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Gangland widow Roberta Williams shares never-before-seen wedding photo in emotional tribute to late husband Carl Williams on 15th anniversary of his death READ MORE: Gangland widow Roberta Williams shares makeup-free image with adult star daughter as she shares touching tribute to her family: 'I love you kids' By ALI DAHER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 08:39, 20 April 2025 | Updated: 08:39, 20 April 2025 e-mail View comments Roberta Williams has marked the 15th anniversary of her husband Carl Williams' death by sharing a heartfelt tribute and a never-before-seen photo from their wedding day . The widow of the notorious Melbourne crime figure took to Instagram on Saturday to post a series of intimate throwback images, with the lead image showing a beaming Roberta in her bridal gown beside Carl, who sported his trademark blond tips and a beaming smile. In the grainy but touching photo, the pair are captured in a candid moment of joy, frozen in time before Carl's life was tragically cut short inside Barwon Prison in 2010.
'15 years ago today I got a phone call that destroyed my world, my whole life, to never be the same again,' Roberta wrote in the caption, opening up about the enduring grief she has carried since Carl's murder. 'There's not a day that goes by that I don't think about you, that I don't miss hearing your voice.' The wedding images show the couple in their prime - Roberta radiant in a satin halter-neck gown, her hair swept back in elegant curls, while Carl appears relaxed and proud, dressed in a dark jacket and floral waistcoat with a white rose boutonniere.
Roberta Williams has marked the 15th anniversary of her husband Carl Williams' death by sharing a heartfelt tribute and a never-before-seen photo from their wedding day (pictured) The widow of the notorious Melbourne crime figure took to Instagram on Saturday to post a series of intimate throwback snaps, with the lead image showing a beaming Roberta in her bridal gown beside Carl, who sported his trademark blond tips and a beaming smile Another image from the same day shows them side-by-side outdoors, smiling together beneath soft afternoon light – a rare glimpse into the private love story behind one of Australia's most infamous underworld sagas. 'The road's been rough and it feels like it's only getting rougher as time moves on without you,' Roberta continued in her tribute. 'It hurts, it's hurts so bad because grief is challenging, it's painful, hateful and some days it tears through me like a freight train.
' Carl, once dubbed the 'Baby Faced Killer,' was bludgeoned to death in his cell while serving time for multiple murders linked to Melbourne's gangland war. His violent end shocked the nation and sparked a wave of public scrutiny into Victoria's prison system. But for Roberta, Saturday was not about crime or controversy – it was about mourning the man she built a life with.
'I don't know what to do without you, you always had the answers...
I miss our life, I miss our world we created together,' she wrote. Roberta also paid tribute to their only child, Dhakota, 23, describing her as the 'best part' of Carl and the 'greatest gift' he left behind . 'The love never fades – though as the distance grows further it only grows stronger but more painful.
Shine Bright Like A Diamond,' she concluded, adding the hashtags #MyLife and #OurLife. Carl, once dubbed the 'Baby Faced Killer,' was bludgeoned to death in his cell while serving time for multiple murders linked to Melbourne's gangland war. His violent end shocked the nation and sparked a wave of public scrutiny into Victoria's prison system It comes after Roberta revealed she is struggling to make bank from OnlyFans , despite having thousands of subscribers Read More Daughter of slain gangland boss Carl Williams sues the Victorian government It comes after Roberta revealed she is struggling to make bank from OnlyFans , despite having thousands of subscribers.
The former wife of slain underworld king told Daily Mail Australia she hasn't been able to access her earnings from the adult subscription-based platform because the police keep shutting down her bank accounts. Williams is charging $30 a month to subscribe to her page, which is about double the rate of most Married At First Sight stars. 'I can't really be bothered working out the financials,' Roberta explained.
'I had trouble accessing the finances from there...
every time I open a bank account, the police would close it down.' For those in the shadows of the criminal underworld, these kinds of complications aren't uncommon. But for the vast majority of creators, accessing their earnings is a straightforward process.
'The bank account would last a couple of months, and then the the police just close it,' Roberta added, insisting she had no idea why police were still on her tail. The former wife of slain underworld king and drug lord told Daily Mail Australia she hasn't been able to access her earnings from the adult subscription-based platform because the police keep shutting down her bank accounts Williams said she and her daughter Dhakota Williams (both pictured) both signed up for OnlyFans because their reputation 'makes it hard for them to get normal jobs' 'I've still my OnlyFans account open and still regularly posting, but it's not for financial because I can't access the money at this point.' Since joining the platform exactly a year ago, Williams has been sharing tantalising and racy selfies to her Instagram account in a bid to attract more paying viewers to her OnlyFans account.
She shared the surprising news on Instagram alongside a provocative picture. 'Who's ready to see another side of me?' she wrote, before directing her followers to her newly created OnlyFans page. Williams recently said she and her daughter Dhakota Williams both signed up for OnlyFans because their reputation 'makes it hard for them to get normal jobs'.
The duo starred in a live show where they delved into their life with infamous underworld figure Carl - her late husband and Dhakota's father. The show, titled My Life Our Life, is described on the Eventbrite website as 'Roberta and Dhakota Williams talking about Life Before Carl, with Carl, and Now.' Dhakota was nine-years-old when her father, drug kingpin Carl, was bludgeoned to death at Barwon Prison by fellow inmate Matthew Charles Johnson in 2010.
The hitman, whose life was made famous by the TV series Underbelly, had been jailed for 35 years in 2007 for ordering the murders of three rivals, and more time for conspiring to kill a fourth. Carl wrote several long letters to his wife and others from jail in the months before he was murdered, that have since been made into the book Life Sentence. The couple married in 2001 and were still husband and wife at the time of his death in 2010.
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