"Mad" Frankie Fraser

Francis Davidson Fraser (born 13 December 1923, and better known as "Mad" Frankie Fraser) is a former British criminal and gang member who has spent more than half of his life in prison for numerous violent offences. Image File history File links FrankFraser. ... Image File history File links FrankFraser. ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early life

Born in Lambeth, London to Canadian and Irish parents, Fraser was a deserter during the Second World War, on several occasions escaping from his barracks. It was during the war that Fraser first became involved in serious crime, with the blackout and rationing, combined with the lack of professional policemen due to conscription, providing ample opportunities for criminal activities. In 1941, he was sent to Borstal for breaking into a Waterloo hosiery store and was then given a 15 month prison sentence at Wandsworth prison for shopbreaking. Such were the criminal opportunities during the war, Fraser later joked in a television interview that he'd never forgive the Germans for surrendering. Lambeth is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Desertion is the act of abandoning or withdrawing support from someone or something to which you owe allegiance, responsibility or loyalty. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... A barracks housing conscripts of Norrbottens regemente in Boden, Sweden. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Gas ration stamps being printed as a result of the 1973 oil crisis Rationing is the controlled distribution of resources and scarce goods or services: it restricts how much people are allowed to buy or consume. ... For the band, see The Police. ... In the United Kingdom, a borstal was a juvenile detention centre or reformatory, an institution of the criminal justice system, intended to reform delinquent male youths aged between about 16 and 21. ... Lambeth is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... Hosiery describes undergarments worn directly on the feet and legs. ... HM Prison Wandsworth is a prison in Wandsworth in south London, England. ... A joke is a short story or ironic depiction of a situation communicated with the intent of being humorous. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Balian of Ibelin surrendering the city of Jerusalem to Saladin, from Les Passages faits Outremer par les Français contre les Turcs et autres Sarrasins et Maures outremarins, ca. ...

Post-war

After the war, Fraser continued where he left off, and was involved in a smash-and-grab raid on a jewellers (for which he received a two-year prison sentence, served largely at Pentonville prison). It was during this sentence that he was first certified insane and was sent to the Cane Hill Hospital, London, before being released in 1949. During the 1950s his main occupation was as bodyguard to well-known gangster Billy Hill . He took part in more bank robberies and spent more time in prison. He was again certified insane while at Durham prison and this time sent to Broadmoor. Aware of the punishments for bad behaviour in that institution, Fraser uncharacteristically stayed out of trouble and was released in 1955. In 1956, the British mobster Jack Spot and wife Rita were attacked, on Hill's say so, by "Mad" Frankie Fraser , Bobby Warren and at least half a dozen other men. Both Fraser and Warren were given seven years for their acts of violence. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... HMP Pentonville Pentonville Prison in 1842 HM Prison Pentonville is a prison built in 1842 in North London. ... Inmates at Bedlam Asylum, as portrayed by William Hogarth Insanity, or madness, is a semi-permanent, severe mental disorder typically stemming from a form of mental illness. ... Billy Hill (1911 – 1984) was a famous British gangster and criminal mastermind from the 1920s through the 1950s. ... HM Prison Durham is a prison located in Durham, County Durham, England. ... Broadmoor Hospital is a highly secure psychiatric hospital at Crowthorne in the English county of Berkshire. ... Jack Spot was a notorious gangster during the 1930s. ...

Richardson gang

It was in the early 1960s that he first met Charlie and Eddie Richardson, members of the notorious Richardson gang and rivals to the Kray twins. According to Fraser, it was they who helped him avoid arrest for the Great Train Robbery (in which he played no part) by bribing a policeman. Together they set up the Atlantic Machines fruit machines enterprise, which acted as a front for the criminal activities of the gang. In 1966 Fraser was charged with the murder of Richard Hart while other members were charged with affray. The witness changed his testimony and the charges were eventually dropped, though he still received a five year sentence for affray. Fraser has always maintained that, while he fought with Hart, he didn't shoot him. He was also implicated in the so-called "Torture trial", in which members of the gang were charged with burning, electrocuting and whipping those found guilty of disloyalty by a kangaroo court. Fraser himself was accused of pulling out the teeth of victims with a pair of pliers. In the trial at the Old Bailey in 1967 he was sentenced to ten years imprisonment. The Richardson Gang were a gang of infamous South London criminals in the 1960s, they vied the Krays for their reputation as Londons most infamous and sadistic gangsters. ... Ronald Ronnie Kray (24 October 1933 – 17 March 1995) and Reginald Reggie Kray (24 October 1933 – 1 October 2000) were identical twin brothers, and the foremost organised crime leaders in Londons East End during the 1950s and 60s. ... The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £2. ... Bribery is a crime implying a sum or gift given alters the behaviour of the person in ways not consistent with the duties of that person. ... In law, the affray is the fighting of two or more persons in a public place to the terror (in French: à leffroi) of the lieges. ... In law and in religion, testimony is a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter. ... Sign warning of possible electric shock hazard An electric shock can occur upon contact of a human or animal body with any source of voltage high enough to cause sufficient current flow through the muscles or nerves. ... And distinguish from wip and WIP. A type of whip known as a riding crop The word whip describes two basic types of tools: A long stick-like device, usually slightly flexible, with a small bit of leather or cord, called a popper, on the end. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Types of teeth Molars are used for grinding up foods Carnassials are used for slicing food. ... The Old Bailey. ...

