The Devil Shook My Hand: I've Been Shot, Stabbed and Accused of Murder. People Call Me Britain's Deadliest Bare-knuckle Fighter. This is My Story.

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In 2010, Bindon was the subject of Ten Men: The Lives of John Bindon, a one-man verse play written and directed by Franklyn McCabe, with Matthew Houghton playing Bindon. The play was performed at the Open House pub theatre as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival in 2010. [15] Shaw has been mentioned or discussed in numerous books, most notably in arch-rival Lenny McLean's 1998 autobiography The Guv'Nor. and Hard Bastards by Kate Kray. Court transcript, Regina -v- John Dennis Arthur Bindon, Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, 29 October 1979 An underworld source who served time in prison with Hole told BBC News Online: "There could be so many reasons for him to be killed."

Another man is believed to have received a flesh wound to the leg but he fled the scene before detectives arrived. He featured in Kate Kray's book and tv series, hard b******s, as well as starring in a number of YouTube videos. Despite all the stories of Roy's antics, it wasn't until later life that Roy's notoriety became widely known. The book confirms: "Out of the two, Roy preferred Reg to Ron because he was more coherent and stable and you could talk to Reg far easier. Both had long-time connections to the London underworld and it was not long before theories began on the East End grapevine.

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Hole, a convicted armed robber and petty criminal Evans, who had been watching the Liverpool against Sheffield Wednesday match on the pub's television, died almost instantly.

Roy Shaw has widely been described as the "hardest man in Britain", with legendary tales about his exploits. Media reports of the trial, along with the Oakland incident, seriously damaged Bindon's reputation and he found it increasingly difficult to find work in the entertainment industry. [ citation needed] Later years and death [ edit ] Shaw was something of a minor celebrity in the tabloids in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Shaw has also sometimes appeared in the press over the years, such as his attending of Ronnie Kray's funeral, or his 2009 court case (see 2009 court case section below).

In a 35-year criminal career, Tommy Hole was a convicted armed robber, car thief, drug manufacturer and dealer, attempted murderer and probable killer, who had spent half this time in jail.