The Kray bothers were the ones that the media became obsessed with and focused on and the story of Ronnie & Reg has been told in countless books and in many a TV documentary. That has always been strange to me because at the time the Kray’s controlled East London’s underworld, the West had it’s own gang headed by two siblings also, The Richardson Brothers.

If the Kray Brothers and their acts are considered ruthless, then the Richardson Brothers actions were abhorrent. Compared to their West End Counterparts, Reg and Ronnie Kray were Saints. Ronnie was a psychopath and would shoot you if he felt you deserved it yes, The Richardson’s would nail you to the floor to remove the toes one by one from the feet of the perceived traitor or offender.

I never did quite get why the Kray Brothers became the Organized Crimes ‘sibling’s from hell’ when they were far less evil and sadistic than their counterparts with whom it was well know the Krays would try to avoid confrontation with.

Two serving Home Secretaries of Britain called Charlie Richardson "one of the most dangerous men in Britain." Charlie said of his old East End rivals The Krays: "The Kray Brothers were two ****** (Homophobic slur on account of Ronnie Kray being Homosexual, Reggie said to have been Bisexual). The Train Robbers, very Nice people."

I have seen a movie here in the US about the Kray brothers but, I knew nothing about the others you mentioned.
Thanks for sharing.

The printing on that note looks very much like that I’ve seen elsewhere (sorry I can’t remember just where) in connection with this case. It may have been one of the other sites, but I remember a discussion of the formation of the letter "G". It is also reminding me of the printing on the note someone posted showing a child or two kids and a kite. I think Sandy Betts may have posted that note. Also reminds me of the "Atlanta kids note" IIRC.

I have seen a movie here in the US about the Kray brothers but, I knew nothing about the others you mentioned.
Thanks for sharing.

Your welcome. You wouldn’t be alone in not knowing who the Richardson’s were, most don’t. The Kray’s, well not Kray’s, one of the Twins in particular, was far more appealing to the tabloid’s that the Richardson’s were because the Richardson’s flew under the radar and kept their dealings underground for the most part where as psychopath Ronnie Kray didn’t care what he said, who he offended, who he killed, in front of how many witnesses etc because he was genuinely psychopathic.
The people who owed the Twins back then or were late in paying them their protection racket payments all seem to say the same, if you knew one of the Kray’s were coming and they were not happy with you for some reason then you just preyed it would be Reggie that finds you first and not Ronnie. But The Richardson Brothers and Kray Twins had a mutual sort of understanding that the Krays stay out of West London, and the Richardson’s stay out of the Krays East side. When one gang member trespassed onto the rivals territory, they became targets for severe beatings or even on the odd occasion, death.