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What would you risk to be seen for who you are, not who they say you are?

Former Miss Australia. Convicted drug trafficker. Gangland girlfriend.

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CHAPTER ONE

WELCOME TO BLACKTOWN

ANITA COBBY: The tragedy that broke the heart of a nation (1986)
“The atmosphere in the community after the arrest of Cobby’s alleged killers was one of brooding malevolence.” - Bill Hosking
Les, Michael and Gary Murphy — brothers from a family of nine children — were among those convicted of the savage rape and murder of Sydney nurse and beauty queen Anita Cobby. The brutality of the case sparked national outrage and calls for the reintroduction of the death penalty.
Behind the brick and cladding of housing commission homes are families full of grit, culture, loyalty — and to be frank, from what I’ve seen, bloody brilliance and resilience that is incomparable

CHAPTER TWO

Djamirze Way

“The street might as well have been called Djamirze Way.”
“They had both fled Germany and were now trying to get home – two people from completely different parts of Russia, united by their mother tongue and by the circumstances of war.”
“She was stolen, taken into a white family, and may never have known of her mother’s existence.”
Madam X is born.

CHAPTER THREE

From Roubles to a Rolls

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” - Muhammad Ali
“What the Rolls-Royce said for the Djamirze family was ‘We’ve made it.’”
Russian: “Мы считали рубли, но мечтали как миллиардеры.”
Transliteration: My schitáli rublí, no mechtáli kak milliardéry.
Translation: “We counted roubles, but we dreamed like billionaires.”
“On 1 December 1990, their Antonov An-124 Ruslan left Melbourne Airport, circled the globe for three days, and returned to Melbourne on the evening of 4 December. With that flight, my father and his brothers broke six world records and ten Soviet Union records.”

CHAPTER FOUR

Losing My Father to Alcohol

“Your mind was razor-sharp, your humour unmatched, your presence and charisma unforgettable. So much of who I am I owe to you.”
"Drunk Yuri and sober Yuri were two completely different people… A stranger, an alter-ego, a distorted disassociation of his true personality.”
“I’m tempted to call Yuri an arms dealer. He wouldn’t have seen it that way. He viewed it as a matter of supply and demand – much the same as I would later see drug dealing.”
“Bimbo, Bimbo, when you gonna grow? Everybody loves you, little baby Bimbo.” - Jim Reeves, "Bimbo"

CHAPTER FIVE

Living the Dream

“I needed protection... With Dean, I knew I would be safe and that was all that mattered.”
“It was the only natural 6 carat ruby in Australia.”
“Hooters make you happy.”
“The winner. ‘Felicia Dee-Jam-iiir-zay!’ he said, like he was announcing the Oscars.”

CHAPTER SIX

Shakin’ It in the Cross

“Men who thought they were powerful didn’t know we were the ones running the room.”
"sex, drugs and stilettos"
"Nothing quite like doing coke above the coke sign"
“Back then, the Cross was magic, No one cared where you came from or what you’d done"

CHAPTER SEVEN

Violence at the Hands of an Ice-Addicted Bikie Boss

“This will only end when one of us is dead.”
“The more violent he became, the more my love for him faded.”
“He was so ripped, he used to weigh his broccoli.”
“Despite everything that happened, I still loved Cam… I still remember looking at him with intense, inexplicable love. I was looking for the good parts of him I knew were still there.”

CHAPTER EIGHT

A Raid at Susan River

“Call… me… an… ambulance.”
“War games, between bikies and cops.”
“Flash BANG. Silence. Flash BANG. Silence.”
“I thought I’d been shot in the face. I probably had minutes left to live.”

CHAPTER NINE

Rehabilitation

“Dean is sentenced to 10 years in prison.”
“The cops blew up my face.”
“I sued the bastards — not just for the blast, but for every scar they left behind.”
“It’s time to stop fucking around and get your shit together. No one is coming to save you except you.”

CHAPTER TEN

Rebuilding

“It was tragic, comical and surreal all at once.”
“For that morning, I was a Russian spy.”
“Felicia will take care of everything.”
“Never let the bastards get you down.”

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