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[AustraliaSteve]

The thing is, all these particular VicPol cases from the last 20 years have basically got Gobbo’s grubby hands all over them, and now the public are wary of anything tainted by her.

Damn, those 600 pages…man, that’d make for some interesting reading. I mean, they brought the charge against Vince Crupi, he got bailed in ‘21, so he did some time over it regardless. The guy’s 75.

But with the Gobbo stuff going on and VicPol looking like clowns with all that shit, I still firmly believe that part of why Acquaro was shot was because Frank found out an Italian lawyer they all knew was a double agent. All the other stuff can be true at the same time, but the timing of the Lawyer X break and the murder were just too coincidental. Plus he was talking to the cops about at least one bloke so maybe Lawyer X was just the proverbial straw?

Crupi must be cheering, but I wonder who the snitch was then??
Lawyer X and Informer Z lmao. No doubt “_x_ Y” is a registered CI too.

[AustraliaSteve]

Also, it sounds like VicPol would rather drop charges against Crupi than release 600 redacted pages out of the investigative files that would ID a CI.

Hm. There’s another bloke I think might be getting out and being sent back to Calabria at some point lmao

[AustraliaSteve]

Saw this in passing this morning; this property is actually still owned by the daughters of Rocky Pantaleo (who died about 15 years back). It’s the biggest single space in that whole mall.

[motorfab]

There are more mafia-related cases in Australia in one month than there have been in the United States in 10 years (or more).

Thanks for the updates, Steve.

[B.]

Yes, thank you for covering this stuff, Steve. Fascinating what's going on there.

[AustraliaSteve]

Nah no prob fellas. We all here for the same general thing, and I get plenty out of your Substack and podcasts, B, and I follow your blog for the awesome articles, Fab.

Btw another hit on Western Sydney this morning. Calabrian name but possibly the wrong guy: another bloke with OC links lived nearby. Not sure about this yet, if it’s anything ‘ndrangheta or just usual Western Sydney bullshit.
Stand by for the article.

[AustraliaSteve]

Shooter wanted to kill crime figure down the road not plumber: cops

An organised crime figure who lives in the same street as a hard-working young plumber executed on the doorstep of his parents’ home may have been the intended target of the point blank killing, police believe.

Mark Morri
and
Clementine Cuneo
2 min read
May 20, 2025 - 7:53PM
An organised crime figure who lives in the same street as a hard-working young plumber executed on the doorstep of his parents’ home, may have been the intended target of the point blank killing, police believe.

Moments after John Versace, 23, was shot dead in the driveway of his family’s Condell Park home on Monday night, members of the underworld raced to the street, fearing one of their own had been hit.


A gunman is on the run after a man in his 20s was shot dead in Sydney’s southwest. A burnt out car was found nearby, with police probing links to the city’s underworld.
Instead, they were confronted by harrowing scenes as the parents and older sister’s of Mr Versace — who police said has no criminal links and just a minor traffic matter to his name — crouched over his body and screaming for help.

The tradesman, who worked for his father’s western Sydney plumbing company, had reversed his ute into the driveway of the Dalton Ave home, just before 10.30pm, when a masked killer ran towards him carrying a small glock-style handgun.

John Versace was fatally shot in Condell Park. Picture: Facebook
John Versace was fatally shot in Condell Park. Picture: Facebook
Superintendent Rodney Hart described the ambush on Mr Versace as a “brutal and violent execution-style murder”.

Detailed CCTV from neighbouring houses showed a silver Toyota Corolla hatchback pull up across the driveway, and a male jump from the backseat and walk towards Mr Versace, who spotted the gunman coming at him and backed up against the garage door.

“At very close proximity to the victim, he (the gunman) opened fire, we believe fired up to 10 bullets at the victim,” Supt Hart said.

“We believe that the victim suffered at least four gunshot wounds. He slumped to the ground out the front of his home and the offender returned to the hatchback and the car was last seen travelling eastbound on Dalton Street”.

Mr Versace died at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics who worked to save him.

Supt Hart said although Mr Versace and his relatives had no known links to criminal organisations, his killing had the “hallmarks of a targeted execution”.

“It’s very brutal, very distressing,” Supt Hart said.

Police at the crime scene at Dalton Ave in Condell Park. Picture: Rohan Kelly
Police at the crime scene at Dalton Ave in Condell Park. Picture: Rohan Kelly
The Daily Telegraph can reveal police are probing whether the intended target of the killing was an organised crime figure who lives close to Mr Versace, and also if it is linked to a brazen drive-by shooting in Mount Druitt almost a fortnight ago.

At the Versace home on Tuesday, dozens of friends arrived to console the family while forensic specialist police combed the street for more clues or witnesses.


Older sister Bianca said Mr Versace was the family’s “pride and joy”.

“Our baby...the most innocent boy in the world...We’re going to miss that smile that lit up every room,” his sister Bianca Versace wrote on social media.

The victim was not known to police. Picture: Rohan Kelly
The victim was not known to police. Picture: Rohan Kelly
Another sister, Deanna Versace, described him as the “world’s greatest brother”.

“We are absolutely heartbroken to announce the passing of my beautiful baby brother,” Deanna said.

“You were the world’s greatest brother, son, grandson, cousin and friend. You did not deserve this...our angel forever. This world wasn’t good enough for you. Life will never be the same”.

About 20 minutes after the shooting, a car was found alight in Fairfield East, which police believe was the getaway car.

Superintendent Rodney Hart. Picture: NewsWire / Monique Harmer
Superintendent Rodney Hart. Picture: NewsWire / Monique Harmer
Inside the vehicle, Supt Hart said a handgun was found which police believe was the murder weapon.

Strike Force Harkstede, which is led by homicide squad detectives, has been set up to investigate Mr Versace’s murder.

“Many, many detectives are working on it as we speak, and we will do our very best to bring justice to his family,” Supt Hart said.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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