Evangelos Goussis

Evangelos Goussis

Infobox Criminal
subject_name = Evangelos Goussis


image_size = 180px
image_caption = Evangelos Goussis
date_of_birth = birth date and age|1967|09|14 [http://www.theage.com.au/national/the-hard-fall-of-goussis-the-contender-20080712-3e74.html The hard fall of Goussis the contender] The Age, July 13, 2008]
place_of_birth = Tashkent, Uzbekistan
date_of_death =
place_of_death =
alias = Ange
charge =
conviction = Drug trafficking (1989) Attempted murder (1989) Murder (2006) Murder (2008) Intentionally causing serious injury
penalty = 20 years imprisonment 15 year non-parole period
status = Imprisoned, awaiting sentencing for second murder conviction
occupation = Boxer, Bouncer
spouse =
parents = Aristides Goussis,
Mahi Goussis
children =

Evangelos Goussis, (born September 14, 1967, Tashkent, Uzbekistan from Geelong, Victoria, is an Australian multiple murderer, guilty of the murders of two victims of the Melbourne gangland killings [http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/moran-murderer-revealed-as-twotime-killer/2008/05/29/1211654221548.html Moran murderer revealed as two-time killer] Sydney Morning Herald, May 30, 2008] . He is of Greek descent. [http://www.theage.com.au/national/the-hard-fall-of-goussis-the-contender-20080712-3e74.html The hard fall of Goussis the contender] The Age, July 13, 2008]

Goussis is currently detained in the maximum security Acacia unit of Barwon Prison where he is employed as a lawn mower .

Early life

Goussis was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Greek immigrant parents. [http://www.theage.com.au/national/the-hard-fall-of-goussis-the-contender-20080712-3e74.html The hard fall of Goussis the contender] The Age, July 13, 2008] He arrived in Australia at the age of 8. After leaving school, Goussis held various jobs such as an apprentice motor mechanic, a sheet metal worker, fitness consultant and nightclub bouncer.

In November 1989, Goussis was convicted of attempted murder and trafficking in heroin and sentenced to a term of imprisonment [http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/vic/VSC/2006/168.html R v Goussis (2006) VSC 168] , Supreme Court of Victoria, May 3, 2006] .

During his early twenties, Goussis drifted into a life of crime after meeting many criminal associates via his employment as a bouncer and via boxing .

In March, 2004 Goussis was convicted of carrying an unregistered firearm .

Boxing career

As a boxer, Goussis won the inaugural Lionel Rose Shield and also won a senior Australian kickboxing tournament at the age of 16 . By 1987 he was a contender for the 1988 Summer Olympics to be held in Seoul however did not qualify.

Melbourne gangland killings

Murder of Lewis Caine

Lewis Caine (also known as Sean Vincent) was an underworld figure based in Melbourne, Victoria, and one time boyfriend of lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson. Caine had lived with Garde-Wilson for a period of approximately two years before his death.

On May 8, 2004 Goussis and associate Keith Faure travelled to Melbourne from Geelong to meet with Caine in a Carlton hotel at the invitation of Faure. The body of Caine was found with a single gunshot wound to his head in a dead-end Brunswick street on May 8, 2004.

At his trial for the murder of Caine, Goussis claimed self defence, stating Caine produced a gun and fired at him however the gun jammed. Goussis stated he then shot Caine to the head with a single shot before dumping his body in the laneway .

Goussis was found guilty by a jury for the murder of Lewis Caine .

Murder of Lewis Moran

Masked gunmen entered the Brunswick Club on Sydney Road, Brunswick at approximately 6.40pm on March 31, 2004. Moran ran from his place at the bar and through a poker machine room before the gunman caught up with him and shot him twice, the fatal bullet being fired into the back of his head from a few centimetres away.

Associate Bertie Wrout was severely wounded but survived the attack. On May 29, 2008, Goussis was found guilty of the murder of Lewis Moran.

Murder of Shane Chartres-Abbott

Goussis is under investigation for the 2003 murder of male prostitute Shane Chartres-Abbott who was shot dead in a professional hit outside his Reservoir home on June 4, 2003 as he was travelling to the Melbourne County Court where he was due to appear to face assault charges [http://www.theage.com.au/national/gunman-was-the-key-to-underworld-killings-20080529-2jjl.html Gunman was the key to underworld killings] The Age, May 30, 2008] .

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