Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted January 31, 2011 How come Frankie Fraser's never on the TV any more? He was never off the bloody thing in the late 90s. Is there some, like, Sky 3 or Bravo documentary series he hosts now, or is he just dying in a home alone and unloved somewhere? People who I crossed off my DDP team for this year at the last minute: "cancer stricken" Glaswegian crimelord Jamie Daniel, because I have absolutely no idea about Scottish crime whatsoever and for all I know these guys could just be having a laugh and a carry on with bored local crime reporters. Most of the current capi of the American Mafia are in their 70s and unlikely to be shot any time soon. On the other hand, Venero "Benny Eggs" Mangano turns 90 this year, having spent 15 of the past 18 years in prison for his part in an extortion racket that saw the Mafia make $2 for every window replaced in New York for five years. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 905 Posted January 31, 2011 How come Frankie Fraser's never on the TV any more? He was never off the bloody thing in the late 90s. Is there some, like, Sky 3 or Bravo documentary series he hosts now, or is he just dying in a home alone and unloved somewhere? He's 87 now, according to his website he still gives guided tours around his old haunts, though it doesn't appear to have been updated in quite some time, so to answer your question I don't really know. He may still be living off his infamy someplace or could be in a nursing home. Perhaps he too is a casualty of the ageist culture on TV, I don't know what is this country coming to when an old renowned torturer and murderer, who deserted his post in WW2 and spent most of it robbing and thieving, can't get a regular TV slot anymore! Has been mentioned on other threads, but former Aussie outlaw Mark "Chopper" Read is not long for this earth, terminally ill with Hepatitis C was given between 2-5 years back in 2008. Needs a liver transplant but says he would refuse if offered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted November 25, 2011 The body of Salvatore "The Iron Worker" Montagna, acting capo of the Bonnano Crime Family, sleeps with the fishes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted March 18, 2012 People who I crossed off my DDP team for this year at the last minute: "cancer stricken" Glaswegian crimelord Jamie Daniel, because I have absolutely no idea about Scottish crime whatsoever and for all I know these guys could just be having a laugh and a carry on with bored local crime reporters. Possilpark's finest, Jamie Daniel, now has "weeks to live". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted April 26, 2012 Has been mentioned on other threads, but former Aussie outlaw Mark "Chopper" Read is not long for this earth, terminally ill with Hepatitis C was given between 2-5 years back in 2008. Needs a liver transplant but says he would refuse if offered. Chopper Read, contradicting virtually everything written above, now says he has terminal liver cancer, that he might die within a few weeks or could last as long as six years and can't actually have a liver transplant as there is too much scar tissue (the result of a prison stabbing) in the affected area to make successful surgery possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted April 26, 2012 I'm gonna go on record as saying that Chopped Read is an absolute bullshitter of the highest standard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 905 Posted July 15, 2012 I'm gonna go on record as saying that Chopped Read is an absolute bullshitter of the highest standard. You can't trust anybody these days... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted July 16, 2012 Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw has hit the floor for the last time. I could have sworn he was already dead. How many Kray associates/contemporaries are still living then? Frankie Fraser, obviously. Freddie Foreman. Anyone whose names don't both begin with "F"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 220 Posted September 4, 2012 "Cocaine godmother" Griselda Blanco was gunned down in Colombia on Monday http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/03/2983362/cocaine-godmother-griselda-blanco.