Evangelos Goussis
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Evangelos Goussis, is an Australian former boxer and kickboxer from Geelong, Victoria
, and is a multiple murderer, guilty of the murders of two victims of the Melbourne gangland killings
. He is of Greek
ethnicity.
Goussis is currently detained in the maximum security Acacia unit of Barwon Prison where he is employed as a lawn mower.
He is also a former WKA Kickboxing
World champion.
, in the former Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, of the USSR
to a family of Greek immigrants in Uzbekistan
.
Ange Goussis' father, Aristides Goussis, had been a resistance fighter against the Nazis during World War II for Greece
, and was a pro-Soviet guerilla in the brutal Greek Civil War
of the late 1940s
.
In 1949, following the Right-Wing's victory against the communist guerillas in Greece
, Aristides and his wife, Mahi, a Red Cross child-care worker, fled to Uzbekistan.
Ange Goussis 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.
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.
Shield. By 1987 he was a contender for the 1988 Summer Olympics
to be held in Seoul
however did not qualify.
In the early 90's, Goussis competed in kickboxing. Goussis became a world kickboxing champion, winning the (WKA) World Kickboxing Association
middleweight title.
Evangelos Goussis' name stands alongside many other Greek
kickboxing
greats such as former world champions, Stan 'The Man' Longinidis
and Tosca Petridis
, Louie 'The Ice' Iosifidis, and current world champion 'Iron' Mike Zambidis
and others.
Ange Goussis went eventually back to boxing
however, training with Keith Ellis. He had three professional fights, TKO-ing Shane Wirth in 39 seconds in March 1995 and drawing with Ricky Jackson two weeks later. In October 1997, at Bondi, he stopped Adam Turner in the first round.
. Caine had lived with Garde-Wilson for a period of approximately two years before his death.
On 8 May 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 8 May 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.
, Brunswick
at approximately 6.40pm on 31 March 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 29 May 2008, Goussis was found guilty of the murder of Lewis Moran and on February 9, 2009, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum 30 years non-parole period.
Shane Chartres-Abbott who was shot dead in a professional hit outside his Reservoir
home on 4 June 2003 as he was travelling to the Melbourne County Court
where he was due to appear to face Rape charges.
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...
, and is a multiple murderer, guilty of the murders of two victims of 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...
. He is of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
ethnicity.
Goussis is currently detained in the maximum security Acacia unit of Barwon Prison where he is employed as a lawn mower.
He is also a former WKA Kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
World champion.
Early life
Goussis was born in TashkentTashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
, in the former Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, of the USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
to a family of Greek immigrants in Uzbekistan
Greeks in Uzbekistan
There are approximately 9,000 ethnic Greeks in Uzbekistan. The community is made up of Greeks from Russia who were deported by force from that country to Uzbekistan in the 1940s, and political refugees from Greece. About 30,000 Greeks lived in the country before World War II and a further 11,000...
.
Ange Goussis' father, Aristides Goussis, had been a resistance fighter against the Nazis during World War II for Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, and was a pro-Soviet guerilla in the brutal Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
of the late 1940s
1940s
File:1940s decade montage.png|Above title bar: events which happened during World War II : From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching "Omaha" Beach on "D-Day"; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of France; The Holocaust occurred during the war as Nazi Germany...
.
In 1949, following the Right-Wing's victory against the communist guerillas in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Aristides and his wife, Mahi, a Red Cross child-care worker, fled to Uzbekistan.
Ange Goussis arrived in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
at the age of 8. After leaving school, Goussis held various jobs such as an apprentice
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of practitioners of a skill. Apprentices or protégés build their careers from apprenticeships...
motor mechanic
Auto mechanic
An auto mechanic is a mechanic with a variety of car makes or either in a specific area or in a specific make of car. In repairing cars, their main role is to diagnose the problem accurately and quickly...
