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October 10, 2013

"He is survived by Margaret and his sons."

Mark 'Chopper' Read obituary With matters getting out of hand, Read requested a transfer to another wing of the prison.
When he was refused, Read asked a fellow inmate to cut both his ears off. He wrote: “They said there was no way I would be getting a transfer, so I made the simple decision that ears off = transfer. Believe me, it works.” According to some accounts, the name “Chopper” stemmed from this episode, though others attributed it to his habit of cutting off his victims’ toes using boltcutters. Others said it was an earlier, childhood nickname.

Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 10, 2013 2:12 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Sounds like a pretty damned good life.

Posted by: Casca at October 10, 2013 8:15 PM

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