Underbelly: The Gangland War: The Gangland WarThe book behind the hard-hitting TV drama First he got lucky. Then he got life. They called Carl Williams 'The Truth' but the truth was he was just a fat kid with a pill press and a taste for fast food, fast women and fast bucks. He got lucky the day Jason Moran shot him in the belly instead of in the head. Carl didn't return the favour: one by one, Moran and his brother and father and their mates were shot dead during an underworld war that was really an extermination program. But Carl's luck ran out when the Purana Taskforce came calling. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 35 years. And that's the truth. This is Australia's underbelly ... bullet holes and all. |
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... Roberta, had previously been married to Dean Stephens, a friend of the Morans, and there was lingering ill-feeling over the broken relationship. The next was competition: Williams was undercutting his rivals, selling his pills for $8 ...
... Roberta, had previously been married to Dean Stephens, a friend of the Morans, and there was lingering ill-feeling over the broken relationship. The next was competition: Williams was undercutting his rivals, selling his pills for $8 ...
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... Roberta Williams gave more away in a later conversation, but denied the shooting was drug-related. 'Mark was yelling, “Shoot him in the head,” and Jason then shot him in the stomach,' she said. If the Morans thought shooting Williams ...
... Roberta Williams gave more away in a later conversation, but denied the shooting was drug-related. 'Mark was yelling, “Shoot him in the head,” and Jason then shot him in the stomach,' she said. If the Morans thought shooting Williams ...
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... Roberta Williams' sister, Michelle. He may not have been blood family, but he seemed the next best thing. The Runner and Carl Williams met daily, and Williams asked his new right-hand man to find Moran. He said Moran was aware he was ...
... Roberta Williams' sister, Michelle. He may not have been blood family, but he seemed the next best thing. The Runner and Carl Williams met daily, and Williams asked his new right-hand man to find Moran. He said Moran was aware he was ...
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... Roberta Williams picked a fight with Jason's wife, Trish, outside the school in the hope she would call her husband to come and support her. Still no Jason. Williams wanted Veniamin (who was still associating with Gatto and the Carlton ...
... Roberta Williams picked a fight with Jason's wife, Trish, outside the school in the hope she would call her husband to come and support her. Still no Jason. Williams wanted Veniamin (who was still associating with Gatto and the Carlton ...
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... Roberta Williams was picked up on a bug shortly after the murders saying, 'I'll be partying tonight.' EVEN though Williams was the obvious suspect, his blood-test alibi was standing up. The shotgun found at the scene had not been traced ...
... Roberta Williams was picked up on a bug shortly after the murders saying, 'I'll be partying tonight.' EVEN though Williams was the obvious suspect, his blood-test alibi was standing up. The shotgun found at the scene had not been traced ...
Contents
The fugitive | |
Out of his league | |
The first domino | |
The mourning after CONTENTS | |
Mad bad then | |
The Italian jobs | |
Inside | |
The tide turns | |
Quarter to midnight | |
Counterpunch | |
Cool beer cold blood | |
The double cross | |
Rats in the ranks | |
Body blow | |
Alas mad Richard | |
Black Mark | |
Pop culture | |
The deadly circle | |
A hole in the Iron Curtain | |
Sitting duck | |
Going the distance | |
Married to the | |
Playing with snakes | |
Endplay | |
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