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Reg Kray

    This biography details the lives and exploits of twin brothers Ronald and Reginald Kray, two prominent figures in London's organized crime scene. They rose to become foremost perpetrators of criminal activity in East London throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Beyond their involvement in numerous criminal enterprises, the Kray twins became celebrities, mingling with prominent figures in entertainment and politics. Their careers culminated in 1969 with life sentences after their convictions.

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    Our Story
    • The Kray twins were Britain's most notorious gangsters. Ruling London's underworld for more than a decade, as gang lords they were among the most powerful and the most feared men in the city. Photographed by David Bailey and even interviewed for television, they became celebrities in their own right and are infamous to this day. Their reign of terror ended on 8th March 1969 when Ronnie and Reg were sentenced to life with the recommendation that they serve at least thirty years. Ronnie ended his days in Broadmoor - his raging insanity only controlled by massive doses of drugs. Reg served almost three decades in some of Britain's toughest jails before being released on compassionate grounds in August 2000. He died of cancer eight months later. Compiled from a series of interviews with Fred Dinenage from behind prison walls, Our Story is the classic account that explodes the myths surrounding the Kray twins. In it, the twins the record straight. In their own words they tell the full story of their brutal careers crime and their years behind bars. With a new introduction from Fred Dinenage, this compelling, disturbing and highly readable book is the definitive story of two legendary criminals.

      Our Story
    • Born Fighter

      • 182 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      4.0(117)Add rating

      Here, in his own words, is the true story of his life as one half of a criminal double act with his brother Ron, the chilling career of two street- wise kids who became standard-bearers of violence - from fire-bombings to shootings and cold-blooded murder.

      Born Fighter