# John Silvester
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john silvester is an Australian journalist and crime writer. He has written for major Melbourne based newspapers such as The Age, the Sunday Herald Sun and others. Silvester has also co-written a number of bestselling books with Andrew Rule, based on crime in Melbourne.
Don’t play god, don’t mess with their mail – in prison with the worst of the worst
Brian Coghlan is laid back, an asset he was able to use in his workplace. As a prison officer, he quickly learnt that being seen as a good guy around bad people was the key to life behind bars.For 26 years at Port Phillip Prison, he dealt with the worst society had to offer – sex offenders, serial …
Naked City special: A conversation with John Silvester
A couple of months ago we held a night for subscribers to The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, a conversation with John Silvester, hosted by crime and justice reporter Erin Pearson.
We recorded the whole thing and so for today’s episode, we bring you this special episode with Sly.
In the conversati…
My brother, the Great Bookie robber
On April 21, 1976, six bandits raided the Victoria Club where Melbourne’s biggest bookies were settling their accounts with cash. No one knows the exact figure, but the take was supposed to be in the vicinity of $15 million.Just after the armed robbery, and a few kilometres away at a pub in the sub…
In a world of two-bit gangsters, Charlie Wootton was the last old-school crook
One of the underworld's old guard passed away quietly this year.Charlie Wootton didn’t need to be well known to be well respected in shadows occupied by hard men, controlling Melbourne’s illegal gaming industry long before the glittering behemoth of Crown casino.Though he posted death notices payin…
Send in your questions for a special mailbag episode
We're coming to the end of season seven of this humble podcast, and as a thank-you (or alternatively, as a punishment), we wanted to open the floor to you. So if there's a question you've always wanted to ask John Silvester about a case, a crime, a cop, a crook, or his career, now is your chance.
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John Silvester answers your true crime questions
For our final episode of season seven, John Silvester answers your questions about crooks, cops and crime.
In this episode, Sly talks about his relationship with Chopper Read, for whom he and fellow journalist Andrew Rule ghost-wrote a series of books based on Read's prison letters.
Sly talks abo…
Chopper: The Christmas card that changed his life (part 2)
Chopper loses his ears but gains an unexpectedly popular literary career, after becoming (sort of) pen pals with crime writer John Silvester.
This week, we finish the Chopper tale, figuring out how Chopper managed to reinvent himself from hardened crim to comedian, artist, rapper and… children's bo…
The laws that Sly believes 'absolutely have to be fixed' before royal commission
John Silvester aka Sly of the Underworld joined Ross Stevenson and Russel Howcroft to discuss new Premier Ben Carroll's pledge to a royal commission.
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Sly of the Underworld reflects on the life of infamous crime matriarch Kath Pettingill
John Silvester aka Sly of the Underworld joined Ross Stevenson and Russel Howcroft to reflect on the life of notorious crime matriarch Kath Pettingill.
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John Silvester: Sly of the Underworld
John Silvester, better known as “Sly of the Underworld”, joins us to reflect on more than four decades covering Melbourne’s criminal underworld, its most notorious figures and the stories behind some of Australia’s biggest crimes.
You can read Naked City here: https://www.theage.com.au/topic/naked…
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