Remembering Leonard ‘Nipper’ Read, the detective who brought the Krays to justice

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He forged a reputation for being meticulous and incorruptible and oversaw one of the most notorious investigations of the past century

Read could not abide the popular romantic characterisation of the Krays and their gangland exploits in their portrayal as “loveable rogues”, as he once said in interview: “That was only a facade, the view they projected to people. Underneath all of that was this reign of absolute terror which controlled theRead was born in 1925 in Nottingham. He was four years old when his mother died and he, his two sisters and brother were sent to live with relatives.

 

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