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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... talk in parks and public places to avoid police listening devices, and the Morans were happy to meet in an open space where they thought they would not be ambushed. The Williams and Moran families had trafficked drugs for years and ...
... talk in parks and public places to avoid police listening devices, and the Morans were happy to meet in an open space where they thought they would not be ambushed. The Williams and Moran families had trafficked drugs for years and ...
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... Crown Casino to have what were supposed to be peace talks . It was only days after Gatto's close friend , Graham Kinniburgh , had been gunned down outside his Kew home . Kinniburgh was an old - time gangster who had made.
... Crown Casino to have what were supposed to be peace talks . It was only days after Gatto's close friend , Graham Kinniburgh , had been gunned down outside his Kew home . Kinniburgh was an old - time gangster who had made.
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... talk . The note was non - committal but the message was clear . The soldier was ready to mutiny . ' To us it was unbelievable . He was seen as one of the hardest men in the system , ' Horgan said . Gavan Ryan , who was by then the head of.
... talk . The note was non - committal but the message was clear . The soldier was ready to mutiny . ' To us it was unbelievable . He was seen as one of the hardest men in the system , ' Horgan said . Gavan Ryan , who was by then the head of.
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... talk . None of us imagined he would roll over . ' The Runner was removed from prison and for nearly 30 days exposed the secrets of Melbourne's gangland murders , sinking any hopes for Williams in the process . Inspector Ryan , Detective ...
... talk . None of us imagined he would roll over . ' The Runner was removed from prison and for nearly 30 days exposed the secrets of Melbourne's gangland murders , sinking any hopes for Williams in the process . Inspector Ryan , Detective ...
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... talks collapsed . Coghlan : ' We were very cross . We thought Williams had been fooling around and was never serious . He was wasting our time because they came up with various proposals that were absolutely laughable.” On Wednesday 28 ...
... talks collapsed . Coghlan : ' We were very cross . We thought Williams had been fooling around and was never serious . He was wasting our time because they came up with various proposals that were absolutely laughable.” On Wednesday 28 ...
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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