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 605 Posted September 4, 2012 "Cocaine godmother" Griselda Blanco was gunned down in Colombia on Monday http://www.miamihera...lda-blanco.html No loss. Whilst I don't expect drug traffickers to be all sweetness and light, if you've seen the films Cocaine Cowboys and Cocaine Cowboys II you'll know she was a particularly nasty piece of work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 220 Posted September 4, 2012 "Cocaine godmother" Griselda Blanco was gunned down in Colombia on Monday http://www.miamihera...lda-blanco.html No loss. Whilst I don't expect drug traffickers to be all sweetness and light, if you've seen the films Cocaine Cowboys and Cocaine Cowboys II you'll know she was a particularly nasty piece of work. Quite a temper apparently. Would've been good DeathList fodder as well. Apparently, people were only shocked about the fact that this hadn't happened to her sooner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 905 Posted September 4, 2012 "Cocaine godmother" Griselda Blanco was gunned down in Colombia on Monday http://www.miamihera...lda-blanco.html No loss. Whilst I don't expect drug traffickers to be all sweetness and light, if you've seen the films Cocaine Cowboys and Cocaine Cowboys II you'll know she was a particularly nasty piece of work. Indeed, couldn't happen to a nicer woman. She did well to survive as long as she did really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,581 Posted September 19, 2012 (edited) Sky breaking news Charlie Richardson dies (slightly) fuller report. Edited September 19, 2012 by time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted October 9, 2012 Chopper Read has collapsed and has been unable to make a media appearance to promote his final appearance on film, or perhaps he's perfectly healthy and there is no film. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted October 9, 2012 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/09/zetas-boss-heriberto-lazcano-death-confirmed Heriberto Lazcano @ 37 , head of the drug cartel Los Zetas/ Was $7m bounty in total on his napper........ and as I see the body has been now stolen he may not be dead yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted October 10, 2012 Sky breaking news Charlie Richardson dies (slightly) fuller report. Straw poll in the office this morning splits 2 to 1 on whether the wreath reading "240 DC" at Charlie's funeral was laugh out loud funny or just plain sick. Bear in mind that 240 volts was the charge from an old army generator that Charlie would (quite literarally) send through someone's bollocks had that individual displeased him or his fellow gangsters. How many of the burnt bollock brigade lived to see the wreath photographed for the tabloids I'm not sure, but I'll bet they don't know whether to laugh or cry at his death either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 905 Posted October 10, 2012 There was a pic of Frankie Fraser in attendance at Richardson's funeral, he looked pretty well for his age Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted January 5, 2013 Perennial mob flick character actor Tony Lip has died aged 82. He was Frankie the Wop in Goodfellas, Philly Lucky in Donnie Brasco and, most famously, Carmine Lupertazzi in The Sopranos. We can all wear shorts again now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted January 5, 2013 Well Frank Lucas is on my DDP team this year, i'm certain he will die Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 13, 2013 People who I crossed off my DDP team for this year at the last minute: "cancer stricken" Glaswegian crimelord Jamie Daniel, because I have absolutely no idea about Scottish crime whatsoever and for all I know these guys could just be having a laugh and a carry on with bored local crime reporters. Possilpark's finest, Jamie Daniel, now has "weeks to live". Many, many weeks later, Jamie Daniel is still going, having apparently suffered a heart attack at Christmas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted March 15, 2013 Heroin dealing grandmother Mags Haney is suffering from lung cancer. She is a fairly notorious figure in Scotland for heading up the original media "family from hell" and I think her inevitable demise will make the Scottish press. Even before her diagnosis, she was in poor health according to this article from 2011. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted March 15, 2013 Big Mags. Haven't heard that name for a few years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,581 Posted June 11, 2013 How come Frankie Fraser's never on the TV any more? .... He is. Sunday 16th, 9pm, Crime and Investigation Network (huh?). Apparently, even aged 90 he's a naughty boy, being given an ASBO after an incident in his residential accommodation. He's reported to be "frail and in poor health". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted June 11, 2013 Tragically I'll probably be tuning into that. As for what the Crime and Investigation Network is, I'd never heard of it, but apparently it has a regular show called Fred Dineage's Murder Casebook. I can smell the Partridge from here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted July 17, 2013 Los Zetas leader Miguel Trevino Morales has been arrested. Probably the most significant arrest of an acting organised crime leader since Toto Riina almost 20 years ago, and should no doubt see increased bloodshed across Mexico over the coming months as people struggle to take his spot. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
