Gangland widow Roberta Williams shares rare photos of her husband Carl

Gangland widow Roberta Williams has paid tribute to her late underworld figure husband Carl on what would have been his 52nd birthday.

In a post shared to Instagram, Roberta posted a series of rarely seen images of Carl and herself, as well as with his daughter, Dhakota Williams, 21.

‘Happy heavenly birthday Carlos. Today we will celebrate your life and the amazing person/dad/husband you were [and] the happiness you bought into ours and everyone who knew you,’ she wrote. 

Gangland widow Roberta Williams has paid tribute to her underworld figure husband Carl on what would have been his 52nd birthday. Pictured together 

‘You may not be here with us but you left me the greatest part of you, our beautiful daughter we created who is your twin in every way possible. I’d love you to be here so I could tease you that you’re getting older as you would me. 

‘The laughs we had the memories we made will last a lifetime and as long as your princess is beside me you live on through her eyes which are exactly like looking in yours,’ she went on. 

‘You never liked a birthday cake but tonight we will have one and sing happy birthday and all have a shot of ouzo,’ she continued.

In a post shared to Instagram, Roberta posed a series of rarely seen images of Carl and herself, as well as with his daughter, Dhakota Williams

Carl is pictured with daughter Dhakota when she was just a toddler 

‘The laughs we had the memories we made will last a lifetime,’ Roberta wrote 

‘I’m sure you and Benji are running a muck up there. The love never fades it gets stronger with time! Shine Bright Like A Diamond #MyAngel #Heaven #Carl #Carlos #MyLife #OurLife @dhakotawilliams’. 

Williams was jailed for 35 years in 2007 for ordering the murders of three rivals in the Melbourne gangland wars which claimed more than 30 victims in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

He had already been sentenced for conspiring to murder a fourth. 

‘You may not be here with us but you left me the greatest part of you, our beautiful daughter,’ wrote Roberta. Carl and Dhakota pictured 

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Carl cradles newborn baby Dhakota in this rarely seen image of the two together 

Roberta and Carl are pictured with Australian singer Vanessa Amorosi, who is holding a young Dhakota  

Williams was 39 when he was bludgeoned to death using an exercise bike by a fellow inmate, after an investigation revealed Victoria Police was paying $8,000 per year for his daughter’s school fees. 

It was later revealed Carl was an informant and had given information regarding a handful of unsolved murder investigations. 

Ms Williams previously told Herald Sun she would’ve preferred Carl was ‘shot on the street’ than inside his cell.

A tanned Carl hugs a young Dhakota in this throwback photo posted to Instagram 

‘No one deserves to be killed like that,’ she said.

She also doesn’t believe enough was done to get to the bottom of the killing, which took place inside the high security Barwon Prison.

Fellow inmate and gang leader Matthew Charles Johnson was sentenced to 32 years in jail for Carl’s murder.

Ms Williams previously told Herald Sun she would’ve preferred Carl was ‘shot on the street’ than inside his cell

The pair were former friends but were reportedly at odds with one another following the revelation Carl had turned informant.

But at the time, there were calls for a coronial inquest into the death, and Ms Williams questions how even guards responsible for manning the CCTV didn’t see her husband as he lay dying for 27 minutes.

‘The prison officers haven’t been held accountable, when clearly you’d have to be stupid to think they weren’t behind it,’ Ms Williams said.

 Roberta and Dhakota are pictured together recently. The pair are now working as OnlyFans models

‘There was one person who was supposed to be monitoring the cameras. That was their only job. How did that person move away from their station for that long? It doesn’t take 27 minutes to zap something in the microwave.’

Carl had a long and detailed history with Victoria Police.

He was first picked up at just 20 years old, accused of possessing stolen property. Just three years later, he was convicted for attempting to throw a missile and causing criminal damage.

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Dhakota was only 10 in April 2010 when her father was killed at Victoria’s Barwon Prison while serving life sentences for the murders of Jason and Lewis Moran and Mark Mallia

The following year, he completed his first stint in jail. He had been convicted of drug trafficking.

By late October of 1999, Carl was well and truly involved in Melbourne’s underworld.

He was shot in the stomach by Jason Moran over an $80,000 debt to the Moran crime family – sparking a war between the two which would span five years.

Carl went on to order the killings of Jason Moran and his father, Lewis.

Roberta and daughter Dhakota now work as OnlyFans models, selling racy photos and videos to subscribers.  

WHO WAS CARL WILLIAMS?

Pictured: Williams leaving a Melbourne courthouse in 2003 after being granted bail

Carl Williams has been described as Australia’s most notorious gangster due to his central role in Melbourne’s ‘underbelly’ gangland war which shook the city in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Williams was serving a life sentence in Melbourne’s notorious Barwon Prison for four murders and conspiracy to commit another when he was bashed to death by fellow inmate Matthew Charles Johnson with a exercise bike part on April 4 2010, making him the last victim of the underworld war.

KEY EVENTS 

October 13 1970: Born Carl Anthony Williams in Melbourne, Victoria.  

1990: Convicted of handling stolen goods, possession of stolen property and failing to answer bail. Fined $400.

1993: Convicted of criminal damage and throwing a missile. Sentenced to 150 hours of community service work.

1994: Convicted of attempting to traffic in a drug of dependence. Sentenced to 12 months’ jail, six months suspended for two years.

October 13 1999: Williams is shot in the stomach by Jason Moran over an $80,000 debt to the Moran crime family, and stumbles bleeding to his parents’ home in Essendon.

November 25 1999:  Williams is arrested with his father George and another associate and charged with drug trafficking after $20million worth of amphetamine tablets were seized.

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June 15 2000: Mark Moran, Jason Moran’s half-brother is shot dead outside his north-west Melbourne home. Williams was charged with murder over the shooting but charged were dropped when he pleaded guilty to three other killings.

November 10 2010: Williams’ home in Hillside and his Mercedes Benz are damaged by shotgun blasts. Williams later testified he believed the Morans were responsible. 

June 21 2003: Jason Moran and Pasquale Barbaro are gunned down while sitting in a van after watching Moran’s children play football.

August 18 2003: The badly-burnt body of Mark Mallia, a close associate of murdered mob enforcer and drug dealer Nik Radev, is found in a melted wheelie-bin.

October 25 2003: Drug dealer Michael Marshall is gunned down in front of his son in South Yarra.

March 31 2004: Moran family patriarch Lewis Moran, father of Jason Moran, is shot dead execution-style in the Brunswick Club in Melbourne.

June 9 2004: Police arrest two gunmen near the home of notorious gangster Mario Condello. 

February 6 2006: Mario Condello is shot dead in his driveway. 

July 19 2006: Williams pleads not guilty to the murder of Michael Marshall but is sentenced to 27 years – 21 without parole – over the killing. The outcome of the trial is not revealed until 2007.

May 7 2007: Williams pleads guilty to three counts of murder over the deaths of Jason Moran, Mark Mallia and Lewis Moran, and and one count of conspiracy to murder Mario Condello. He is sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment and given two 25-year jail sentences, all to be served concurrently with a minimum term of 35 years before eligible for parole.

April 4 2010: Williams is bashed to death in Barwon Prison by inmate Matthew Charles Johnson, 38, who used an exercise bike seat stem in the murder.

December 8 2011: Johnson is sentenced to 32 years jail without parole for the murder of Williams. Victorian Supreme Court Justice Lex Lasry found Johnson killed Williams because he was providing assistance to Victoria Police.