Hitmen Trial: No Clear Boss in Preston Murder

0:00It's April 27. From your city to your ears, this is Adelaide News Today, powered by AI. Gavin Preston, a known underworld player, got gunned down outside a cafe in Keylor East on September 9, 2023. Now two guys from New South Wales, Jaden Tito, and Rabiaza Jave, are on trial for his murder in Victoria Supreme Court. They both pleaded not guilty, and prosecutors are painting them as hired hitmen. Theories on why Preston was targeted are all over the place. Court heard talk of him smashing up a rival crime family's gravesite at Preston General Cemetery back in July 2023. That spot belonged to Michelin Marogi, sister of gang figured George Marogi, and word was, there was bad blood between their crews. Police dug into those leads, including a supposed $5 million bounty on Preston's head, but detectives ruled out his involvement in the grave, mess. Other tips pointed to fused with an illegal tobacco kingpin named

1:00Kazem Hamad, claims of Preston acting like a predator, or even him swiping three-tib, trucks from Kolmanchero bikies. Wrapping the evidence, DNA links the accused to get away cars and gear inside them, backed by phone records and online searches. Importantly, neither man ever crossed paths with Preston himself. The prosecution just closed their case after three weeks, and the defense says their clients won't testify. As the trial rolls on before Justice Michael O'Connell, these underworld riffs stay front and center with no clear boss behind the hit named yet.