Reggie was the “business” twin, the one with the scary mood swings. He died in 2000. Yep, that’s over two decades ago. He was in prison, of course—where he spent most of his later life after getting convicted for murder.
He was released on compassionate grounds just weeks before he died. Dude had bladder cancer. Not a glamorous ending for a gangster. Can you imagine? The king of the underworld, passing away in a hospice, not a bullet in sight.
Fun fact: his funeral was a massive, chaotic affair. Over a thousand people showed up. It was basically a celebrity funeral for a man who ruined a lot of lives. That’s London for you—we love a bad boy.
The Other One: Ronnie Kray
Ronnie was the “mad” twin. And I mean mad with a capital M. He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and spent a lot of time in Broadmoor Hospital (a high-security psychiatric prison). He died even earlier than Reggie—in 1995.
He had a heart attack while playing cards in the hospital. Fitting, right? Criminals always say their last moments were over a game of cards. He was 61 years old. Gone. No chance he’s still hanging around.
So, both of them are dead. No secret hideaway in the Bahamas. No cryogenic freezing. Just cold, hard dirt in the ground. Their graves are even open to the public. You can go visit them and say, “Well, that’s that.”
