Brian Reader (criminal)

Brian Reader
Colour photograph of the subject
Born(1939-02-28)28 February 1939
Lewisham, England
DiedSeptember 2023(2023-09-00) (aged 84)
Dartford, Kent, England
OccupationRobber
Years active1950–2016
Known forHatton Garden heist
Criminal statusReleased
SpouseLyn
ChildrenBrian ("Paul") Reader
RelativesColin Reader (brother)
Criminal charge
PenaltyMultiple

Brian Henry Reader (28 February 1939 – September 2023) was a British gangster and villain, who has been described as "one of the busiest crooks in the British underworld",[1] and a "ringleader"[2] of the Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary in 2015.