Convicted Killer Rallies Support On Facebook

Roberta Williams is running a Facebook profile on behalf of her husband, convicted gangland killer Carl Williams, who is serving a 35-year prison sentence and has no internet access.

While Carl already has 974 friends on Facebook, the site became known to the media after someone tipped off 3AWs Rumour File segment on the Breakfast Show this morning.

Hosts Ross Stevenson and John Burns said they rang Roberta Williams and she confirmed the site belongs to her husband.

The profile contains information on Carls sentences, which are being appealed, and an address through which his Facebook friends can write to him in jail.

Under the "personal information" section, Roberta has written: "Obviously Carl cannot respond to any messages left on the wall but they will be printed out and taken to him and are very much appreciated. Roberta will answer any of your questions she can otherwise Carl will once he receives the print out. Thank you to everyone for your support it is very much appreciated. Any nasty messages will be deleted."

She also commented: "Carl looks pretty silly in Underbelly, dont you think? Of course he does, they arent allowed to let you like him. Distorted depictions of people are what sells newspapers and TV advertising time".

There are also several messages from Carls Facebook friends, mostly supporting Carls appeal and offering good luck messages. There are also many messges from other women whose husbands or boyfriends have served prison sentences and from friends whose parents were in prison.

One friend wrote: "hi roberta , my oldest sons father did a life sentance and at the time the news was more than i could bare but its 20 years later and our son is know twenty one and his father is out now, when i look back those years have flown buy (sic)".

Other messages refer to the recent Underbelly drama series, which was banned in Victoria.

"Goodluck with the appeal... i thought they could have chosen someone better to play you in the underbelly series" wrote another friend.

Carl Williams is currently serving a 35 year sentence in Barwon Prison for three murders and drug trafficking, and has appealed the sentence for being too severe.

A spokeswoman for Corrections Victoria said "Corrections Victoria does not provide internet access to prisoners and we do not condone anything that glorifies criminals or criminal activity".

The spokeswoman confirmed that prisoners do have access to newspapers and television.

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