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This is, er, gold. Convicted killer and drug dealer Carl Williams - the crim who used to knock about in tracksuits - is being buried in a gold-plated coffin. There’s full coverage of the funeral here.

Williams' casket arrives for the funeral

We can safely assume he’s not on one of those complete funeral packages advertised by earnest middle-aged people on daytime TV. Your sudden death as a result of an encounter with some exercise equipment could leave your family struggling to pay the bills. For as little as $1.50 a week you can have all the costs of your funeral covered, and for just 50c extra a week, we’ll throw in a comically gangsta gold coffin.

What has happened to this guy’s assets? What has been seized? And how much of his drug money is still sitting in a bank?

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- James says:
  
  11:44am | 30/04/10
  
  I’m sure he will appreciate it
  
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iz nice says:

02:47pm | 30/04/10

I can hardly wait for Borats version of this circus
- Nicole says:
  
  11:49am | 30/04/10
  
  What next, a national public holiday? Seriously this is like a three ring circus. Good questions Colgo. Where is all that dirty money? Who’s footing the bill for this grub to be buried in a gold plated coffin? Honestly, I’m sick of waking up every morning and having that knuckle dragging, gutter crawling, Roberta Williams mug splashed everywhere. It’s nauseating….
  
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Anti Major Mistake Man. says:

02:05pm | 30/04/10

@ Nicole, yes, i’m tired of hearing about them too. The “ninemsn” “too much publicity” question of the day results will be interesting reading tomorrow morning.

@ Colgo, also agree about your excellent questions. Perhaps we could have another power point slide show about whether the war on drugs is also being won?

Regards the former snag & swinging voter.
Mick says:

04:55pm | 30/04/10

Well said Nicole. Thank God the grub is gone and lets hope this will be the last we hear of “what’s her name”.
Annie says:

02:12pm | 01/05/10

Well summed up Nicole, I couldn’t have described it better myself. And great description of Roberta !
- Mei says:
  
  11:50am | 30/04/10
  
  That would be such a bugger to wipe the fingerprints off.
  
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BTS says:

12:14pm | 30/04/10

Pretty sure they aren’t going to be worried about fingerprints for too long.
Jo Ko says:

04:13pm | 30/04/10

Rotflmao - that was brilliant, send in forensics first eh? Before the rot sets in again.
- Rod says:
  
  11:59am | 30/04/10
  
  Pimp my coffin
  
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Macdonald-Douglas says:

03:17pm | 30/04/10

Cardboard liners are the reality,no one would be bothered wasting that much gold on a killer,especially his mob
- Reesy says:
  
  12:18pm | 30/04/10
  
  is it bullet proof?
  
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Scott Glennon says:

12:40pm | 30/04/10

Maybe not, but definitely made to withstand exercise equipment.
- Super D says:
  
  12:33pm | 30/04/10
  
  2 points:
  
  1. If gold is ever worth $10000/ounce I know where I’ll be goin a prospectin’
  
  2. Burying bogans in gold coffins should be illegal. I mean if our civilization collapses and a new one emerges in 1000 years their archaologists will think these losers were pharoahs or something equivalent.
  
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Peter Murphy says:

05:57pm | 30/04/10

This is the best point i have seen. SO TRUE. He will be worshipped and put in history books as someone important.
Paul2 says:

09:20am | 01/05/10

Mourners in a fully-sick pimped out Hummer stretch limo. I wonder how the pole dancers looked in their black thongs.
WayneT says:

05:16pm | 01/05/10

Pretty sure it’s actually polished bronze.
robert smissen says:

11:25pm | 02/05/10

How sad, we ALL know who Carl Williams was, how many of us can name the Australian doctor who won a Nobel prize last year for medical research? ?
- shabangabang says:
  
  12:42pm | 30/04/10
  
  With Williams now underground can we stop paying for the witness protection several people requested when they testified against him?
  
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Julie Coker-Godson says:

01:13pm | 30/04/10

Probably not, shabangabang, there are probably more people they need to be protected from, not just Williams. He wasn’t in this business alone and grudges go all the way down the line it would seem, if you take into account all the previous murders.
Anthony says:

03:35pm | 30/04/10

Didn’t work for Williams.
- Ally says:
  
  12:43pm | 30/04/10
  
  Carl Williams was a Catholic… does that mean other Catholics (or indeed other Christians) think he is going to Heaven or Hell (or somewhere in between)? I’m really interested to know!
  
