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An important member of the Richardson gang was George Cornell.Cornell was heavily involved in drug dealing, in purple hearts and dexys, uppers, downers and cannabis.He was also involved in pornography and may have been associated with criminal Jimmy Humphreys, whose arrest led to the exposure of corrupt police officials in 1971, including Commander Ken Drury of the Flying Squad.
A childhood friend of the Kray Twins, he was used as a go-between by the Richardson's until his murder by Ronnie Kray at The Blind Beggar pub in 1966. [9] Frankie Fraser: 1923–2014 1940s – 1966 Richardson Gang: Initially a bodyguard for well known gangster Billy Hill (gangster) Fraser later joined the Richardson Gang and served as their ...
Moody was an enforcer for the Richardsons and did freelance "work" for the Krays. He was considered by many of his peers to be "the hardest man in London". In the 1970s, he joined a team of criminals to form the Chainsaw Gang who went on to become that decade's most successful group of armed robbers. [1]
George Myers was born in the old boundary of St-George-in-the-East on 13 November 1927, to unwed parents, one of seven or eight children. [1]George and his siblings reportedly changed their surname by deed poll from Myers to Cornell, for their stepfather Joseph Cornell who married their mother, Mary Ann Garrett.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct when Tracy Dickerson was told Austin Richardson had pleaded guilty. ADRIAN — One man has pleaded guilty to a gang-related murder and another ...
The Richardson Gang, Charlie and Eddie Richardson; Roy Shaw (1936–2012) Alf White (1887–1942) Charlie Wilson (1932–1990) Gilbert Wynter (1961–1998) Birmingham.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. Organised crime gangs Gang-related organised crime in the United Kingdom is concentrated around the cities of London, Manchester and Liverpool and regionally across the West Midlands region, south coast and northern England, according to the Serious Organised Crime Agency. With regard to ...
Investigators believe the gang is local and not connected to a national criminal enterprise. Nationwide, violent crime was down 15% in the first three months of 2024 compared to a year earlier ...