![]() ![]() Over the last 15 years Steve has released several books on the enduring phenomenon of the twins. ![]() Now, in his newly published book, Steve Wraith brings to light the tale of Operation Acid, and the investigation by Northumbria and the Metropolitan Police into Charlie, and the cocaine ‘sting’ which he fell for in 1996 affording a surprise ending to the Krays story. ![]() Steve Wraith with Charlie Kray, Tony Lambrianou and pals (Image: Steve Wraith) Wraith became a close friend and confidante to the twins during their final years of imprisonment.īut one factor which is often overlooked is the impact of the twins’ elder sibling, Charlie Kray, and his involvement in the ‘family business’. Three decades after the Krays’ heyday, 16-year-old Steve Wraith, doing his GCSEs at school, picked up a copy of John Pearson’s A Profession of Violence - the Krays’ biography - and lives would change. The reign of the Krays, and their gang, came to an end in 1969 when after one of the most high-profile trials in British legal history, Reggie and Ronnie received life terms for the murders of rival gangsters George Cornell and Jack ‘The Hat’ McVitie.Įven with pair behind bars, however, the legend of the twins would continue to grow and fascinate. The story of gangland twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray, their rise, and eventual fall, has been extensively documented.ĭuring the 1950s and 60s, the pair ruled London’s East End - and had widespread interests far beyond their native territory. ![]()
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