered John Death 18/08/2003 Abraham charged for the murder within hours of the shooting by
Mark Moran was killed by Carl Williams with two bullets Death 3/08/1998 ZAYAT
Murdered Murdered
Mohamed GULYAS NHONTHACHITH Operation Purana. Police revealed that Hentschel's car
as he was putting his rubbish bins in the curb, outside ORMAN
Faruk
KAYA Murdered FERMAN Deceased
Committed
Murder 1994 Murder Steve
Istvan Tina
Bing
Detective Inspector Gavan Ryan had been bugged and that the killing had been caught
Steve Car Bomb Hizir Ibery ZAYAT
his luxury home in Aberfeldie. Prison Hanging Houssam 50 year old partner
Attempt Murder of
The Birdman
Death 20/10/2003 Purana Taskforce on an audio surveillance tape. Both men were
Involved Sam Death 20/10/2003
In Brawl Death 9/09/2003 Son Murdered
Murdered Victoria Police associates of Carl Williams
Associate Murdered

Associate

October 14, 2000
25-year-old suspected drug dealer and suspected
murderer Dino Dibra was killed after leaving his house
in West Sunshine. The police profile strongly suggested
that "Benji" Veniamin was one of the gunmen. Other
suspects included murdered gangsters Nik Radev and
Sam Zayat.
March, 22, 2001 May 1, 2002 July 10, 2002. October 16, 2002 April 15, 2003 June 21, 2003 July 21, 2003 August 18, 2003 September 11, 2003 October 20, 2003
George Germanos was shot repeatedly in an small Victor Peirce, 42, was killed while in a car parked Alexander Kudryavstev was shot by Michael Goldman. The body of drug dealer Paul Kallipolitis was found in Nik Radev, known as "The Russian", was killed in 36-year-old Jason Moran, and his minder, 40-year-old Small time drug dealer Willie Thompson, 39, was killed The charred body of Mark Mallia, 30, was found in a Housam Zayat, 32, was found in a paddock in Tarneit Istvan "Steve" Gulyas, 49, and his defacto wife were
surburban park in Armadale. Germanos had suffered opposite the Coles supermarket in Bay Street, Port Goldman, 55, said he shot to miss a wounded his West Sunshine home. He was lying on his bed and Queen St Coburg . The known drug dealer and Pasquale Barbaro were shot dead by Victor Brincat who while sitting in his car after leaving a karate club in stormwater drain in West Sunshine. He was an associate with multiple bullet wounds to the head. Zayat was also a found executed in their Sunbury home. Together they
multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest. The Melbourne. A white Holden Commodore pulled up acquaintance on a suburban nature strip despite orders had one gunshot wound to the head. He clearly knew standover man was shot seven times in the head and happened to be wearing a balaclava as they sat in a Chadstone. Police say the gunman strolled up to the car of Nik Radev. Mallia grew up with Andrew Veniamin, close associate of Nik Radev. Nicholas Ibrahim who ran a dating agency, Partner Search Australia, which
scene was decribed as "certainly gruesome.... hes beside Peirce, and Peirce exchanged words with the from psychotic criminal, Nik Radev to "finish him". his killer. Police believe he had been murdered a day chest as he sat in his Mercedes-Benz coup. Andrew parked blue van outside an Auskick football clinic in and shot Thompson dead before escaping with a Dino Dibra and Paul Kallipolitis. Carl Williams had hired was arrested and charged for the murder allegedly told Police suspected was a front for a brothel. Gulyas was
been shot a number of times". The murderers had used occupants inside the car, before being shot four times at Goldman said Radev told him earlier the same day: earlier and publicly suspected that his one-time-friend Veniamin is believed to have murdered Radev on order Essendon. Five children were witness to the murder second person in a stolen Ford sedan. Thompson's men to interrogate and torture Mallia over missing drug police he shot Mr Zayat as a result of threats to him and also a friend of Nik Radev.
a handgun in the attack. George Germanos was a close range. "Give him one in the head and I take care of the body." Andrew Veniamin was the killer. Angelo Mario Venditti of Carl Williams. Damien Cossu and Alfonso Traglia including Moran's six-year-old twin boy and girl. The official occupation was a lollipop vendor inside money. In addition to WIlliams, Damien Cossu, his family over the nightclub deal.
bouncer. was arrested for this murder on 29 July, 2008 were with Radev at the time of the murder but claimed gunman ran away across the football oval and over a nightclubs, and a police report said he had recently Christopher Orfanidis, Hizir Ibery Ferman were charged
they could not identify the gunman. Moonee Ponds Creek footbridge to a waiting vehicle. developed an enmity with Nik Radev. with Mallia's torture and murder

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with control of Melbourne's fruit and vegetable markets. Gangitano. Domenic "Mick" Gatto and his lawyer George of the Painters and Dockers Union. Brian and Les Kane,
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are reported to have been associated with this group. Gerardo Manella are also associated with this group. Moran have all been associated with 'the Dockers'. Carl Williams This chart has been produced through the application of the international recognised
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Date: 25th July 2009
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Led by Nikolai "The Russian" Radev, a convicted drug dealer Led by Paul PK Kallipolitis. Dino Dibra, Andrew Veniamin, Led by Carl Williams and his father George Williams and Source: Leadbelly - J.Sylvester & A. Rule
and career criminal. Mark Mallia, Housam Zayat, Istvan Gulyas, Johnny Auciello, Big Bluey and Rocco Arico were also members. Antonios Mokbel. Andrew Veniamin, Victor Brincat, Thomas On 19 April 2010, while incarcerated at Barwon Prison, Open Source Information IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook is the recognised standard investigative tool that allows analysts
Michael Marshall, and Willie Thompson were known associates. All members had been friends from their childhood. Benji Hentschell, Dino Dibra, Alfonso Traglia, Damien Cossu were and investigators to visualise patterns and trends within data in order to provide actionable
Veniamin took over the group when Kallipolitis was murdered. known associates. Carl Williams was beaten to death with the stem of an (c) Visual Analysis 2016 intelligence to decision makers.

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