Bikie gangs in Sydney: hard truth for the women who love outlaws
PRINCESSES or molls: that’s the tough dichotomy for women trying to survive within the world of bikies.
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PRINCESSES or molls: that’s the tough dichotomy for women trying to survive within the world of bikies.
Unlike other types of organised crime, the bikies have no matriarchs; just women on the fringes.
Most of the women are attracted to the money and notoriety, which is why it’s common to see an obese, dishevelled bikie walking down the street with a gorgeous woman on his arm.
► MEET THE WOMAN WHO MAKES BIKIES CRY
It’s a situation that constantly amazes Gangs Squad commander Deborah Wallace, boss of the Raptor strike force that has taken down the bikies.
“It never ceases to amaze me,” Detective Superintendent Wallace said.
In our special Strike Force Raptor investigation, we reveal the hard truth about what happens to women who tangle with bikies.
► CHAPTER ONE: Inside the squad that beat Sydney’s gangs
► CHAPTER TWO: The real-life police fight club
► CHAPTER THREE: The day bikies went too far
► CHAPTER FOUR: Bikie gangs: Warlords of the underworld
Originally published as Bikie gangs in Sydney: hard truth for the women who love outlaws
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