Wasted: The true story of Jim McNeil, violent criminal and brilliant playwright

At thirteen, Jim McNeil quit school for good. At fourteen, he started an affair with a brothel madam and was introduced to Melbourne''s underworld. Despite his love of reading and philosophy, McNeil relished his life among thugs, thieves and whores, becoming one of the city''s most violent criminals.
In 1967, having jumped bail and fled to New South Wales, 32-year-old McNeil shot a policeman durin...