Glen Anthony Eaves was just 22 when he played a major role in the greatest bikie outrage in Australian criminal history, in which six gang members and a teenage girl were shot dead. Anthony "Snoddy" Spencer, the Bandidos National President, hanged himself in prison before he could stand trial. When do the clocks change in 2023? One woman said: "I was in the carpark when I heard what I thought were firecrackers going off. Twenty-one more were convicted of seven counts of manslaughter and sentenced to terms ranging from ten to 14 years. As well as Ms Walters, Bandidos vice president Mario 'Chopper' Cianter and clubmate Gregory 'Shadow' Campbell were killed. Before the two gangs met at the Viking Tavern Eaves tried to convince the Comanchero 'supreme commander' Jock Ross they would be out-numbered. Any member found guilty of stealing from a member of the Club itself will be thrown out of the Club. The 58-year-old has lost jobs due to his presence at Milperra as a 22-year-old and, he believes, missed out on being hired for plenty more. On September 2nd, 1984 (Father's Day in Australia, which is why this event is also known as the Father's Day Massacre), members of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club turned up at Comanchero MC member Glen Eaves's house and advised him that they would be at the Viking Tavern, in the suburb of Milperra, later in the day, where a motorcycle parts . September 01, 2019 - 7:35AM. The onetime soldier was also the youngest bikie at the Milperra massacre 36 years ago and has seven counts of manslaughter recorded against his name. 3. There was a problem getting your location. A 20-minute battle waged with guns, baseball bats and knives killed two Bandidos, four Comancheros and an innocent bystander, 15-year-old Joanne Walters. Some of the bikes had shotguns and rifles clipped to them. "I said, 'Do it, mate.' Eaves had only been in the club for a few months before tensions between the Comanchero and Bandidos exploded in bloodshed. As Sergeant-at-Arms, he ordered Ross to face charges of breaking one of the ten club rules. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Read all Stars Callan Mulvey Eventually some 1,000 jurors were presented before 12 were found acceptable to sit on the case. One of the gunmen paused to drink beer with friends during a lull in the battle. People actually sat in the hotel drinking while the war was going on outside. Styled as the gang's 'supreme commander', he led them into the 1984 Milperra Massacre, in which four of his men as well as two Bandidos and a 14-year-old girl died. Six of the bikies convicted of the seven murders got life while three others received terms of 18 or 20 years. Failed to remove flower. EXCLUSIVE: Lanzarote sticks to its guns and insists it WILL limit tourists and move away from relying on Jeremy Clarkson is axed as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? He was an uncredited consultant on the 2012 television mini-series Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms, which he did not watch beyond halfway through the first episode. Any member found guilty of wearing his Colours on or around anything other than a British or American motorcycle of 500cc or more will be severely dealt with. The situation had suddenly changed, and I knew it was a critical moment in which my life was in danger. Eaves was just 21. About that time his sister Vanessa started a relationship with Glasgow-born Jock Ross, former British soldier and founder of the Comanchero outlaw bikie club. No charges had been laid by 1 am. He is yet to enter a plea to any of the charges. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Many mothers and father had turned up with young children to hunt for bargain bikes and parts. [13], During the longest joint criminal trial in New South Wales history,[citation needed] 58 policemen provided security including armed members of the Tactical Operations Unit who were stationed in the courtroom and witnesses required armed guards from the Witness Security Unit to escort them home. Glen Eaves is an award-winning filmmaker who has run a pay TV network, worked in senior government positions and completed three university degrees. 'They rode in and saw us. Only one man, Phillip Bruce 'Knuckles' McElwaine, a Bandido and Commonwealth Games boxing gold medalist, walked free from the court. Tensions rose steadily, but things boiled over when two Comancheros defected to the new club and burned their old colors. 'How's someone not going to go back to crime if they can't get a job and they've got no money? One of the 20 injured had his arm chopped off by a machete as two rival bikie gangs, the Bandidos and the Commancheros, invaded the carpark in Beaconsfieid Road at 1.55 pm. What actually happened before all hell broke loose has never been told before due to the code of silence even among enemy clubs. For example, rural landholders, members of an approved gun club and persons engaged in lawful business involving the use of firearms were deemed to have a good reason and the police could refuse to issue licences to any persons they saw as not having a good reason. The massacre had its beginnings after a group of Comancheros broke away and formed the first Bandidos Motorcycle Club chapter in Australia. Bandido member John "Whack" Campbell never fully recovered from the injuries he received and in 1987 died in jail from complications. The shootout had its roots in an intense rivalry that developed after a