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Nathan says:

01:09pm | 30/04/10

He confessed to his sins and was sorry for all of them. He did seek repentance. He also believes the Lord died for his sins so naturally, he goes to Heavan.
Ally says:

01:57pm | 30/04/10

Wow Nathan… lucky Carl! As a Christian, what do you have to do to go to Hell these days?
Matt says:

04:21pm | 30/04/10

And you know that how Nathan? There were no news feeds about him confessing his sins.. You can’t lead a people-killing, drug smuggling, chaotic life, repent on your death bed and still expect to get into heaven… It’s not a get-out-of-gaol-free card. Doesn’t work that way mate.. We won’t know, but my guess is he’s going on the down side of the escalator.
Rose says:

06:15pm | 30/04/10

As a Catholic I am fully aware that that is absolutely none of my business! That is between him and God, but I do know that for repentence to count it has to be real, 100% heartfelt and it must also carry with it penance, a real effort to make amends. So if his new found conscience was genuine who knows, maybe he made it to Heaven, but if he was just paying lip service to his remorse, not a chance would he escape eternal damnation. If I was a gambling person though, I know which option I would bet on, and it has nothing to do with Pearly Gates!!
jess says:

10:04pm | 01/05/10

Its a good question but we do not choose where people go when their dead. its all in GOD’s hand. It’s up to GOD to judge Carl Williams.
Ally says:

10:04pm | 01/05/10

Rose: When he was alive, Carl Williams was given a punishment of 35 years in prison for his crimes. Don’t you think that eternal damnation after his death is an overly harsh punishment (not to mention that non-believers will also get the same punishment)?
Gloria says:

08:18pm | 02/05/10

Christians always believe of a forgiving, loving ang just God. And our faith is centred these beliefs:
1. That we are all sinners.
2. That God sent HIs only Son to Redeem Us
3. In Christ Jesus There is always Redemption but they key is - Repentance and Forgiveness.and Justice
tina says:

07:06am | 03/05/10

sure hope its winter where he has gone, at least he will be warm!!!!
- Art Vanderlay says:
  
  01:15pm | 30/04/10
  
  Has anyone asked Ron Barassi or Bert Newton’s opinion on all of this?
  
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Joe Debola says:

02:53pm | 30/04/10

Good question Art,but I care more about latex than these two nothings opinion
crackerjack says:

04:10pm | 01/05/10

Bugger their opinion,Art, it seems no one has asked Eddie Maguire!!!!!
Unbelievable, surely he’s asked for an opinion on everything Australian…
- Andrew Pedantic says:
  
  01:16pm | 30/04/10
  
  Absolute white trash - don’t know who is worse - the dead or the living.
  
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- Catherine Foote says:
  
  01:17pm | 30/04/10
  
  This is a a bloody crime him being buried in a gold coffin,and also having his funeral televised. He is being treated like a film star., or some kind of hero. Lets wait for the next clone Carl to come along so he can get special treatment.
  
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- Foraggio says:
  
  01:32pm | 30/04/10
  
  Out with a bling!! Would weigh a bit. How many pallbearers died at the funeral?
  
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- Coaster says:
  
  01:54pm | 30/04/10
  
  Underbelly has a lot to answer for! Too much media space for a waste of space!
  
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- Graeme says:
  
  01:57pm | 30/04/10
  
  Never let the facts get in the way. It’s not gold. It’s polished bronze. Yes, it’s very fancy and perhaps over the top, but gold it ain’t.
  
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Payne glass says:

03:26pm | 30/04/10

THANKS GRAEME,wot am i gunna do with these shuvvels,der,,How much is Bronze an ounce
Sean says:

10:34pm | 30/04/10

No, its solid bronze and gold plated Promothean casket.
- Martin G says:
  
  01:59pm | 30/04/10
  
  Someone needs to dent that coffin with an exercise bike.
  
  I’m disgusted with how the media continue to glorify give fame to this lowlife murdering scumbag.
  
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Mavis says:

05:49pm | 30/04/10

He saved taxpayers millions by knocking off scumbags. He should be posthumously knighted.
- Fiona says:
  
  02:41pm | 30/04/10
  
  But in a sure sign of the economic squeeze - no-one was smoking in the DT’s photos, nor wearing leather. It seems even crime families have been reduced to pleather and nicotine patches.
  
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- Lauren says:
  
  02:42pm | 30/04/10
  
  I will never look at St Therese’s the same again…
  
  The helicopters were everywhere today - and that’s saying something when you live right next to Essendon Airport!!
  
