Theodore Weesner (July 31, 1935 – June 25, 2015) was an American author.
 Born in Flint, Michigan, he is best known for his coming-of-age debut novel, "The Car Thief" (1972).
 The book, published by Random House, is in 439 libraries, according to WorldCat
Andrew "Benji" Veniamin (16 November 1975 – 23 March 2004) was an Australian criminal from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
 A convicted car thief, Veniamin is recognised as being a key figure in the Melbourne underworld killings, suspected of both murdering seven underworld figures, and being a hit-man for the Williams crime family.
 Veniamin was killed by Domenic "Mick" Gatto at a La Porcella restaurant in Carlton in self-defence following a heated argument.
Joseph "Joey" Scorney (c. 1953 Canarsie, Brooklyn - September 28, 1978 Flatlands, Brooklyn) was an Irish-American who was involved in grand theft auto.
 He turned down becoming a mob associate/car thief for Mobster Roy DeMeo because he wanted to avoid being involved with the mafia, and this led to his murder by Roy Demeo associate's Vito Arena and Ritchie DiNome.
 The DeMeo crew consisted of car thieves, drug dealers and murderers suspected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of somewhere between 75-200 murders from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s.
Christopher Daniel Gay (born 1974 or 1975 in Coffee County, Tennessee), also nicknamed Little Houdini, is an American habitual car thief and repeat escapee from custody.
 Gay gained notoriety in 2007 after stealing the tour bus of country music singer Crystal Gayle after an escape.
Lewis Moran (7 July 1941 – 31 March 2004) was an Australian organized crime figure and patriarch of the infamous Moran family of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
 Notable for his involvement in the Melbourne gangland killings, Moran was shot dead in a Melbourne hotel The Brunswick Club in 2004.
 His murder occurred one week after the funeral of fellow Melbourne underworld criminal and suspected hitman Andrew Veniamin.
Marek Papała (September 4, 1959 – June 25, 1998) was a Polish police officer, and Chief of Police from January 3, 1997 – January 29, 1998, who died as a result of a gunshot head wound from a silenced TT pistol on June 25, 1998.
 Officially Papała died at the hands of a car thief turned state witness Igor L. Due to numerous inaccuracies the investigation was criticized by many former police officers and journalists
Somersault in a Coffin (Turkish: "Tabutta Rövaşata" ) is a 1996 Turkish film]], written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about a homeless criminal and car thief.
 The film, which was released on  15, 1996 (1996--) , received awards at several international film festivals including the Golden Orange for best film at the Antalya International Film Festival.
Excess Baggage is a 1997 crime-comedy film written by Max D. Adams, Dick Clement, and Ian La Frenais, and directed by Marco Brambilla about a neglected young woman who stages her own kidnapping to get her father's attention, only to be actually kidnapped by a car thief.
 The film stars Alicia Silverstone (who was also an uncredited producer), Benicio del Toro, and Christopher Walken.
Martin James Durkin (1900-1981) was an American criminal and car thief.
 He is credited as the first man to kill a federal agent and was the subject of an intense manhunt by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
 Personally led by J. Edgar Hoover, then recently appointed Director of the FBI, it was one of the first major investigations by the agency, who were led by Durkin on a three-month chase through five states before his capture in 1926.
PC Raja Bashrat Ahmed (Urdu: راجہ بشارت احمد‎ ; 26 June 1964 – 31 August 1999) was an English police officer serving with Greater Manchester Police who was killed when his motorcycle was deliberately rammed by a car thief into moving traffic.

Question: Which convicted car thief was murdered one week before Lewis Moran?
Answer: Andrew Veniamin