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Their gang, known as the Firm, was based in Bethnal Green, where the Kray twins lived. They were involved in murder , armed robbery , arson , protection rackets , gambling and assaults . At their peak in the 1960s, they gained a certain measure of celebrity status by mixing with prominent members of London society, being photographed by David ...
Freddie Foreman [1] (born 5 March 1932) is an English publican, gangster, former associate of the Kray twins and convicted criminal. Foreman was a prominent figure in London gangland from the 1950s through to the 1980s.
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 ...
The violent reign of notorious 1960s gangsters the Krays has been highlighted at Westminster to argue against plans to throw out hereditary peers from the Lords. The London underworld activities ...
With their gang, known as the Firm, the Kray twins were involved in murder, armed robbery, arson, protection rackets, gambling and assaults. At their peak in the 1960s, they gained a certain measure of celebrity status by mixing with prominent members of London society, being photographed by David Bailey and interviewed on television.
Derek Creighton "Bertie" Smalls (12 June 1935 – 31 January 2008) was considered by many as Britain's first supergrass.Although there have been informers throughout history – the Kray twins were partly convicted two years before Smalls on evidence given by Leslie Payne – the Smalls case was significant for three reasons: the first informer to give the police volume names of his associates ...
Both wrote best-selling books about their lives and, in 1990, a full-length biographical film entitled The Krays was released (featuring real-life brothers Martin and Gary Kemp as the Kray twins). Jack McVitie was portrayed by actor Tom Bell in this film before also featuring in the 2004 film Charlie , this time depicted by Marius Swift.
Anthony Thomas Lambrianou (15 April 1942, Bethnal Green, London – 26 March 2004, Kent) [1] [2] was an English criminal known for his association with the Kray Twins. [3] He was born to a Greek Cypriot father and English mother from Consett. [4] Lambrianou served 15 years in jail for his part in the murder of Jack "The Hat" McVitie in 1967. [5 ...