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The final, mythical showdown between the kray twins and a rival gang from birmingham has been revealed in an explosive new book. The accidental gangster, the krays v the fewtrells, birmingham. In the early 1960s, ronnie and reggie kray are the new princes of. The accidental gangster is the only book that suggests ronnie kray was involved in a paedophile ring and that he was in a homosexual affair with lord boothby. Timeline world history documentaries 1,638,264 views. The accidental gangster by david keogh overdrive rakuten. Oct 04, 2015 a new book documenting the lives of the infamous birmingham brothers, the fewtrells, has been released and is said to clear up the truth about the battle of snow hill with the kray brothers.
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