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While traditional gangs exist, both domestic and foreign, the bigger criminal enterprises are often blood affairs. Generally known as ‘clans’, the two most feared and successful are The Lyons Clan and The Daniels Clan. The two families are the fiercest of rivals. Primarily, their animosity stems from working in the same industry - drugs.
- Cortesi Brothers
- The Yiddishers
- Sabini Gang
- Hoxton Mob
- The Firm
- The Richardson Gang
- Noonan Brothers
- The Clerkenwell Crime Syndicate
Originally from Italy, brothers Augustus ‘Gus’, Enrico ‘Frenchie’, Paolo ‘Paul’ and George Cortesi were involved in protection racketeering of gamblers and bookmakers in the West End of London. They were close with fellow Italian gang the Sabini Family, but later became rivals when they believed they were being denied a fair share of proceeds from ...
Based in Whitechapel, The Yiddishers were named for their Jewish faith. They strongly opposed the growing fascist movement during the interwar period and participated in the ‘Battle of Cable Street’ in 1936, which was a defence of London’s streets against the infamous march of Oswald Moseley’sBritish Union of Fascists. At the march, The Yiddishers ...
Charles Sabini was born in Saffron Hill in the Italian Quarter of London. Known for being a slum, the area provided the inspiration for Fagin’s Den in Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. After a delinquent childhood, Sabini founded a gang which dominated the London racecourse underworld for most of the early 20th century via protection rackets. At its p...
Based in Soho, the Hoxton Mob (also known as the Hoxton Gang) were one of several gangs who fought against the Sabini Gang and the ‘Italian Mob’ during the interwar years. They were one of many gangs who struggled for control of racetracks and protection rackets, and in 1936, around 30 gang members attacked a bookmaker and his clerk with hammers an...
Perhaps the most infamous gangsters in British history, the Kray Twins terrorised London in the 50s and 60s with their gang, The Firm. Known for murder, armed robbery, arson, protection rackets and assaults, the twins also achieved a celebrity-like status owing to their rubbing shoulders with Lords, MPs and celebrities, as well as being photographe...
Infamously referred to as The Torture Gang, brothers Eddie and Charlie Richardson, along with accomplice Frankie Fraser, were known as some of London’s most sadistic gangsters. Most prominent in the 1960s, they were known to pull teeth out with pliers, cut off toes with bolt cutters, nail victims to the floor using 6-inch nails and whip, burn and s...
Born into a poverty-stricken family of 14 children, brothers Desmond, Damien and Dominic Noonan made money by controlling the doors and selling drugs in many of Manchester’s nightclubs. It is estimated that in their prime they were making up to £50,000 a night from the Hacienda club alone. A threat from a rival gang to take over the club allegedly ...
Brothers Terrence ‘Terry’, Thomas ‘Tommy’, Sean and Patrick ‘Patsy’ Adams founded the Clerkenwell Crime Syndicate, based in Clerkenwell, London, in the 1980s. Still in existence today and credited with having a wealth of up to £200 million, The Clerkenwell Crime Syndicate is believed to be one of the most powerful criminal organisations in the UK. ...
Nov 15, 2021 · THREE MEMBERS OF the gang that stole £26 million (€30.68 million) worth of cash, jewellery and gems from celebrity homes in Britain’s biggest ever burglary spree have been jailed. Italian ...
Nov 22, 2021 · Podcast. Gangs of London: Will 2021 be a record year for teenage killings? Monday 22 November 2021 05:32, UK. Why you can trust Sky News. Our investigative journalist Andy Hughes spent six months ...
Jan 21, 2021 · Please note that these charts will be updated for accuracy throughout 2021. GAMBINO CRIME FAMILY (NY) Boss: Peter “One Eye” Gott i/81 (DEAD – 2/25/21) Acting Boss: Lorenzo Mannino. UnderBoss: ????? Consiglieri: Michael “Mickey Boy” Paradiso / 80. *Former boss Frank Cali , has since been killed*.
The 17-year-old - one of London's most notorious gang members - is speaking to Radio 1 Newsbeat in a London youth hub. Sitting on a white plastic chair beside his youth worker, Yusuf reels off ...
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Nov 22, 2021 · The main reason for this year's deaths is gang warfare in some areas - hotspots. There are about 200 identified gangs in London. Each known gang and gang member is ranked by the Metropolitan ...
