Freddie Foreman had a life-long association with the Krays. The Krays: Inside the Firm, ITV 2000
In December 1961 Foreman’s gang attacked a bank van carrying wages worth today over a million pounds ... The failed raid left the police with plenty of forensic evidence. ibid.
London was less security conscious in the 1960s. ibid.
In January 1965 Freddie Foreman became a murderer. ibid.
The defeat of the Richardsons robbed Ronnie Kray of the violent night out he craved. And he was not to be thwarted. ibid.
Three brothers named Kray had ambitions to become the godfathers of British crime. They created an evil empire of violence, extortion and intimidation. The Krays – Unfinished Business, ITV 2000
Mitchell put his trust in the Krays. But in return they destroyed him. ibid.
Reggie Kray recruited Albert Donoghue into The Firm after first shooting him in the leg as a punishment for insulting the Twins. But when he didn’t grass he was put on the payroll and became a core member of the Kray organisation. ibid.
The Krays had a sentimental attachment to the community spirit which excluded outsiders. ibid.
The apparent injustice of Mitchell’s punishment brought out the Krays’ charitable instincts. ibid.
Two months before Mitchell escaped, Albert Donoghue came on a visit with Ronnie Kray. ibid.
Foreman was from south London not the East End. But he knew the Krays well ... The Krays wanted Foreman to do something about Mitchell. ibid.
The Twins’ elder brother Charlie had been a boxing champion whilst serving in the Royal Navy and was keen to encourage Ron & Reg. The Notorious Kray Twins
All three Kray brothers fought on the same bill at the Royal Albert Hall. ibid.
The Richardson’s Gang were involved in a shootout in Mr Smith’s club in south London. ibid.
The Krays felt invincible. To enhance their reputation they hatched an audacious plan to spring one of England’s most dangerous criminals from Dartmoor Prison – Frank Mitchell. ibid.
Ronnie’s thirst for murder was out of control. ibid.
May 9th 1968 the Kray Twins and other members of The Firm were arrested by Nipper Read and his team. ibid.
In the early days they were both homosexuals. And then Reggie sort of came away from it. Albert Donoghue
There’s little I can do about it now. Reggie Kray, interview hospital bed
I allowed him to dominate me to a point. Reggie Kray
We were wicked little bastards really. Reggie Kray
Well as London woke up on that sunny May morning in 1968 and two sleepy gangsters were driven at record speed to Scotland Yard we knew only one thing: the party was over, but it had been great while it lasted. Reggie Kray
hey fitted into the whole world of fame, celebrity, stars ... Ronnie ... was the first gay gangster in England that came out of the closet. John Pearson, Krays’ biographer
Hunt For Mad Axeman. Daily Mirror headline
Kray Twin In Suicide Bid: Reggie found with wrists cut in jail. Star front page
Ronnie and Reggie Kray, the East End twins who have become the most notorious gangsters in recent British history, in 1969 they were jailed for life for two premeditated murders. But the Krays were only the latest in a long line of gangland bosses. For the previous twenty years London’s underworld had been dominated by three men: Billy Hill, Albert Dimes and Jack Spot. Gangster Kings of the Underworld
Identical twins Reg and Ron Kray grew up on the mean streets of East London, and had to rely on their fists just to survive ... Identical enforcers of the London underground. Evil Twins: Reg and Ron Kray s1e10, Crime & Investigation 2016
The Kray twins were arrested following a neighbourhood brawl. Now for the Twins the only path to greatness is a life of crime. ibid.
The Kray twins used violence and coercion to make a profit. The Kray twins muscled their way into money-laundering, theft and extortion. ibid.
Why were two convicted killers so revered by the public? Who were the real Krays? The Krays: Myth Behind the Legend, 2015
Demanding, devious and dangerous, the Twins did indeed commandeer whatever they wanted. ibid.
Public men at seaside parties: Peer and a Gangster: Yard Inquiry. ibid. Mirror article
The death of his wife Frances undoubtedly had a devastating effect on Reggie: everybody who knew him said he became a dishevelled drunk. The Krays’ empire had begun to crumble. ibid.
When they walked through the door there was danger. The Krays were a new breed … They were known from one end of this country to another. Secrets of the Krays I: Rise, gangster, ITV 2022
I think Ronnie thought he was a character in a Hollywood gangster film. ibid. Fred Dinenage
Let’s be honest, they did like to inflict violence on people. ibid. Vi’s visiting hairdresser
Ronnie and Reggie Kray: Two of the most infamous criminals of all time. Legends. Their fame was built on a fearsome reputation and mythical life-status. The Krays: Kill Order: The Truth Behind the Legend, Amazon 2022
Far from untouchable, but that statement was typical of the twins. ibid. O’Mahoney
Repton Boxing Club: Where all three Kray brothers came to learn their trade. ibid.
By 1956 Ronnie Kray had begun to display the early warning signs of someone who suffered from mental illness. ibid.
[Neil Jackson] Definitely gangsters, not particularly brilliant criminals, but gangsters who were able to rule their piece of turf in East London with fear. The Krays: The Mafia Connection, Amazon 2024
Before she [Frances] committed suicide, she had tried twice before. ibid. Maureen Flanagan, friend of family
Everyone was pulled in. It didn’t take long for some of the associates to talk. ibid. Jackson
The 30 years shocked everybody. ibid. Maureen Flanagan
Interviewer: Do you believe the Krays had an association with the American Mafia. ibid.
Maureen Flanagan: Yes, definitely. And it’s been documented in films. It’s bumped up a little bit what happened. But they did come over here. And they did meet in a city hotel … and both twins went ... ibid.
1963 is the first time the Kray meet the Mafia. When Angelo Bruno, who was the boss of the Philadelphia crime family, made a trip to London to really see whether it was true what he was being told about gaming and the potential for his organisation to have a cut of it. ibid. Jackson
They already had a hand in several casinos in the West End. ibid.
But the Mafia were realising that the Kray Twins were really thugs. They were good thugs but bad criminals. They were shining an unwelcome light on the Mafia’s operations at The Colony. ibid.
The invasion of undesirables into London … The government expelled five Mafia figures from the UK. ibid.
The government started to work on another gaming bill, but one that would be stricter, one that would mean that people who operated a casino had to have certain credentials. ibid.
He [Charlie] was no villain. That was left to his brothers. ibid. Maureen
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May 12th 2007 2 a.m.: 20-year-old Maggie Haines hears something in her house … This family was the victim of such a gruesome violent personal attack. Killer Kids s3e21: Deadly Compulsion, LMN 2014
A 16-year-old boy responsible for such a massacre. ibid.