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Criminal activity. When he was still young, [vague] Read was already an accomplished street fighter and the leader of the Surrey Road gang, which had a notorious reputation for violence. He began his criminal career by robbing drug dealers based in massage parlours in the Prahran area.
Oct 9, 2013 · One of Australia's most notorious underworld figures, Mark "Chopper" Read, a career criminal turned children's author, has died aged 58. In an era of celebrity culture, he was both celebrated and condemned for his legendary exploits involving armed robbery, shootings, stabbings, torture and kidnapping. "Posh people love gangsters," he once said.
Oct 9, 2013 · SYDNEY (AP) — Mark “Chopper” Read, one of Australia’s most notorious and colorful crime figures, died on Wednesday after a long battle with liver cancer, his manager said. He was 58.
Oct 9, 2013 · Mark "Chopper" Read, who died earlier today after a battle with liver cancer, is being remembered for his tough and fearsome personality. The 58-year-old was diagnosed with liver cancer and had been receiving treatment in Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Oct 9, 2013 · One of Australia’s most colorful underworld figures and author, Mark “Chopper” Read – whose cavalcade of violent crime put him behind bar for almost 23 years – has died after a battle with...
Oct 9, 2013 · One of Australia's most notorious criminals, Mark "Chopper" Read, who later became a novelist, has died of liver cancer, his manager says. Read spent 23 years in jail for kidnapping and...
Oct 9, 2013 · The best-selling crime author who spent almost half his life in jail died on Wednesday after a battle with liver cancer, aged 58. He spent more than 23 years in jail for crimes including armed robbery, assault and kidnapping, even trying to abduct a County Court judge at gunpoint.
