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Reggie married Frances Shea in 1965 and shortly after her death in 1967, he killed Jack McVitie at a party in Stoke Newington, London. The Krays were much feared within their social environment in the 1960s, they became celebrities, being photographed by David Bailey and interviewed on television. With their gang, known as " The Firm", the Krays were involved in armed robberies, arson, protection rackets, assaults, and murder.Īs West End nightclub owners, the Krays mixed with politicians and prominent entertainers such as Diana Dors, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. Active in the 1960s in London, the twins were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London during the 1950s and 1960s. Reginald "Reggie" Kray (24 October 1933 – 1 October 2000) was an English gangster and the twin to his brother Ronnie Kray. I always wanted to be recognized as the king of the clubs, but I chose the path I chose, so now I must walk it." ―Reggie Kray in his autobiography Born Fighter, 1990 Perhaps an extra step in one of those directions might have seen me celebrated rather than notorious. " I seem to have walked a double path most of my life.