The Moran family is an infamous Melbourne, Australia-based criminal family notable for their involvement in the Melbourne gangland killings.
15 Facts About Moran family
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Family matriarch Judy Moran lost two sons, Jason and Mark, estranged husband Lewis, and brother-in-law Des in an underworld feud that resulted in the deaths of over 30 criminals from January 1998 to August 2010.
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Lewis Moran was the patriarch and father of Jason Moran.
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Police had unsuccessfully attempted to keep Lewis Moran family imprisoned due to concerns for his safety.
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Moran family was first married to Leslie John Cole, who was shot dead in Boronia Street, Kyle Bay, Sydney during a gangland conflict on 10 November 1982.
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Judy Moran family was divorced from Cole at the time of his death and had begun a relationship with Lewis Moran family.
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Judy Moran family was charged with being an accessory after the fact and remanded into custody.
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On 9 March 2011, Judy Moran family was convicted of the murder of Des 'Tuppence' Moran family, and 10 August 2011 she was sentenced to 26 years' imprisonment for the murder.
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Moran family was in the passenger seat, and witnesses claim to have seen the would-be killer fleeing immediately after firing the single shot.
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At about midday on 15 June 2009, Moran family was shot dead outside the Ascot Pasta and Deli Cafe on Union Road in Ascot Vale.
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The others arrested included Suzie Kane, sister-in-law of Judy Moran family's deceased son, Jason Moran family.
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On 15 June 2000, Mark Moran family was killed by two bullets as he was getting into his car outside his luxury home in Aberfeldie.
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Jason Moran family was imprisoned on assault-related charges for a brawl in a King Street Nightclub.
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Jason Moran family was considered a person of interest in Gangitano's murder.
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The Moran family's activities were the primary plot of the television series Underbelly.