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For one of the world's most livable cities, Melbourne certainly has a colourful criminal past. Even today, the city's
lanes and alleys tell the story of those who made history – for all the wrong
reasons.
Discover
why Squizzy Taylor was Australia's answer to the American gangster, who was the last
man hanged in Australia, and how Chopper Read turned his crimes into a
golden merchandising opportunity.
In 1921, a brutal murder captured Melbourne's imagination and sparked enormous public debate.
Melbourne's shadowy streets were the scene of three brutal stranglings by the elusive 'Brown-out Strangler'.
A key figure in Melbourne's underworld, Squizzy Taylor was Australia's answer to America's gangsters.
It was a string of bloody killings that opened the city's eyes to a lurking criminal underworld.
In 1987, a sleepy Sunday evening went down in history as Melbourne faced a gunman on the loose.
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'Chopper' Read turned his criminal history and jail sentence into a successful money-making scheme.
Few cases have divided Australia as much as the execution of Ronald Ryan – Australia's last man hanged.
A bombing in Russell Street forced Melbourne to face the possibility of terrorism on its own soil.
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