Legendary London Gangster Reggie Kray’s Letters For Sale 

Letters written by infamous gangster Reggie Kray in 1985, in which he describes a “sliding doors” moment in his life have sold for £750, at auction, half as much again as expected. 

The letters were written at HMP Parkhurst, while Kray was serving a life sentence. Credit: Henry Aldridge and Son/PA Wire
 
Kray, who with his twin brother, Ronnie, carved out an infamous East End crime empire, through their gang the Firm in the 1950s and 60s, wrote the letters at HMP Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight, while serving a life sentence for murder.

The collection of four letters, which are mostly illegible, were sent to Maureen Baker, a personal friend, were auctioned by Henry Aldridge and Son in Devizes, Wiltshire.

 
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