Glasgow's Godfather: The Astonishing Inside Story of Walter Norval, the City's First Crime Boss

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Labelled razor gangs, after their weapon of choice, they literally carved out a new name for Glasgow, that of 'scar city.'

The cortege carrying her little coffin had a police motorcycle escort and locals lined the street all the way from her home to the church in silent tribute. They were violent and ruthless with little regard for the terrified workers made to hand over the money. a b Bikers from around the world to attend funeral of Blue Angels Motorcycle Club founder Rosalind Erskine, The Scotsman (3 February 2020) Archived 3 April 2023 (Date mismatch) at archive.today She knew he blamed them and the man for his son’s murder and she wanted to hear the truth from the crime boss.Zes leden motorclub Blue Angels opgepakt voor steekpartij op ex-lid, vuurwapens en explosieven gevonden bij huiszoekingen Het Laatste Nieuws (30 November 2018) XYY Gang, came from the radio code used by the cops. The more dangerous a wanted culprit was the further through the alphabet their code was. They were then abducted and taken to a spot near the Stepps bypass,which was then under construction. Infamous gangland figure Walter Norval spent seven years in jail between 1960 and 1967 and on his release said the first thing he noticed was how the streets had been transformed. Gangs of hooligans who had previously been looking for their next fight were now looking for their next profit. Glasgow was in turmoil. Who exactly was running the city? Had organised teams got so big and powerful the cops were out of their depth?

But more trouble was brewing and the atmosphere in the underworld was tense. Thompson’s son, Arthur “Fat Boy” Junior, had just been murdered weeks before. He was willing to plead guilty to his crimes but was clear he was never going to take the blame for other criminals' activities or their crimes. Former bank robber Walter Norval claimed that Billy Manson – a close associate of Thompson’s – had played a key role in the murders. WHEN Walter Norval emerged from prison in 1967 he could see gangland Glasgow had blossomed into big business.

But, speaking ahead of this month’s release of a movie depicting the shootings, Janette, 68, vowed she’ll NEVER rest until she One positive outcome was that the increased police numbers on the ground meant that fewer crimes were being committed and more were being solved. No one could quite believe that he would turn because of his reputation in the criminal underworld. The remaining members of the gang went on to commit more robberies, many becoming major players in organised crime. Meantime, Norval served his sentence quietly.

Phil had had enough of life on the run. He had done a great deal of the preparatory work to identify targets and the best method of carrying out specific robberies. He obviously felt he had received no recognition for his efforts from the rest of the gang.He went on to become head of the elite Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency and then Labour's spokesman on Justice in the Scottish Parliament.