Were the Krays That Bad?

They were once called the most evil men in Britain and were by a distance the most infamous gangsters the East End has ever produced. Murderers, torturers, hardened criminals… but, to their mother, Violet, twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray were her “lovely boys”.

What was wrong with Ronnie Kray?

Ronnie and Reggie Kray died almost 50 years after their visit to Shepton Mallet Prison, in 1995 and 2000, respectively. Ronnie died of a heart attack in Broadmoor Hospital and Reggie in his sleep following a cancer diagnosis.

Was Ronald Kray a psychopath?

“In the case of the Krays, Ronnie, although the younger of the two, was the dominant twin. He was also a paranoid schizophrenic psychopath.”