Prominent members The Richardson Gang
1 prominent members
1.1 charlie , eddie richardson
1.2 george cornell
1.3 mad frankie fraser
1.4 other members
prominent members
charlie , eddie richardson
charles charlie william richardson (18 january 1934 – 19 september 2012) born in brentford, west london eileen elizabeth mary (née allen) , charles frederick richardson, had married previous year in camberwell, south london. family moved camberwell, younger brother, edward eddie richardson, born in january 1936, followed youngest sibling, alan (born 1940). charlie , eddie turned life of crime after father deserted family.
george cornell
an important member of richardson gang george cornell. cornell heavily involved in drug dealing, in purple hearts , dexys, uppers, downers , cannabis. involved in pornography , may have been associated jimmy humphreys, responsible exposure of corrupt police officials in 1971, including commander ken drury of flying squad. humphreys under investigation squad, , drury refused acknowledge association humphreys after drury reportedly received wish here holiday postcard him. cornell member of east end gang called watney streeters , later became involved krays. however, changed sides around 1964 , allied himself richardsons. cornell unstable, unpredictable , caused all-out war between 2 gangs before death when ronnie kray shot , killed him in 1966.
mad frankie fraser
frankie fraser teamed richardson gang in mid-1960s. criminal career began @ age 13 theft. during second world war crimes escalated, including shopbreaking , desertion. known associate of gangster billy hill throughout 1950s.
after joining richardsons, served enforcer. reportedly, fraser s favourite brand of punishment extracting teeth pliers.
over long criminal career, fraser spent 40–42 years in prison. died in 2014 of natural causes.
other members
notable characters in gang included hitman jimmy moody, roy hall (who operated electric generator), bartholomew (barry) harris (who getaway driver gang), albert longman, grandad findley (south london enforcer gang), alan rigby, frank bailey, harry banks, tommy clark , tommy quinlan
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