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- Jo Ko says:
  
  04:16pm | 30/04/10
  
  Hope the worms have fun, it’s a LOT to munch on. Oh, except the pea brain, and maybe the nose, and teeth…
  
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- Trish W. says:
  
  04:18pm | 30/04/10
  
  The death & funeral of this murderous criminal in being treated like a celebrity event. TV show Underbelly glorifies him & his ilk. Meanwhile, a football club, who has rorted & cheated, is being vilified & crucified. We Aussies certainly are a weird mob. No, I am not a Melbourne Storm supporter, I am a Roosters fan, god help me.
  
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BTS says:

04:33pm | 30/04/10

You are wasting your time Trish, it falls on deaf ears…being a Roosters supporter that is, not commenting on Williams.
- Dorina Lisson says:
  
  04:28pm | 30/04/10
  
  I am a human rights activist for every person around the world, including convicted criminals. However, all this media hoop-la over Carl Williams makes my job more difficult. The unnecessary media coverage over Williams and his gold coffin is an insult to decency and will only ignite anger, rage and hatred, which then creates further violence in an already violent society.
  
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Harold says:

06:02pm | 30/04/10

Good for you girlie. Before you rush out to reclaim the night, could you get us a cuppa tea?
digger says:

09:10pm | 30/04/10

Dont worry mate someone will dig fatty up and steal his bling coffin within a month, it will go to a good cause I’m sure…
- Luke says:
  
  05:03pm | 30/04/10
  
  The Media needs to give themselves an uppercut. Why cover a criminal and glorify him they should be vilifiying him and his ilk for the crimes he commited But i guess its ok to order someone killed in front of their kids and for the kids to live with the trauma of that for the rest of their lives Victims are outcasts to the media media doesnt give a flying %%^%& about the kids who witnessed their dad being killed in front of them even if he was scum himself sick and tired of the MEDIA glorifying people like Carl and That other Fu^&*wit Ibrahim
  
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Liz says:

02:33pm | 01/05/10

Good point Luke but it would have been easier to read with some punctuation in that last sentence.
- pete says:
  
  05:17pm | 30/04/10
  
  Watch out Penbo will be up you for the rent for being insensitive ! Keep wringing those hands Penbo !
  
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- Moggy says:
  
  05:48pm | 30/04/10
  
  I suppose that the next installment in Underbelly will be somebody digging up the gold coffin for scrap metal!!
  
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- Deb Bateman says:
  
  05:55pm | 30/04/10
  
  Bemused by the Carl William’s funeral plan . . . Outraged by the School assistance fund! Seems funny that Dhakota’s private school fees are paid by the Police force but not the kids of those who have lost a dad in the line of duty . . .
  
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- Britt says:
  
  07:47pm | 30/04/10
  
  If it drives you all so crazy ,WHY r u all here still talking about it????I believe you all need to get a life and stop talking about it and get on with your own lifes ,if all ppl do the same thing there lifes would be happier.. Judging ppl when u dont like the life they lead ,only say to me u have no life.. Dont judge others unless you want to be judged…
  
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- nosthow says:
  
  07:50pm | 30/04/10
  
  But was it real gold or fake gold ? Seems a lot of money to spend and then just bury it - stupid ?
  
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- sha says:
  
  07:52pm | 30/04/10
  
  His daughter has no chance.Maybe the private school fees the police were paying were to save her precious life.
  
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- Linda says:
  
  08:06pm | 30/04/10
  
  Who said “Crime doesn’t pay” ??
  
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- Linda says:
  
  08:07pm | 30/04/10
  
  Just goes to prove money doesn’t buy taste!
  
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- Heléna says:
  
  09:09pm | 30/04/10
  
  seriously - why do these people even have the money to afford such an extravagant funeral? are we still going to be paying for his daughter’s private school tuition?? - and they say crime doesn’t pay
  
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- mike hunt says:
  
  10:29pm | 30/04/10
  
  another one bites the dust - queen sings it best…
  
  no one could give a toss over these drug stuffed bogans whos like is like a blunt pencil - it has no point…
  
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- Remember me? says:
  
  11:08pm | 30/04/10
  
  He should have just built himself a gangsta pyramid if he just wanted to be remembered.
  
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- chris says:
  
  12:13am | 01/05/10
  
  Williams goes off to the big fried-chicken-shop-in-the-sky replete in his tacky gangsta coffin. His grieving ex rocks up to the church in a (bwahhahhaha) stretch Hummer. God I love these guys. They were put on this earth to make the Corbys look tasteful.
  
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- bones says:
  
  12:34am | 01/05/10
  
  Tackiest thing I ever saw!
  
