Mark "Chopper" Read was a mob enforcer and contract killer who rose to fame after writing a memoir while behind bars.

Update: Crime figure and author Mark Brandon “Chopper“ Read has died aged 58, his manager has confirmed. Read died today at the Royal Melbourne Hospital after a long battle with liver cancer, his ...

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Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. SCOTT BEVAN: Notorious criminal Mark "Chopper" Read died yesterday in Melbourne after a long battle ...

Chopper, affectionately known as "Uncle Chop Chop" in Australia, was a character of many layers and contradictions. Despite his reputation as a standover man, this criminal managed to charm millions ...

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Actor Eric Bana played Mark Read in the film %27Chopper%27 Read died after a long battle with liver cancer He was known for torturing his victims with blowtorches ...

MARK "Jacko" Jackson wants an apology from 60 Minutes for including his name in Chopper Read's "fairytale" murder confession. Read told the program he murdered missing bikie Sid Collins while on a ...

In short: Charles Vincent Read has entered a not guilty plea over charges stemming from an arrest in February when police searched a car he was allegedly driving What's next? The 23-year-old was ...