Seriemördare från Australien. Har för mig att han hette typ Chopper.. eller kallades för det.Han tvingade iallafall folk att äta rakblad (alternativt svälja dem).Nån som vet vad han heter?Tack
Chopper Read, real name Mark Brandon Read (born November 17, 1954), is a former Australian criminal and author. Convicted of many crimes including armed robbery, firearm offences, assault and kidnapping, Read spent a mere 13 months outside prison between the ages of 20 and 38, then went on to become a successful author of crime novels, selling in excess of 500,000 copies of his works. More recently, he has also found success as an artist.
In 2005, Read embarked on a tour of Australia performing a series of shows titled I'm Innocent with Mark "Jacko" Jackson and later toured Sydney in a stage show with a new co-star, former Detective Roger "The Dodger" Rogerson.
Read married Australian Taxation Office employee Mary-Ann Hodge in 1995 while imprisoned in Risdon Prison in Tasmania for the shooting of his friend Sidney Collins. The marriage produced one child, Charlie. They later divorced in 2001. On January 19, 2003, he married long-time friend Margaret Casser. They have one son, Roy Brandon.
In 2001, Read featured in an advertisement on behalf of the Pedestrian Council of Australia promoting the dangers of drunk driving. Read is seated at a kitchen table and undoes his shirt, and while pointing to the numerous scars and injuries on his body, says:
In 2006, Read featured in another commercial speaking out against violence against women.
On March 13, 2006, Read released a rap music album titled Interview with a Madman.
Also about the same time Read allowed use of his name to Australia's heaviest alcoholic lager called "Chopper Heavy". The beer is produced in Rutherglen, Victoria, near the location of Australia's most notorious outlaw - Ned Kelly.
Read also appeared in the 2002 Australian comedy film, Trojan Warrior.
He recently revealed he had contracted Hepatits C from his time in prison, along with other prisonmates, through using a blood-stained shazor