Publicity photos of Read lighting a cigar with a blowtorch ... Notorious ex-convict Mark 'Chopper' Read led a life of vehement crime, racking up only 13 months of freedom between the ages of ...

Promotional photos for his books ... for certain killings didn't mind letting him take the credit. Chopper Read knowingly fashioned himself into a fabulist, which becomes clear upon fact-checking.

Victorian Police recognised Read's violent tactics, but most of his convictions were for assault, armed robbery, and kidnapping. Mark "Chopper" Read, one of Australia's most notorious criminals ...