A violent, dangerous individual, Zivko Stojakovic is a man you hope like hell you don’t cross paths with. And now, he and a motley crew that includes two killers, a violent robber and a cocaine trafficker, are very much Brisbane’s new bad boys.
With their designer clothes, brash tattoos and penchant for hanging out at some of the most luxurious venues in Brisbane, the city’s bad boys heavily curate their public images. But that’s nothing compared to the women who choose their company.
You could be mistaken for thinking this former fish and chip shop owner is the unluckiest bloke in Queensland; he can’t avoid unwanted police attention, no matter how trivial. But, he is probably the best-known bikie in South East Queensland.
Forget seedy clubhouses and industrial estates, Brisbane’s flash bad boys would rather be seen in some of the city’s trendiest and most lavish venues. And, of course, they love to look the part, too.
IT was crazy enough the first time an ambitious but bumbling criminal kidnapped an entire Victorian school at gunpoint, only to be foiled by a teacher and her knee-high boots. But then he went back and did it again.
TWO bodies in the bush. A rapist terrorising the young mothers of Donvale. And the clue kept secret for 16 years that finally led to the man responsible for all of it.
THEY were among the most notorious gangsters in Melbourne’s history — but for all bar one, in death these underworld figures’ graves resemble those of saints. SEE THE PICTURES
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