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[[File:Lesholt.png|thumb|Leslie Holt in the 1960s.]][[File:Youngleslie.png|thumb|A young Leslie holt, during his boxing days in the 1950s.]][[File:Leslieholt.png|thumb|Holt in the 1960s, shortly before his death.]][[File:Boothbyronleslie.jpg|thumb|220x220px]]
 
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|title1=Charles David Kray
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|image1=File:Leslieholt2.png
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|born=10 March, 1907<br> Hoxton, London
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|died=8 March, 1983 (aged 42)<br> City of London, London
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|occupation=Cat burglar, antique dealer
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|spouse=[[Violet Kray]] (m. 1927; d. 1982)
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|status=Deceased}}
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[[File:Lesholt.png|thumb|Leslie Holt in the 1960s.]]
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[[File:Youngleslie.png|thumb|A young Leslie holt, during his boxing days in the 1950s.]]
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[[File:Leslieholt.png|thumb|Holt in the 1960s, shortly before his death.]]
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[[File:Boothbyronleslie.jpg|thumb|220x220px]]
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'''Leslie Holt''' was a cat burglar and associate of the Kray twins during the 1960s. He also had a close relationship with the Conservative peer, [[Lord Boothby]].
   
Leslie Holt
 
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Early life===
 
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===[[Lord Boothby]]===
 
===[[Lord Boothby]]===
Developing an interest for boxing, [[Lord Boothby]] first met Holt at a youth boxing match. As the years went on, Boothby took a liking towards Holt, who was now working as a successful cat burglar. He bought nice cars in which he kept two large Dobermans in the back. Forming a closer relationship with Boothby, Holt slowly mixed with rich people and became a glamorous and somewhat flamboyant young man. Holt became a frequent visitor to Boothby's flat in Eaton Square. Boothy introduced Holt into opera, classical music, museums and the arts, a life he would never have experienced if he had not met him. Family members say he was born poor, but should have been a Lord. Leslie was openly bisexual, perhaps forming part of the attraction from Boothby who wrote to Holt's parents to express his regards for their son.
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Developing an interest for boxing, [[Lord Boothby]] first met Holt at a youth boxing match. As the years went on, Boothby took a liking towards Holt, who was now working as a successful cat burglar and a croupier in a casino in the West End. He bought nice cars in which he kept two large Dobermans in the back. Forming a closer relationship with Boothby, Holt slowly mixed with the aristocracy, all the while secretly robbing them and becoming a glamorous and somewhat flamboyant young man. Holt became a frequent visitor to Boothby's flat in Eaton Square. Boothy introduced Holt into opera, classical music, museums and the arts, a life he would never have experienced if he had not met him. Family members say he was "born poor, but should have been a Lord". Leslie was openly bisexual, perhaps forming part of the attraction from Boothby who wrote to Holt's parents to express his regards for their son.
 
[[File:Leslieholtt.png|thumb]]
 
[[File:Leslieholtt.png|thumb]]
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One night in 1963, Boothby introduced Holt to [[Ronnie Kray]]. Until the early 1960s, politician's private lives had remained largely immune from press inquiry. Even the most flamboyant character such as Boothby joked about it, until on the 12th July 1964, The Sunday Mirror printed a story about a homosexual relationship between a prominent Conservative peer, and a leading London thug, with photographs of the pair together seated together.
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Until the early 1960s, politician's private lives had remained largely immune from press inquiry. Even the most flamboyant character such as Boothby joked about it until on the 12th July 1964, The Sunday Mirror printed a story about a homosexual relationship between a prominent Conservative peer, and a leading London thug, [[Ronnie Kray]]. With photographs of the pair together seated together send in the next day, a scandal was looming. However, four weeks later the paper retracted the story. One night in February 1963, Boothby introduced Holt to [[Ronnie Kray]] who was seeking investors for a business deal in Africa. Boothby turned down the idea but the pair got on well. Over the next three years, their friendship developed.
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===Death==
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Holt died in 1980, after a Harley Street doctor, Dr. Gordon Kells, administered a lethal and massive overdose of anesthetic whilst attempting to remove a wart on his foot. The overdose stopped his heart but the doctor was cleared by the jury at the Old Bailey in July 1981.
 
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Revision as of 00:58, 4 September 2017


Lesholt

Leslie Holt in the 1960s.

Youngleslie

A young Leslie holt, during his boxing days in the 1950s.

Leslieholt

Holt in the 1960s, shortly before his death.

Boothbyronleslie

Leslie Holt was a cat burglar and associate of the Kray twins during the 1960s. He also had a close relationship with the Conservative peer, Lord Boothby.

History

Early life

One of nine children, eight boys, and one sister, Holt spent his childhood in the wartime slums of the East End. He was often in trouble with the police. An animal lover, he was finally sent away from home when he was eight years old when he had brought home a dog. Accompanying a friend, he stole a pack of dog biscuits on the way home, only for the friend to get apprehended by the police, who later told them who Holt was, subsequently being sent to an approved school.

Lord Boothby

Developing an interest for boxing, Lord Boothby first met Holt at a youth boxing match. As the years went on, Boothby took a liking towards Holt, who was now working as a successful cat burglar and a croupier in a casino in the West End. He bought nice cars in which he kept two large Dobermans in the back. Forming a closer relationship with Boothby, Holt slowly mixed with the aristocracy, all the while secretly robbing them and becoming a glamorous and somewhat flamboyant young man. Holt became a frequent visitor to Boothby's flat in Eaton Square. Boothy introduced Holt into opera, classical music, museums and the arts, a life he would never have experienced if he had not met him. Family members say he was "born poor, but should have been a Lord". Leslie was openly bisexual, perhaps forming part of the attraction from Boothby who wrote to Holt's parents to express his regards for their son.

Leslieholtt

Until the early 1960s, politician's private lives had remained largely immune from press inquiry. Even the most flamboyant character such as Boothby joked about it until on the 12th July 1964, The Sunday Mirror printed a story about a homosexual relationship between a prominent Conservative peer, and a leading London thug, Ronnie Kray. With photographs of the pair together seated together send in the next day, a scandal was looming. However, four weeks later the paper retracted the story. One night in February 1963, Boothby introduced Holt to Ronnie Kray who was seeking investors for a business deal in Africa. Boothby turned down the idea but the pair got on well. Over the next three years, their friendship developed.

=Death

Holt died in 1980, after a Harley Street doctor, Dr. Gordon Kells, administered a lethal and massive overdose of anesthetic whilst attempting to remove a wart on his foot. The overdose stopped his heart but the doctor was cleared by the jury at the Old Bailey in July 1981.