Glasgow's Godfather: The Astonishing Inside Story of Walter Norval, the City's First Crime Boss

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There were the Barlinnie riots and the 'faces', the old school hard men, people like Arthur Thompson, the so-called last 'Godfather'. From that moment the whole focus of everyone in the investigation was finding out who was responsible. The new generation of criminal was into something less risky and more profitable than armed robbery - drugs. But Janette said: “Earlier this week I watched that documentary and in it a man makes reference to Lobban and his uncle Billy Manson. Zes leden motorclub Blue Angels opgepakt voor steekpartij op ex-lid, vuurwapens en explosieven gevonden bij huiszoekingen Het Laatste Nieuws (30 November 2018)

Norval, who had run with gangs from as early as the 40s, realised many former street teams had moved on to organised crime - and he wanted a part of it. Being a tough guy wasn't Norval's only strength - he had brains, too. With 13 men in custody, the cops began to unravel the scale of the operation. A campaign was launched that would eventually force the authorities to clean up the area and force the landlords to improve the conditions of their houses – but it was too late for Andrea.It was a huge disappointment to decent people who moved with dreams of a better, peaceful life, when the street warfare and fear followed them.

After their arrest, the same attributes produced explosive results. The trial, due to start in November 1977, had to be delayed when the High Court in Glasgow was bombed in an effort to destroy all the paperwork relating to the case. He set about doing something that had never been done before and built an elite team of the city's best armed robbers. In July 2017, a Blue Angels member from Zonnebeke was sentenced to three years in prison for car theft, drugs and weapons possession, and forgery of a license plate and driving license. [23] That was where Norval, who was vehemently anti drugs, drew the line. It was time to finally go straight.But the old territorialism was also still rife and new battle lines were soon drawn in the new estates. Set in Glasgow in the 70s, it begins with 11-year-old John McGill (Gregg Forrest) winning prizes at his primary school. Phil had had enough of life on the run. He had done a great deal of the preparatory work to identify targets and the best method of carrying out specific robberies. He obviously felt he had received no recognition for his efforts from the rest of the gang. Instead the trial went ahead in the neighbouring South Court with supergrass Henry as the star witness.

But there was also an important shift during that period that teamed the brutes and illegal business. He had 11 previous convictions and it was the theft of some lead from a house in Ashley Street which had brought him to the attention of the police. But, speaking ahead of this month’s release of a movie depicting the shootings, Janette, 68, vowed she’ll NEVER rest until she He was said to have modelled himself on Dillinger after watching a 1945 movie about the man as a teenager. In a book, he wrote: “Paul Hamilton had been boasting about driving the blue Transit van that allegedly carried Bobby and Joe’s dead bodies.Blue Angels zetten president op straat Het Laatste Nieuws (12 November 2016) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 December 2022 . Retrieved 8 September 2023. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) Lobban is nothing but a dirty Judas who betrayed someone who only ever tried to take care of him. I hope Lobban rots in hell for what he has put me through.” The night before the first trial was due to start the north court of the High Court in Glasgow was set on fire.

But the difference with Norval was he had a lethal combination of brutality and brains, and he led squads of armed raiders who would hit hospital payrolls, wages depots and banks.

The club's co-founder and former president Allan Morrison died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on 29 January 2020, aged 77. [13] His funeral in Glasgow on 15 February 2020 was attended by around 400 bikers from across Europe. [4] Insignia [ edit ] Tam McGraw was determined to hold on to his pub (Image: Universal News & Sport) Read More Related Articles Finally, and crucially, we had a statement identifying a car linked with Walter Norval that had been seen after a robbery. Weknew, behind the scenes, there were huge pressures being brought to bear to subvert our investigation.