Moran family
| Lewis Moran | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 July 1941 |
| Died | 31 March 2004 (aged 62) Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria |
| Criminal charge | Drug trafficking |
| Criminal status | Murdered |
| Spouse(s) | Judy Moran |
| Children | Jason Moran, Mark Moran (stepson) |
| Mark Anthony Moran | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 July 1964 |
| Died | 15 June 2000 (aged 35) Aberfeldie, Victoria |
| Other names | Mark Anthony John Cole |
| Occupation | Personal trainer, pastry cook |
| Criminal status | Murdered |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Leslie Cole (father), Judy Moran (mother) Lewis Moran (stepfather) |
| Jason Matthew Patrick Moran | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 September 1967 |
| Died | 21 June 2003 (aged 35) Essendon, Victoria |
| Criminal status | Murdered |
| Spouse(s) | Trish Kane |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Lewis Moran, Judy Moran |
The Moran family is an infamous Melbourne-based criminal family of Irish ancestry, 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 criminals.
Members of the Moran family include:
Lewis Moran was the patriarch and father of Jason Moran. On 31 March 2004 he was shot dead in a club on Sydney Road, Brunswick. At the time of his death he was on bail facing drug trafficking charges. Police had unsuccessfully attempted to keep Lewis Moran imprisoned due to concerns for his safety.
Judy Moran is the matriarch of the family. She 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. Judy Moran was divorced from Cole at the time of his death and had begun a relationship with Lewis Moran. Though she legally assumed the surname of Moran, she and Lewis Moran were never married.
On 16 June 2009, Judy Moran and three others were arrested in relation to the murder of Desmond Moran, Lewis's brother, in Ascot Vale on 15 June 2009. Judy Moran was subsequently charged with being an accessory after the fact and remanded into custody. On the night of 16 June her home in Ascot Vale was set on fire in an apparent arson attack.
On 9 March 2011, Judy Moran was convicted of the murder of Des 'Tuppence' Moran.
Desmond "Tuppence" Moran, the brother of Lewis Moran, had publicly claimed to be out of the criminal business. On 17 March 2009 at about 8.50pm (AEDT), he was the target of an unsuccessful assassination attempt outside his home in Langs Road, Ascot Vale. As he sat in his car, a single bullet struck the steering wheel and was deflected from the driver. Moran 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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