CRIME CULTURE: American Animals

16 November, 2018 Gary Johnston

The year was 2003 and a quartet of college idiots were about to set out to their university library in one of the dumbest heists ever planned. Gary Johnston gives us his verdict on whether new doco-drama American Animals captures the spirit of their infamous criminal caper.

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Gary Johnston is an author, academic and former parole officer with decades of experience in the criminal justice system. He is True News Weekly's Deputy Editor and Melbourne correspondent. His book 'No Previous Conviction' was published in May 2017 and is available on Amazon.

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