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- Esther says:
  
  08:22am | 01/05/10
  
  Just a shame about the sqillions spent on the coffin and stretched limo etc etc - it could have been given to charity and the crim sent to a speedy end in a plain wooden box at the crematorium.
  
  But maybe, just maybe it was all fro show and he is now in witness protection and shipped off to outer mongolia?
  
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- andrew english says:
  
  09:20am | 01/05/10
  
  Now we know why they need financial assistance to cover schooling costs for the daughter!
  
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- Old Girl says:
  
  10:09am | 01/05/10
  
  I to am sick of hearing about it, the guy was a serial killer!! Shame he died the way he lived by murder but that tends to happen in life!! Why are we glorifying this man? We seem to have lost our way, this man should be vilified and ignored, his victims never got the same attention
  
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Dan says:

08:06am | 02/05/10

He was a multiple murderer, but he wasn’t actually a serial killer.
- sean says:
  
  11:50am | 01/05/10
  
  The casket is just for show. He is later removed from it and buried in a normal casket or cremated. These gold plated caskets are NOT what they get buried in or imagine the grave robbers digging them up at night.
  
  Other recent gansters from Melbourne have used the same gold plated caskets to show continued power for the group. It is merely a status thing and show of strength to rivals, police, media etc.
  
  I know for a fact they dont actually bury in these. You will note when they do place them in the ground the burial staff do not fill in over them. They wait until people go and the exchange is done or on occassion the casket is empty already and the body will be in the real burial casket at the funeral parlour waiting .
  
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- WayneT says:
  
  12:33pm | 01/05/10
  
  Gold casket? At least he will take longer to rot in hell for his sins!
  
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- Paul says:
  
  01:03pm | 01/05/10
  
  May I suggest an exersise bike as a tombstone? It would seem suitable legacy!
  
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- Eric says:
  
  06:13pm | 01/05/10
  
  If he’s delivered to the pearly gates in this box St Peter should tell him to f&#k off before the boss sees him.
  
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- mayling says:
  
  09:00pm | 01/05/10
  
  I just want to say I find it in poor taste that his young daughters pic has been plastered all over the country, how dare an innocent child have her pic branded for the world to see what did she do wrong.
  Has the media got no more morals left or decency.
  
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- FlyFoxx says:
  
  12:42am | 02/05/10
  
  Spending $30,000 on a gold plated cask got me thinking…why wait till you kark it to ‘enjoy it’...I think buying your casket before the deed, utilising it as a storage or blanket box and then literally get back in your box when the time comes…sounds like the smartest ‘funeral’ plan to me….
  
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- Bernie says:
  
  01:09am | 02/05/10
  
  the police should have confiscated the coffin as proceeds of crime. Thought it was funny that there was more media than mourners.
  Big hoo ha for small funeral.
  
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- jody says:
  
  01:09am | 02/05/10
  
  u know i don’t care who carl williams was,until underbelly did anybody? but he’s daughter is innocent, shes obviously had a shitty life so far, & shes still gotta grow up with that mother, i believe in everyone deserves a fair go, & her maybe more than all of us??i found it so irresponsible of the papers to put her photo,front page mind u,her dad was a crook, who knows what she’ll grow to be, but 4 now she has 2 face school friends & their parents, i don,t know if they knew they sure do now, i don’t know if i’d let my kids hang out at her place again,i find it so sad that the papers realised we all were sick of the carl saga,so they stooped so low to take whatever innocence that child may have had left,shame on u….
  
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- DeathatFuneral says:
  
  09:08am | 02/05/10
  
  Reminded me of Death at Funeral- english comedy.
  Rose, as for God and Heavenly Gates, not so sure.I reckon God has moved on financialy as well.Remember absolute power and absolute corruption!?
  That it why catholic priests behave the way they do with cooperation with God! Or could it be they know there is no God but preach anyway?!
  
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- JDsage says:
  
  11:53am | 02/05/10
  
  Did anyone see who if anyone was inside that gold box?
  
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BTS says:

03:29pm | 02/05/10

I did, it looked a lot like Elvis!
- kp says:
  
  02:59pm | 02/05/10
  
  You live by the word, you die by the sword !
  
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- maisy says:
  
  06:59pm | 02/05/10
  
  Did i hear that what everyone say? A gold plated coffin and a stretch limo to the funeral come on!
  
  A private school for the daughter? Which suburb does Roberta live?
  
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- aaron says:
  
  10:25pm | 16/05/10
  
  This might be seen as a joke however this is rather insensitive. Its people in the media like this who give people bad impressions of such groups like HWT. What next, a terrorism cartoon that depicts something nasty, thats funny.
  
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