Gangland Glasgow: True Crime from the Streets

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McGraw and wife Margaret had been childhood sweethearts and they wed at a Glasgow register office in 1971 when McGraw was just 18. When 18-year-old Andrew Doyle refused to bow to intimidation, he and his family were targeted with horrific consequences.

In 2011 Police praised a community initiative to reduce violence. They hadn't just chipped away at the problem, they had smashed the structure completely with an almost instant 78% drop in murder and serious assault. The source added: “He suffered lots of health problems and had a major operation on his stomach a few years ago. He was also hard to talk to on account of his mental health problems, which were probably connected to the huge amount of cocaine and heroin he had smoked over the years.” Redmond was gunned down outside Glasgow's Waldorf Bar by a hitman thought to have come over from Belfast. He was then asked if there were any items in the cell which he should not have to which he replied 'no'. Although he has been dead for nearly eight years, the name of Arthur Thompson still induces instant amnesia or muteness in Provanmill residents. 'You're wasting your time,' a shopkeeper said. 'No one is going to say anything about him or the rest of the family.'

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However, for the more unscrupulous they also provided a means for selling stolen goods and even drugs like heroin. Some early reports suggest a sectarian aspect to The San Toys in the early 1900’s with a grievance against the large numbers of Irish Catholic immigrants that were arriving in the area in large numbers. In a Facebook post on Monday, it said it was closed for the rest of the day due to "unforeseen circumstances". Police Scotland spokesperson said enquiries are ongoing. But the charges were mysteriously dropped amidst rumours he had turned informant to escape justice. The claims and counter-claims surrounding McGraw's actual crimes have made it impossible sometimes to tell fact from fiction.

Chilling images show Scot accused of gunning down wife enjoy day out at shooting range with her weeks before deathBut tensions were starting to rise. A few shouts rang out, food was thrown and then, at the end of the film, the Calton gang leader McCabe, who would go on to become known as Terror McCabe, stood up and shouted the immortal lines “TONGS YA BASS” at the top his lungs before leading a charge towards the outnumbered Spurs. Read More Related Articles Sign up to our Glasgow Live nostalgia newsletters for more local history and heritage content straight to your inbox Gallacher wrote: "It was clear from his reaction that he had been given too much leeway by certain police officers over the years." Within minutes the early morning blaze had spread through the family home and of the nine people sleeping inside, only three survived.