  twin brothers ronald "ronnie" kray (24 october 193317 march 1995) and reginald "reggie" kray (24 october 19331 october 2000) were english gangsters who were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the east end of london during the 1950s and 1960s. ronald, commonly called ron or ronnie, most likely suffered from paranoid schizophrenia.  with their gang, "the firm", the krays were involved in armed robberies, arson, protection rackets, assaults, and the murders of jack "the hat" mcvitie and george cornell. as west end nightclub owners, they mixed with prominent entertainers including diana dors, frank sinatra and judy garland, and with politicia
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