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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... killer determined to exterminate every real or imagined rival he could find . From the day he was shot , Williams refused to co - operate with police . He was young but had started life in Richmond and prided himself on being an old ...
... killer determined to exterminate every real or imagined rival he could find . From the day he was shot , Williams refused to co - operate with police . He was young but had started life in Richmond and prided himself on being an old ...
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... killer should never have happened. His plans for revenge and control of a big drug syndicate should have collapsed when he was arrested in slapstick circumstances six weeks after the Morans shot him. For Broadmeadows police, it began as ...
... killer should never have happened. His plans for revenge and control of a big drug syndicate should have collapsed when he was arrested in slapstick circumstances six weeks after the Morans shot him. For Broadmeadows police, it began as ...
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... killers — Port Phillip Prison. AS is customary when important business deals are sealed, the main players celebrated with a quiet drink. But when the man we will call 'The Runner' decided to accept Carl Williams' offer, the drink was ...
... killers — Port Phillip Prison. AS is customary when important business deals are sealed, the main players celebrated with a quiet drink. But when the man we will call 'The Runner' decided to accept Carl Williams' offer, the drink was ...
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... Killer ? Yes . Drag Queen ? No. Finding Moran proved difficult . He was an expert in counter - surveillance and teamed with a man who appeared to be a bodyguard . He quit his flamboyant lifestyle , rented a modest house in Moonee Ponds ...
... Killer ? Yes . Drag Queen ? No. Finding Moran proved difficult . He was an expert in counter - surveillance and teamed with a man who appeared to be a bodyguard . He quit his flamboyant lifestyle , rented a modest house in Moonee Ponds ...
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... killer. 'From then on Carl would only meet Andrew on his own terms. That way Carl could be sure of his own safety. He did not trust Andrew any more,' The Runner said. Certainly Williams was jumpy. An interstate AFL spy wanted to check ...
... killer. 'From then on Carl would only meet Andrew on his own terms. That way Carl could be sure of his own safety. He did not trust Andrew any more,' The Runner said. Certainly Williams was jumpy. An interstate AFL spy wanted to check ...
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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