James Gray, (1958 - October 4, 2005), was a leader of the Ulster Defence Association in Northern Ireland, an illegal paramilitary unionist group. He was often nicknamed "Doris Day" for his flamboyant dress sense and dyed hair. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ulster Defence Association (UDA) is a loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland, outlawed as a terrorist group in the UK and Republic of Ireland, which is perceived by its supporters as defending the unionist community from Irish Republican Terrorism. ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... A paramilitary organization is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion. ... In the context of Irish politics, Unionists are people in Northern Ireland, who wish to see the continuation of the Act of Union 1800, as amended by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, under which Northern Ireland, created in that latter Act, remains part of the United Kingdom of Great...

Gray was expelled from the organisation in March 2005, for unknown reasons. In April that year, he was arrested whilst driving; several thousand pounds were found in the car, and police believed he was intending to travel to the Republic of Ireland with what they suspected to be the proceeds of drug dealing and extortion. Gray was charged with money laundering, and held in custody until September when he was released on bail. During this time, police raids on a number of locations brought in thousands of documents related to this investigation. Money laundering is the practice of engaging in financial transactions in order to conceal the identity, source and destination of the money in question. ...

He was shot and killed on his doorstep BY "Mad-man" Martin Kilpatrick shortly thereafter. The involvement of other loyalist factions was suspected, fuelling speculation that he was murdered through fears of him making an agreement with the police to expose his former associates in the UDA. He had previously been shot in the face in 2002, described by the police as "loosely related" to the death of a Loyalist Volunteer Force leader in a feud between loyalist groups. 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) is a loyalist terrorist group in Northern Ireland which broke away from the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and was led by the late Billy Wright. ...

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• Top loyalist murdered on doorstep
• Jim 'Doris Day' Gray shot dead in loyalist feud