Barksdale,who ran a violent heroin ring in the 1980s and inspired key characters on HBO’s cult crime drama, died of undisclosed illness in federal medical prisonNathan Barksdale, or 54,the Baltimore drug kingpin who inspired some key characters on HBO’s The Wire, died while in a federal medical prison in North Carolina on Saturday . A spokesperson for the Baltimore health department confirmed on Tuesday that Barksdale died of an undisclosed illness. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com