Nathan “Bodie” Barksdale, Inspiration For ‘The Wire’, Dead At 54
2016-02-17
A Baltimore drug kingpin who inspired characters on HBO’s classic series The Wire has died in federal prison in North Carolina. Baltimore Health Department spokesman Sean Naron confirmed on Tuesday that 54-year-old Nathan “Bodie” Barksdale died in a medical prison in Butner. Barksdale ran a heroin business in Baltimore inContinue Reading
