Notorious corrupt cop Roger Rogerson has died at the age of 83 after suffering a brain aneurysm in his cell at Long Bay prison in Sydney.

Rogerson and another former detective Glen McNamara were jailed for life in 2016 over the murder of student Jamie Gao.

“He was a crook, and everyone knew it,” Sly told Ross and Russel.

Press PLAY to hear the veteran crime writer speak on the infamous cop after his death

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