Nine to screen Chopper Read’s final interview

On Sunday night 60 Minutes will screen the final interview by Mark “Chopper” Read and the promo touts ‘death-bed’ confessions involving 4 unsolved murders.

“I shot him in the eye, yeah…” he admits.

“I killed him this time, with his gun, that’s how stupid he is,” he laughs.

Read, who spent more than 23 years in jail for crimes including armed robbery, assault and kidnapping, died of liver cancer on October 9th aged 58.

Nine’s 60 Minutes Facebook page is already attracting comments debating everything from “glorifying criminals” to Read “cleaning up his act.”

But questions may emerge about whether Nine passed on information to authorities prior to Read’s death.

Tom Malone, Executive Producer 60 Minutes, said in a statement to TV Tonight, “The interview with Chopper was recorded 3 weeks ago.

“At all times during the production of this story we have obtained internal and external legal advice. We were still checking the veracity of Chopper’s confessions when he passed away last week, much sooner than we had expected.

“Since then we have expedited the story. Last week 60 Minutes contacted senior Victorian Police twice by telephone. We made written submissions to Victorian Police this morning (Monday).”