Lewis Caine (22 April 1965 – 8 May 2004,gmct deceased search
/ref> also known by the aliases Sean Vincent and Adrian Bligh) was an Australian organised crime figure who was murdered on 8 May 2004 during the

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. He was a self-proclaimed martial arts expert, but this was disputed by the police.

Murder of David Templeton

Caine was convicted of the murder of David Templeton outside Lazars nightclub in

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, in 1988 and was released from prison in June 2000 after serving 10 years of his 15-year sentence.

Zarah Garde-Wilson

Caine was the

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husband of lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson at the time of Caine's murder. The couple had lived together for a period of approximately two and a half years before his death. The pair had met while Garde-Wilson was employed with a Melbourne-based law firm and was representing Caine on drunk driving charges.

Murder

On 8 May 2004, Evangelos Goussis and associate

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travelled to Melbourne from Geelong to meet with Caine at the Plough and Harrow Hotel in Carlton at the invitation of Faure. Caine's body was found with a single gunshot wound to his head in Katawa Grove, Brunswick, at approximately 11 pm the same night. Caine had been seen dining with convicted murderer and drug importer Carl Williams and his wife Roberta at Melbourne's Windows Restaurant on the night before his murder. On 19 May 2004, heavily armed members of the

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arrested Goussis and Faure in relation to Caine's murder while the pair were walking alongside Geelong's

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shopping centre. Goussis and associate Faure were later convicted of Caine's murder.

Portrayals

Caine was portrayed by

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in the television series ''

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''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caine, Lewis 1965 births 2004 deaths Australian gangsters Australian people convicted of murder Criminals from Melbourne People convicted of murder by Victoria (state) Victims of the Melbourne gangland killings People from Brunswick, Victoria