This was published 14 years ago
A portrait of murder
Matthew Johnson told Melbourne jurors it was 'kill or be killed' in Barwon Prison's maximum security Acacia Unit. They didn't believe him.
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A dangerous and uncontrollable man ... Matthew Johnson leaves court.Credit:
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Prison CCTV captures the moment Johnson ambushes Carl Williams, who was reading a newspaper before he was fatally bashed. Johnson would later drag his body to his cell.Credit:
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Car Williams, front, inside jail.Credit:
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Just another day ... CCTV captures Matthew Johnson in the unit he shared with Williams.Credit:
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Matthew Johnson gave a 'no comment' interview to detectives questioning him over Carl Williams's death, although he told them: 'I acted alone.'Credit:
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Matthew Johnson as a boy. By the age of 15, he'd been in and out of youth training centres and by 21 had done three stretches inside Pentridge.Credit:
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Carl Williams leaves court before his murder.Credit:
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Matthew Johnson's cell inside the maximum-security Acacia Unit at Barwon Prison.Credit:Victoria Police
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A police photograph of the murder weapon, the stem from an exercise bike seat, which Johnson later dumped in the prison laundry.Credit:Victoria Police
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The scene inside Barwon Prison's Acacia Unit after the murder. Johnson told the court he believed Williams was plotting to kill him using pool balls in a sock.Credit:Victoria Police
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Johnson told the court he deliberately left the exercise bike outside his cell in case he needed a weapon in a fight.Credit:Victoria Police
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The exercise yard where Johnson walked laps immediately after killing Williams. He later alerted prison guards.Credit:Victoria Police