Reg Kray by Roberta Kray

Author:Roberta Kray [Kray, Roberta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781447238652
Publisher: Pan Macmillan UK

It was through his letters that Reg talked most freely, sharing the turmoil he often felt inside. In the quiet hours of the early morning, while those around him slept, Reg poured out his thoughts. This was a very different Reg Kray to the one of myth and legend, no strutting gangster but a very human man filled with doubt and confusion.

His original fears about the circumstances of Ron’s death came back to haunt him. He was convinced the whole story had not been told. There were too many unanswered questions. Why were Ron’s wrists so badly bruised? Why was he returned to Broadmoor when he was so close to death? Why had the inquest been carried out so quickly? The official version of events couldn’t allay his doubts. He tried to get some kind of inquiry but was unsuccessful. He was filled with guilt, guilt that he had not pursued the truth more avidly, and guilt of a deeper inescapable nature – that he was still alive when his twin was not.

In March Reg also had to face the possibility that Charlie would be convicted on a major charge. He was allowed to visit Belmarsh Prison but was upset at the conditions. Charlie looked unwell and Reg was convinced that eight months of the harsh regime had been hugely detrimental to his health. In the presence of five officers their conversation was limited to territory of a purely neutral nature. He couldn’t ask the questions he wanted and Charlie could not provide the answers.

8 May 1997 brought the twenty-ninth anniversary of Reg’s imprisonment. He had spent almost as long in prison as he had spent out. Only another year and he would complete the tariff that had been laid down for him. But he knew completion wouldn’t mean freedom. That dream remained as far away as ever. After three years in Kent, he was faced with the prospect of a move to yet another area. It was now well over a year since the recommendation had been made. Although he wanted to be de-categorized he asked Trevor Linn if, like some other inmates, he could remain in the familiar surroundings of Maidstone. Trevor asked the prison authorities. The answer came back as a resounding ‘no’. Reg was reluctant to leave the friends he had made and to start all over again. He was sixty-three and had been moved sixteen times since his arrest in 1968. He was sick of it all. Several other prisons were mentioned and eventually a representative from HMP Erlestoke in Wiltshire came to talk to him. The interview didn’t go well. Reg felt they were deliberately antagonistic and had no intention of accepting his transfer. They turned him down a couple of weeks later, claiming he wasn’t suitable due to the medical support he required – Reg was still taking a low dose of Stelazine – a fact they should (and must) have been aware of before they even talked to him. HMP Wayland was then put forward as the only alternative.

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