Billy Longley signs a copy of a book about his life for Robert Richter QC in 2005. Photo: Craig Abraham
One of the biggest names in Melbourne's underworld, Billy Longley, died peacefully in the Royal Melbourne Hospital on Friday morning.
He knew where many bodies were buried, put a few there himself and was the catalyst for a Royal Commission.
He was 88.
Billy 'The Texan' Longley pictured in 1988. Photo: Sebastian Costanzo
In 1971, Billy 'The Texan' Longley stood for the position of president of the Victorian branch of the Painters and Dockers union. Longley was confident he had the numbers but so was the other side. That's why the ballot box was stolen and a fire set in the office, an act Longley's supporters considered undemocratic.
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