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Reggie Kray, handcuffed, to, Prison, Officer, leaving, St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight, after visiting ,dying, brother, Charlie, to return to, HMP Parkhurst, (24 October 1933 – 1 October 2000) and his twin brother, Ronald "Ronnie" Kray, (24 October 1933 – 17 March 1995) were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in London's East End during the 1950s and 1960s. Ronald, commonly referred to as Ron or Ronnie, suffered from ,paranoid schizophrenia,[1] The Krays were involved in armed robberies, arson, protection rackets, violent assaults including torture and the murders of, Jack "The Hat" McVitie, and, George Cornell, As West End nightclub owners, they mixed with prominent entertainers including, Diana Dors, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and, politicians. The Krays were highly feared within their social environment, and in the 1960s they became celebrities in their own right being photographed by David Bailey and interviewed on television. They were arrested on 9 May 1968 and convicted in 1969 by the efforts of a squad of detectives led by Detective Superintendent, Leonard "Nipper" Read, and were both sentenced to life imprisonment.
Ronnie remained in ,Broadmoor Hospital, until his death on 17 March 1995, but Reggie was released from prison on compassionate grounds in August 2000, eight weeks before his death in October from cancer.
Ronnie remained in ,Broadmoor Hospital, until his death on 17 March 1995, but Reggie was released from prison on compassionate grounds in August 2000, eight weeks before his death in October from cancer.
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![Reggie Kray, handcuffed, to, Prison, Officer, leaving, St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight, after visiting ,dying, brother, Charlie, to return to, HMP Parkhurst, (24 October 1933 – 1 October 2000) and his twin brother, Ronald "Ronnie" Kray, (24 October 1933 – 17 March 1995) were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in London's East End during the 1950s and 1960s. Ronald, commonly referred to as Ron or Ronnie, suffered from ,paranoid schizophrenia,[1] The Krays were involved in armed robberies, arson, protection rackets, violent assaults including torture and the murders of, Jack "The Hat" McVitie, and, George Cornell, As West End nightclub owners, they mixed with prominent entertainers including, Diana Dors, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and, politicians. The Krays were highly feared within their social environment, and in the 1960s they became celebrities in their own right being photographed by David Bailey and interviewed on television. They were arrested on 9 May 1968 and convicted in 1969 by the efforts of a squad of detectives led by Detective Superintendent, Leonard "Nipper" Read, and were both sentenced to life imprisonment.<br />
Ronnie remained in ,Broadmoor Hospital, until his death on 17 March 1995, but Reggie was released from prison on compassionate grounds in August 2000, eight weeks before his death in October from cancer.](https://www.patrickeden.co.uk/img-get2/I0000TpsmTYTOtas/fit=1000x750/REGGIE-KRAY-1-copy.jpg)
