Andrew Veniamin

Andrew "Benji" Veniamin was a suspected hitman involved in the Melbourne underworld killings

Victoria Police say Veniamin was one of the most dangerous men connected to Melbourne's crime scene, and by the time of his death they had connected him with several of Melbourne's underworld murders.

Veniamin worked at the wholesale fruit and vegetable market with Frank Benvenuto, who was murdered in Beaumaris in May 2000. He was also a known associate of Dino Dibra, who was murdered in his home in October 2000, and of Paul Kallipolitis, who was shot in similar circumstances two years later. All of them had grown up in West Sunshine.

Veniamin also met Nik Radev on April 15 last year, the day he was murdered in Coburg. Detectives believe he was lured to the scene on the promise of a drug deal and then murdered.

Veniamin associated with an underworld group known as The Carlton Crew and after 2003 was connected with a The Williams Family, and was a close friend of Carl Williams.