group . This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Eaves would be one of 31 bikies to spend 14 months in front of a Supreme Court jury sitting at Penrith in what was then Australia's longest-running criminal trial. A former soldier once sentenced to life in jail for seven murders committed in 1984's infamous Milperra bikie massacre has been accused of deliberately running down a motorcyclist. Melville was released in January 1989, while Eaves, White and Parker were freed in July that year. The battle took place at a supposedly friendly bike meet. Eaves has no contact with any old Comanchero or Jock Ross and his sister Vanessa, who have been married about 40 years and live on the NSW Central Coast. We came from all walks from life optometrists, engineers, clerks and blue collar workers and all had our reasons for being there (in a motorcycle gang). He is still married to Eaves's sister Vanessa. 7.0 /10 784 YOUR RATING Rate Drama Brothers in Arms is the story of the lead-up to, reasons for, and repercussions of the "Milperra Massacre" where two warring Motorcycle Clubs faced off in the car park of a western Sydney pub on Father's Day, 1984. One of the gang members, apparently shot dead as he charged toward his opponents, still clutched a baseball bat in his fist. Some took their bats and bars with them; others had guns. Select from premium Milperra Massacre of the highest quality. Any member found guilty of divulging Club business to anyone not a member, unless directed by the President, will be severely dealt with. Make sure that the file is a photo. 'The notion was we'll put in an appearance and if they come and attack us we'll defend ourselves but we're not going there looking for them. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. 'Some of the guys were there, just a handful of them, and most of them were drunk,' he said. Geoff "Snake" Campbell, a former member of the Bandidos bikie gang, sits on the grave stone of one of his brothers - two of which died at Milperra in the Father's Day massacre. "My brothers died, for what?" I get that. 'We didn't do it not just because we were tight but because we didn't have anything to give up, we didn't have anything to admit that we were guilty of,' he said. A power struggle led to the formation of the first Australian chapter of the Texas-based Bandidos, causing bad blood and running territorial disputes between the two gangs. Mr. Campbell was represented by Mr Greg Woods QC. Many customers near the entrance to the tavern were ushered inside where patrons were lying on the floor. Any member found guilty of screwing another member's Real Ol' Lady or taking advantage of a rift between them for future 'conning up' will be thrown out. Seven people were killed: six motorcycle gang members and a fourteen year old female bystander, Leanne Walters. 1. [19], In 2002, Australian film maker Martin Brown produced a documentary titled 1% One Percenters Search for a Screenplay in an effort to raise interest for a big budget movie of the massacre. Throughout the sentence hearing, I sought a greater understanding than I was able to obtain of the nature of the clubs and the relationship between their respective members. They said get out of the building immediately.'. Any member found guilty of breeding dissension in the Club (ie Running down the President of the Club or Club policies in any way, shape of form - or bad s*** rumours) will be thrown out. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Leanne Walters (103685365)? Between the second and third shots - a shotgun followed . He is pictured while on bail at Christmas in 1987 with his sister Vanessa who married Comanchero 'supreme commander' Jock Ross, One of the bikies killed at Milperra is pictured lying over his dead brother at the Viking Tavern. I've got to remind myself of that sometimes too when I'm feeling down.'. "A couple of minutes later I heard gunshots and screaming. The comments below have been moderated in advance. The ugly side to loyalty seems to demand enemies against whom the loyal can be united and the ugly side to physical strength and courage is when when violence is unleashed against those enemies. The judge in the case named the instigator of the violence as William "Jock" Ross, the "supreme commander" of the Comancheros, saying "Ross was primarily responsible for the decision that members of his club go to Milperra in force and armed". Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Grieving relatives and friends leave Penrith Court after the Verdict of the Milperra Bikies Massacre trail. The aftermath of the massacre on September 2, 1984.Credit:Bruce Miller. The legacy of Milperra is not all bad for Eaves, who would likely not have gone to university if he had not been charged with murder and gone to trial. He did not believe the murder convictions would stand and they didn't. Glen Eaves did not hurt anybody that day but was convicted of seven manslaughters. 'The criminal record came back, I thought they'd just have a bit of a chat to me about it but no. He is pictured centre leaning against the bench in a short film about police corruption he shot in 1994. Police say the onetime Comanchero outlaw was involved in an altercation with a 23-year-old motorcyclist about 10.50pm on March 20. Six of the Milperra massacre bikies convicted of seven murders were sentenced to life in prison while three others received terms of 18 or 20 years. 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