, a sheet metal
Sheet metal
Sheet metal is simply metal formed into thin and flat pieces. It is one of the fundamental forms used in metalworking, and can be cut and bent into a variety of different shapes. Countless everyday objects are constructed of the material...
worker, fitness consultant and nightclub bouncer
Bouncer (doorman)
A bouncer is an informal term for a type of security guard employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs or concerts to provide security, check legal age, and refuse entry to a venue based on criteria such as intoxication, aggressive behavior, or attractiveness...
.
In November 1989, Goussis was convicted of attempted murder and trafficking in heroin and sentenced to a term of imprisonment.
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 and kickboxing career
As a boxer, Goussis won the inaugural Lionel RoseLionel Rose
Lionel Edmund Rose MBE was an Australian bantamweight boxer, the first Indigenous Australian to win a world title.-Early life:...
Shield. By 1987 he was a contender for the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
to be held in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
however did not qualify.
In the early 90's, Goussis competed in kickboxing. Goussis became a world kickboxing champion, winning the (WKA) World Kickboxing Association
World Kickboxing Association
The World Kickboxing Association is one of the oldest and the largest amateur and professional sanctioning organizations of kickboxing in the world for the sport. Its official name is "World Kickboxing and Karate Association"....
middleweight title.
Evangelos Goussis' name stands alongside many other Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
greats such as former world champions, Stan 'The Man' Longinidis
Stan Longinidis
Stan "The Man" Longinidis is a retired Australian Heavyweight kickboxer and 8 time Kickboxing World Champion. Born in Australia of Greek ethnicity, Longinidis is one of the few fighters to have won World titles in three different styles, International Rules Kickboxing, Full Contact and Muay Thai,...
and Tosca Petridis
Tosca Petridis
Tosca Petridis is a Greek-Australian former Kickboxer and Boxer.He was born in Melbourne, Australia, however is of Greek ethnicity...
, Louie 'The Ice' Iosifidis, and current world champion 'Iron' Mike Zambidis
Mike Zambidis
"Iron" Mike Zambidis is a professional Greek kickboxer and martial artist. He is a 15 time World Champion, and is the current W.I.P.U...
and others.
Ange Goussis went eventually back to boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
however, training with Keith Ellis. He had three professional fights, TKO-ing Shane Wirth in 39 seconds in March 1995 and drawing with Ricky Jackson two weeks later. In October 1997, at Bondi, he stopped Adam Turner in the first round.
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-WilsonZarah Garde-Wilson
Zarah Garde-Wilson is an Australian solicitor in Victoria who has acted for many persons under investigation by Victoria Police in relation to the Melbourne gangland killings of 1998-2006....
. Caine had lived with Garde-Wilson for a period of approximately two years before his death.
On 8 May 2004 Goussis and associate Keith Faure travelled to Melbourne from Geelong
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...
to meet with Caine in a Carlton
Carlton, Victoria
Carlton is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne...
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
Brunswick, Victoria
Brunswick is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland...
street on 8 May 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 RoadSydney Road, Melbourne
Sydney Road is a major urban arterial in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-Geography:...
, Brunswick
Brunswick, Victoria
Brunswick is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland...
at approximately 6.40pm on 31 March 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 29 May 2008, Goussis was found guilty of the murder of Lewis Moran and on February 9, 2009, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum 30 years non-parole period.
Murder of Shane Chartres-Abbott
Goussis is under investigation for the 2003 murder of male prostituteMale prostitution
Male prostitution is the practice of engaging in sexual acts for money. Compared to female sex workers, male sex workers have been far less studied by researchers, and while studies suggest that there are differences between the ways these two groups look at their work, more research is needed.Male...
Shane Chartres-Abbott who was shot dead in a professional hit outside his Reservoir
Reservoir, Victoria
Reservoir is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. At the 2006 Census, Reservoir had a population of 45,970....
home on 4 June 2003 as he was travelling to the Melbourne County Court
County Court of Victoria
The County Court of Victoria was established in 1852 by the County Courts Act 1852. The court has jurisdiction in the State of Victoria, Australia...
where he was due to appear to face Rape charges.