Mark Moran (criminal)
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Mark Anthony Moran was a criminal of the infamous Moran family
from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, notable for its involvement in the illegal drug trade
and the Melbourne gangland killings
. Moran was murdered outside his Aberfeldie
home, allegedly by Carl Williams, just after 8 pm on 15 June 2000, aged 35.
Mark Moran was the son of Judy Moran
and Leslie John "Johnny" Cole, who was shot dead in Sydney on 10 November 1982 during drug-related gangland wars while working for crime boss Frederick "Paddles" Anderson. His stepfather was criminal Lewis Moran
and his half-brother was drug trafficker Jason Moran
, both also murdered.
Moran family
The Moran family is an infamous Melbourne-based criminal family, notable for their involvement in the Melbourne gangland killings. Family matriarch Judy Moran lost two sons, Jason and Mark, estranged husband Lewis, and brother-in-law Des to an underworld feud that resulted in the deaths of over 30...
from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, notable for its involvement in the illegal drug trade
Illegal drug trade
The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.A UN report said the...
and the Melbourne gangland killings
Melbourne gangland killings
The Melbourne gangland killings were the murders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia of 36 criminal figures or partners between 16 January 1998 and 13 August 2010. The murders were in a series of retributional murders involving various underworld groups. The deaths caused a sustained power vacuum...
. Moran was murdered outside his Aberfeldie
Aberfeldie, Victoria
Aberfeldie is a suburb 9 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley. At the 2006 Census, Aberfeldie had a population of 3455....
home, allegedly by Carl Williams, just after 8 pm on 15 June 2000, aged 35.
Mark Moran was the son of Judy Moran
Judy Moran
Judy Moran is the matriarch of the infamous Moran criminal family of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Judy Moran was first married to Leslie John "Johnny" Cole, who was shot dead in Sydney drug-related gangland conflict in 1982...
and Leslie John "Johnny" Cole, who was shot dead in Sydney on 10 November 1982 during drug-related gangland wars while working for crime boss Frederick "Paddles" Anderson. His stepfather was criminal Lewis Moran
Lewis Moran
Lewis Moran was an Australian organized crime figure and patriarch of the infamous Moran family of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Notable for his involvement in the Melbourne gangland killings, Moran was shot dead in a Melbourne hotel The Brunswick Club in 2004...
and his half-brother was drug trafficker Jason Moran
Jason Moran
Jason Matthew Patrick Moran was an Australian criminal from Melbourne, Victoria, and one of the leaders of the Moran crime family, notable for its involvement in the Melbourne gangland killings. He sported a 12 cm scar on the side of his face.-Early life:Moran was the son of Lewis Moran and...
, both also murdered.