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When up-and-coming drug dealer Carl Williams was shot in his ample tummy in 1999 in a small park in Gladstone Park no one could have predicted Melbourne was about to plunge into a decade-long underworld war.
Williams met half-brothers Mark and Jason Moran at the park to sort out a few business details, including the ownership of a pill press and a $400,000 disputed debt.
Carl Williams arrives at court with father George in April 2004.
Credit:Jason S outh
Without warning, Jason pulled a gun at the Barrington Crescent park and ended the debate with a bullet. When Mark suggested he finish the job by killing Williams, the ever-practical Jason said, “Then how are we going to get our money back?”
The seven shots that took a life and changed another
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The ex-cop with a reputation sits quietly at a picnic table at a little stop at a little country town on a perfect Autumn afternoon. Even though these days he tends to hunch and keep his head down, he is still physically imposing.
A few metres away is a wire rack where locals leave plants and herbs for anyone to grab. It is that sort of community.
Cliff Lockwood in the home he shares with his cats.
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