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Bertram Douglas Kidd, known as Bertie was born in Islington, London, in 1933  He moved to Australia in 1947 aged 14 and began his life of crime in the 1960s  Kidd, 87, was considered among the best safe breakers and robbers in Australia  His exploits earnt him the reputation as the countrys most complete criminal  Kidd has for the first time revealed his role in the 1984 Fine Cotton betting sting 

How do you sleep at night?: Comedians crushing response to real-life Choppers wife Newshub 13 hrs ago © Getty / The AM Show Comedian Heath Chopper Franklin has recalled issuing a brutal response to the wife of the notorious Australian criminal his persona is based on.  Speaking on The AM Show on Friday morning, Franklin said he had never chatted with Mark Chopper Read before his death in 2013, but did once receive a scathing message from his wife. "She sent me a tweet asking me how I sleep...

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The stars align as comedy big-hitters win rave reviews We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Age reviewers Normal text size MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL A week into the festival, our reviewers have found some four- and five-star gems among Festival stalwarts and fresh faces. Read on - every one is a winner. Geraldine Hickey, What a Surprise ★★★★★ Melbourne Town Hall, until April 18 A 6.10pm show means two things: you can be...

Crime by Amelia Saw Premium Content   Not many people can say they got Mark Chopper Read naked on their first day of work - but former prison officer Steve Bergervoet is one of them. An easygoing country bloke, Bergervoet arrived for his first training shift at Melbournes Pentridge Prison in 1985. Built in the 1850s, the towering bluestone walls of Pentridge impose an ominous feeling on all who walk their grounds. By the time new recruit Bergervoet wan...

Crime by Amelia Saw Premium Content   Not many people can say they got Mark Chopper Read naked on their first day of work - but former prison officer Steve Bergervoet is one of them. An easygoing country bloke, Bergervoet arrived for his first training shift at Melbournes Pentridge Prison in 1985. Built in the 1850s, the towering bluestone walls of Pentridge impose an ominous feeling on all who walk their grounds. By the time new recruit Bergervoet wan...

From a train masturbator who risked it all to steal a bag of lollies from Target, to a man who got bogged trying to escape police, to a woman who kept knuckledusters, tasers, a butterfly knife and other illegal weapons to protect her from yowies, the Gympie courts have certainly been busy dealing with all kinds of criminal matters through 2020. Here’s a look at the nine most bizarre crimes to go through Gympie courts this year: 1. Gympie train masturbator’s crime spree lands him in court A...

Crime by Amelia Saw Premium Content   Not many people can say they got Mark Chopper Read naked on their first day of work - but former prison officer Steve Bergervoet is one of them. An easygoing country bloke, Bergervoet arrived for his first training shift at Melbournes Pentridge Prison in 1985. Built in the 1850s, the towering bluestone walls of Pentridge impose an ominous feeling on all who walk their grounds. By the time new recruit Bergervoet wan...

Crime by Amelia Saw Premium Content   Not many people can say they got Mark Chopper Read naked on their first day of work - but former prison officer Steve Bergervoet is one of them. An easygoing country bloke, Bergervoet arrived for his first training shift at Melbournes Pentridge Prison in 1985. Built in the 1850s, the towering bluestone walls of Pentridge impose an ominous feeling on all who walk their grounds. By the time new recruit Bergervoet wan...