English gangster and murderer Ronald (Ronnie) Kray was BOTD in 1933. Born in London’s East End, he and his identical twin Reggie became amateur boxers in their teens. Called up for National Service in 1952, they quickly went absent without leave and were court-martialled, repeatedly escaping prison and committing multiple assaults. On their release they turned to organised crime, becoming involved in protection rackets, arson, hijacking, armed robbery and money laundering. Their purchase of Esmeralda’s nightclub made them celebrities in 1960s Swinging London, socialising with aristocracy, politicians and entertainers including Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Shirley Bassey and Dusty Springfield. Ronnie’s bisexuality was relatively well-known, and he had a number of relationships including the politicians Bob Boothby and Tom Driberg. In 1964, the Daily Mirror retracted a story about Ronnie’s affair with Boothby and issued an apology, effectively gagging the press from reporting on the Twins’ criminal activity. In 1966, Ronnie shot and killed a rival gang member in East End pub The Blind Beggar, reportedly after being called a “fat poof”. After a series of murders, the Krays were arrested in 1968, convicted of multiple counts of murder and each sentenced to life imprisonment. Ronnie was later diagnosed a paranoid schizophrenic and committed to Broadmoor Hospital. He married twice while in prison, both times ending in divorce. He died in 1995, aged 61. The Krays’ legacy is still controversial: still romanticised as folk heroes, they have been portrayed numerous times in TV and film, notably by Tom Hardy who played both twins in the 2015 film Legend. Allegations surfacing after Ronnie’s death include his being a serial rapist and the murderer of Reggie’s wife Frances, and that he and Reggie had an incestuous relationship.