The Wire

Carl Williams’ involvement in Melbourne’s drug scene set off a chain of brutal murders, ending in his own in gaol in April 2010. But he was certainly not your average gangland killer. So how did a fat and friendly bogan boy from Broadmeadows manage to rise to the top of Melbourne’s crime scene and create such havoc?

Journalist Adam Shand followed that crime trail from the beginning. His latest book is an examination of the life and death of Carl Williams.