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| 20 page document of rare criminal letters |
Rare letters from two of the world’s
most notorious criminals will form the macabre centrepiece of a Glasgow auction
later this month.
The letters from the late East End
London gangster, Reg Kray, and American cult leader and convicted murderer,
Charles Manson, are expected to sell for hundreds of pounds when they go under
the hammer at McTear’s Auctioneers on 16th August.
Both items have been put up for sale by
the internationally renowned ‘murderabilia’ collector and true crime author,
Steven F. Scouller, with the letter from Reg Kray giving a fascinating insight
into the mind of one of the infamous Kray twins.
The 20 page document is a diary of
ideas and orders for ‘Kray Firm’ gang members to carry out and is written in
code to deter detection by authorities.
In the letter Kray states: “Go to work for the fee. I’m so proud of all you’ve achieved,” and is
signed off at the bottom with “Take care, God bless, affection, yours Reg.”
Kray also makes numerous references to
‘Karl’ who was an associate on the outside.
Karl was muscle for hire who would do the twins’ bidding and the letter
cryptically says: “31st July at your place Karl will tell him to
cook up. Talk later of him.”
In the Charles Manson letter, the
infamous cult leader rambles almost incoherently about his relationship with
‘Manson Family’ members.
In the bizarre document, Manson states:
“It can be used as the people in the so-called Family used me; by giving me
their problems…all I did was give them the answers … You see them singing my
music and dancing my motions. That’s how
I’ve survived all my life by staying on top of my end.”
Commenting on the sale, Steven F. Scouller,
said: “Murderabilia is the name given to items that were once owned or created
by notorious criminals. I believe that
letters by such people as Charles Manson and Reg Kray should be preserved so
future generations can study them in a bid to help understand the terrible
decisions these criminals made.”
Brian Clements, Managing Director at
McTear’s, added: “These are very unusual items that give an insight into the
minds of two of the world’s most notorious criminals. It is rare to find detailed letters like
these coming to auction and I expect there will be considerable interest in the
sale.”
The auction will take place on Thursday
16th August at 6pm at McTear’s Auctioneers, Meiklewood Gate,
Glasgow.
