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[OZ] Missing bikie: hunt for suspect
Sun Jun 19, 2005 3:36pm
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Missing bikie: hunt for suspect

20jun05
POLICE are hunting a possible suspect over the disappearance of former Gypsy Jokers motorcycle club boss Steve Williams.

They are following information he may have been the victim of foul play.

The Advertiser understands police interviewed a Woodville West man on Saturday after he told police an associate had confessed to killing Mr Williams.

Police sources said the man was "convinced" the information and identity he provided were genuine.

Several patrols yesterday visited an Osborne address to speak to a possible suspect but no one was at home at the time.

Mr Williams' early model white Ford Falcon will be forensically tested today.

It was abandoned at the Gepps Cross Hotel where Mr Williams was last seen about 2.30pm on Tuesday. He was reported missing about 3pm on Thursday by partner Alena Skipper after he failed to contact her and missed a visit with his teenage daughter Blayze, to whom he spoke on a daily basis.

Blayze, 13, at the weekend made an impassioned plea for anyone who might have seen her father to contact police. "If anyone sees him, can they just report it? Even if they make it anonymous. It might help," she said.

Mr Williams, who turns 39 on Wednesday, is renowned for speaking out against police and government in defence of motorcycle clubs. That is a move not supported by many in the biker fraternity used to dealing with issues behind club doors and with a code of silence.

Mr Williams is embroiled in a legal battle with members of the police STAR Group. They are suing him for damages for injuries they claim to have sustained in the Beachport brawl in the 2001 Gypsy Jokers' club run.

Holden Hill CIB is investigating various leads. Detectives have spoken with friends and family of Mr Williams.

Police say until there is evidence to the contrary, the investigation will continue on the basis Mr Williams is a missing person. He is described as being 185cm tall, weighing about 100kg and of medium build.

He has long brown hair, usually worn back in a ponytail, a light brown moustache and a goatee beard. He has numerous tattoos.

 

 

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