The wife of ex-bikie Shane Ross has revealed one of the men accused of his killing laughed and told her the man was "on a bender" and would "pop up somewhere" while she was desperately searching for her husband.
Alexandra Ross also told the Southport Magistrates Court one of three men charged over the murder of Mr Ross, 36, and his 47-year-old business partner Cameron Martin – Garry James Brush – attended her husband's funeral after he was shot dead on the Gold Coast in October 2019.
Alleged Lone Wolf outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) members Mr Brush, Nathan John Miller and Brodie Jeet Singh have been charged over the allegedly premeditated murders.
The two men were shot dead in a Tallebudgera park.
Mrs Ross told the court on Friday she reached out to Mr Brush, who she had met only three times before Mr Ross was killed, to ask if he knew where her husband was.
"He laughed at me and told me he was probably out drinking and would pop up somewhere," she said.
"It wasn't until I realised Cameron was dead, I [had] thought he may have been out drinking."
The court heard another man, Joshua Munn, contacted Mrs Ross when her husband first went missing and told her: "Brushy's got something to do with it".
She said Mr Munn was "pretty frantic" and told her the Tallebudgera park where Mr Martin was found dead was "close" to a place where Mr Brush had wanted to meet Mr Ross six months earlier.
When asked by defence barrister Angus Edwards if her husband had a gun at the time of his death, Mrs Ross said she "did not believe" so.
She said that around the time she first spoke to police media reports of two guns being used in the killings confused her.
Mrs Ross said during that period she had wondered whether her husband had a gun at the time of his death that had been taken from him and used to kill him, but later realised there was more than one person involved in the murder.
"I had just cradled my husband's dead, decomposing, bullet-ridden body," Mrs Ross told the court.
Allegedly running drugs before death
Mrs Ross was asked whether she was aware of her husband doing a "drug deal with a person in eastern Sydney" prior to his death.
"I don't think any amount of character bashing is going to excuse a double murder," she replied.
Mrs Ross told the court she deleted messaging apps on Mr Ross's phone after his disappearance because she was concerned people would believe he was "online" and would not continue to search for him.
The court also heard Mrs Ross had told police after her husband's death there was "bad blood" between him and several other people, including convicted drug kingpin Ivan Tesic.
Earlier on Friday, former business associate Sharley Bird told the court she suspected people involved with Mr Ross and Mr Cameron's Monstr business were involved in "drug running" because they would "celebrate" after travelling interstate.
The court heard Mr Ross had several cars and two motorbikes – which featured gold plating – but had sold many of his possessions prior to his death.
Ms Bird, who later sold her car detailing business to Monstr, said the company originally accounted for about 40 per cent of her work, making her feel as if those involved in the business had a "hold" over her.
"They controlled a lot of my work coming in," she said.
"So if they asked me to detail something or go somewhere, I would do it immediately.
The court has previously heard Mr Ross was once associated with the Lone Wolf OMCG, but later became a patched member of the Comanchero bikie gang.
The hearing continues.