Violence

Fraser's 42 years served in over 20 different prisons in the UK were often coloured by violence. He was involved in riots and frequently fought with prison officers and fellow inmates as well as attacking various governors. He was one of the ringleaders of the major Parkhurst prison riot in 1969, spending the following six weeks in the prison hospital, owing to his injuries. Involvement in such activities often led to his sentences being extended. He was released from prison in 1985, where he was met by his son in a Rolls Royce.^{[citation needed]} HM Prison Parkhurst is a prison situated in Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. ... Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by: Rolls-Royce Limited (1906-1973) Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-2003) Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (2003-present) // Rolls-Royce cars Rolls-Royce Limited vehicles 1904-1906 10 hp 1905-1905 15 hp 1905-1908 20 hp 1905-1906 30 hp 1905-1906...

In 1991 Fraser was shot in the head from close range in an apparent murder attempt outside Turnmills club in Clerkenwell, London. He has always maintained that a policeman was responsible.

Later life

Now in his 80s, Fraser has become something of a celebrity, appearing on television shows such as Operation Good Guys and the satirical show Brass Eye, where he said Noel Edmonds should be shot for killing Clive Anderson (an incident invented by the show's producers) and writing a bestselling autobiography. In 1999 he appeared in at the Jermyn Street Theatre in London in a one man show, 'An Evening with Mad Frankie Fraser' (directed by Patrick Newley), which subsequently toured the UK. He now gives Gangland Tours around London, where he highlights infamous criminal locations such as the Blind Beggar pub. He lives in the Walworth area of London. For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ... Operation Good Guys (OGG) is a 1997 British mockumentary, a fly-on-the-wall documentary series about an elite police units bid to snare one of Britains most powerful crime lords. ... Brass Eye is a UK television series of satirical spoof documentaries which aired on Channel 4 in 1997 and was re-run in 2001. ... Noel Ernest Edmonds (born 22 December 1948 in Ilford, Essex) is a British television presenter, DJ, executive who made his name on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. He is more recently known as the presenter of the television gameshow Deal or No Deal. ... Clive Anderson (born 10 December 1952) is a former practising barrister turned successful comedy writer as well as a television and radio presenter in the United Kingdom. ... Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ... The Blind Beggar is a pub located at 337 Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London. ... Walworth can refer to: Walworth, County Durham, England Walworth, London, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Frankie Fraser is also a big Arsenal FC fan, even though his Grandson Tommy Fraser has just broken through to the Brighton and Hove Albion Squad. His other grandson, James Fraser, has just signed a short-term contract with Bristol Rovers Arsenal F.C. (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) is a north London football team founded in 1886. ... Tommy Fraser, born 5th December 1987 in Brighton is a professional footballer who currently plays for Brighton & Hove Albion. ... Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are an English football team based in Brighton. ... Bristol Rovers are a professional football team based in Bristol, England. ...

The Feature Film

Classic Media Entertainment http://www.cmefilms.co.uk a London based award winning production company headed by Tyrone D Murphy has secured the film rights to Mad Frank's life and a feature film production is currently in development.^{[citation needed]}

Further reading

• Fraser, Frank & Morton, James (2000). Mad Frank's Diary: A Chronicle of the Life of Britain's Most Notorious Villain. Virgin Books. ISBN 1852278749. 

References

• Fraser, Frank & Morton, James (1995). Mad Frank: Memoirs of a Life of Crime. Time Warner Paperbacks. ISBN 0-7515-1137-4. 

External links

• Frankie Fraser's Official Website