Terrence Chimirri

Chimirri, a former junior martial arts champion, was convicted of manslaughter in 1996.

Chimirri, Salih Kocoglu, murdered drug dealer, Dino Dibra, and friend Rocco Arico were charged over the bashing and stabbing of a man forced at gun point into the boot of a car on August 2, 1999.

In this case the victim, one of Arico's associate's brothers, was kidnapped in broad daylight in the northern suburb of Ardeer.

The victim was punched, kicked and pistol whipped in an extortion attempt.

After the initial kidnapping, the four men had to chase their victim who activated an emergency switch to open the boot.

He jumped from the moving vehicle and was chased, caught and bundled back into the car in front of flabbergasted onlookers.

They took him to Dibra's Taylors Lakes house.

But police had installed phone and video bugs as part of the investigation into a prior nightclub shooting.

The kidnap gang attempted to extort $20,000 from the victim's brother.

This was whittled down to $5000 by the time police raided the house.

The victim was still in the boot of the car when they arrived.

Much of the action surrounding the kidnapping was caught by police surveillance cameras.

Dibra, Arico and Chimirri were arrested the next day and Kocoglu soon after.

On December 17, 2001, Rocco Arico and Chimirri pleaded guilty to kidnapping for ransom.

The court heard that Dibra was the architect of the daylight kidnapping in Ardeer in which the victim was pistol-whipped, bashed and forced into the boot of a car.

On December 20, 2001, Arico, Chimirri and Kocoglu were jailed.

Chimirri appeared overjoyed at his prison term and celebrated loudly as he was led to the County Court cells.

Chimirri and his two co-accused high-fived each other as they left the court to begin their sentences.

Judge Graham Anderson said Dino Dibra wanted money he believed the victim owed him.

The judge said the others were led in the scheme by Dibra.

Judge Anderson jailed Arico, who was already serving time for an attempted murder charge, for four and a half years, increasing his minimum remaining term to more than seven years' jail.

Chimirri was ordered to serve a minimum of two years' jail.

Kocoglu was also jailed for four and a half years.

On April 29, 2004, Chimirri was granted bail over an alleged car-jacking.

This was despite police concerns he was a risk to the public.

He allegedly took a BMW at gunpoint because the owner was in debt to him by about $20,000.

But Heidelberg Magistrates' Court heard the car's owner, Karl Kaddour, was willing to give evidence that he had lent it to Mr Chimirri.

Magistrate Jillian Crowe released Mr Chimirri, of Lalor, on bail, ordering him to report to police daily.

He was ordered to appear in court again in July 2004.

Chimirri was a close associate of underworld serial killer Carl Willams.

Williams' right hand man and bodyguard, Andrew "Benji" Veniamin was shot dead on March 22, 2004.

After Veniamin's death it is believed Chimirri took over as Williams' protector.

On June 13, 2004, Carlton Crew boss, Mario Condello was arrested during a series of police raids.

Members of the Purana taskforce arrested Condello and prominent criminal lawyer George Defteros at separate locations in the city.

They were placed behind bars after being accused of offering a $500,000 contract to murder his main rivals in Victoria's gangland wars, Carl Williams, Williams' father, George, and an unnamed minder for the father-son team.

Chimirri, one of the Williams team, told Channel 9 he believed he was also the target of the alleged Condello conspiracy:

"Personally, I reckon 90 per cent they were trying, but I'm still here so I think the people that were trying haven't got balls."

Chimirri is one of the last of the team still standing or not in jail: "I use paranoia as an awareness so I'm aware of things.

If they are going to come, be prepared to fuckin' put me off."

And of his old lawyer and Condello's co-accused, George Defteros, Chimirri said: "His services were shit. He's a piece of shit. Seriously he's just a money-hungry bloke ... He got me for 10 large, the cunt. I got a new solicitor, a better one, much better."

"I'll die for them [the Williamses]. No worries, you know what I mean. On the regards as I know they would do it for me."

"I mean personally I'm not plotting on anyone so, you know what I mean. But if they come, that's a different situation."

On March 26, 2008, Chimirri was jailed for more than two years after brandishing a gun during a violent home invasion.

A judge said Chimirri's life was "truly at the crossroads" having spent most of the last seven years in jail and racking up convictions for manslaughter, kidnapping, drugs and dishonesty.

The County Court heard Chimirri, 32, and his girlfriend were involved in a confrontation over a set of keys near both their homes in Lalor in November 2003.

Judge Joe Gullaci said Chimirri and the woman had been in a destructive on-off relationship.

The woman's uncle stopped the verbal fight by taking his niece home, where she became hysterical, screaming and crying.

The court heard Chimirri, concerned for her welfare, stormed into the house armed with a gun.

The woman's uncle forced Chimirri outside where they began to argue, Chimirri threatening to kill the man, pointing the gun at him and firing in his direction.

But Judge Gullaci said he was not satisfied the gun could fire a cartridge.

Chimirri had to be subdued with capsicum spray by police.

He pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and was found guilty by a jury of aggravated burglary, making threats to kill and assault.

Judge Gullaci said Chimirri's criminal offending began when he rebelled against his Italian father's rigid and traditional regime of discipline and became hooked on drugs and alcohol.

"Unfortunately for you, you have only limited prospects of rehabilitation," he said.

But Judge Gullaci said there were signs that Chimirri was motivated to repay the faith his parents had shown in him.

He said Chimirri had also spent time in high security while on remand because of his associations with the "so-called gangland killings".

Judge Gullaci sentenced him to five years and two months jail with a minimum of two years and nine months.

Chimirri has already served his non-parole period on remand but is serving a sentence until July for a parole breach.