Killer Charlie Seiga

About a man who grew up in Liverpool in the 1950s. Not A Big Or Intimidating Guy, but a man who needed to fight for things his family did not have in those times, and for him that meant stealing,  starting very small, but very quickly moving up to Safe Cracking In Movie Theatres, putting him at the top of the Criminal Hierarchy by the age of 18. Jewellery Thief and "Money In Transit" Blagger in his 20s and 30s.

Then in the early 90s, he was accused Of The Contract Killing (He Always denied it, but those in the know, knew the truth) an Underworld "Taxman" A Huge Drug Dealer Who Tortured Other Drug Dealers for their Drug and Money  Stashes. From Then On He Was Known As Killer. Only Then, to Be Later Kidnapped himself by The Taxman's Crew. Tortured, Beaten but set free when he refused to talk. He spent the next few years Hunting Down The Taxman's Crew, but that is another story and Book.

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