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  2. List of British gangsters - Wikipedia

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    Initially a bodyguard for well known gangster Billy Hill (gangster) Fraser later joined the Richardson Gang and served as their enforcer. Freddie Foreman: b. 1932 1948–1990 Kray Twins A freelance enforcer for the Kray twins during the 1960s, Foreman was involved in the gangland slayings of Frank "The Mad Axeman" Mitchell and Ginger Marks [10 ...

  3. Richardson Gang - Wikipedia

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    The Richardson Gang was an English crime gang based in South London, England in the 1960s. Also known as the "Torture Gang", they had a reputation as some of London's most sadistic gangsters. Their alleged specialties included pulling teeth out using pliers, cutting off toes using bolt cutters and nailing victims to floors using 6-inch nails. [1]

  4. Category:1960s crimes in London - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "1960s crimes in London" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Richardson Gang; T. 1966 theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy

  5. Gangs in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 December 2024. 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 ...

  6. British firms (organised crime) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Billy Hill (gangster) - Wikipedia

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    William Charles Hill (13 December 1911 – 1 January 1984) was an English criminal, linked to smuggling, protection rackets and extreme violence. He was one of the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in London from the 1920s through to the 1960s.

  8. Joey Pyle - Wikipedia

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    Joey Pyle was born on 2 November 1937 [4] (his tombstone in Merton and Sutton Cemetery gives his date of birth as 1935) in The Angel, Islington, London, the son of Arnie and Cath Pyle, and the youngest of their three children after his brother Ted and his sister Jean.

  9. Messina Brothers - Wikipedia

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    The family returned to Malta as Giuseppe had Maltese citizenship. In 1934 Eugenio the third son of Giuseppe, moved to London [2] with his French prostitute wife Colette. She helped establish the sex trade in London. The other Messina brothers followed Eugenio and established themselves in Soho, London. [2]