Joey Pyle

Joey Pyle
Born
Joseph Henry Pyle

(1937-11-02)2 November 1937
The Angel, Islington, London
Died17 February 2007(2007-02-17) (aged 69)
Years active1950s–1992
Known forGangland boss in London
SpouseJulie
Children2[1]

Joseph Henry Pyle (2 November 1937 – 17 February 2007), known as Joey Pyle or Joe Pyle, was an English gangland boss, convicted criminal, and pioneer and promoter of unlicensed boxing, who operated in London from the 1950s until his final arrest and conviction in 1992. An associate of the Krays and the Richardsons, and "one of the most feared members of the London underworld",[2] he was known as the "London Don of Dons" by the New York Mafia.[3] Less well known to the general public than many of his contemporaries in the underworld, Pyle was a key police target during his criminal career, but although arrested and charged many times, he seldom served time in prison, unlike many of the gangland figures with whom he was associated.

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  2. ^ Woodland, 2015, p. 65.
  3. ^ McKay and Ferris, 2005.