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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... Melbourne suburb of Brunswick , had proved a virtual goldmine , pumping out speed until the day Paul Edward Howden kicked over a bucket of solvents that ignited and burnt the house down in February 1997. Police didn't have far to look ...
... Melbourne suburb of Brunswick , had proved a virtual goldmine , pumping out speed until the day Paul Edward Howden kicked over a bucket of solvents that ignited and burnt the house down in February 1997. Police didn't have far to look ...
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... Melbourne Custody Centre who complained about his bland dinner . Mokbel who had once owned an Italian restaurant immediately spoke to a guard and peeled off $ 350 to pay for pizzas and soft drink from La Porchetta in North Melbourne ...
... Melbourne Custody Centre who complained about his bland dinner . Mokbel who had once owned an Italian restaurant immediately spoke to a guard and peeled off $ 350 to pay for pizzas and soft drink from La Porchetta in North Melbourne ...
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... Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. His team once won $500,000 and demanded to be paid in green $100 bills, after lodging the bets with the older grey notes, in what was clearly a money-laundering exercise. Some bookies refused to take ...
... Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. His team once won $500,000 and demanded to be paid in green $100 bills, after lodging the bets with the older grey notes, in what was clearly a money-laundering exercise. Some bookies refused to take ...
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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