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She was known as the "Black Widow" because all of her lovers ended up either dead or in prison. [3] Her novels are The Black Widow (2019), The Locksmith (2021) and The Game (2022).
Mar 22, 2021 · Calvey, who has been nicknamed the 'Black Widow', once led an armed robbery gang and was the only woman to be imprisoned for gangland murder - but she says she now lives a quiet life as a...
Jul 14, 2019 · The first tipped her into a life of crime, the second made her one of the UK’s longest serving female prisoners. Mickey Calvey was shot in the back by a policeman during a botched robbery on 9 December, 1978. After a period of grief, his widow found herself behind the wheel as a getaway driver.
Aug 27, 2019 · Linda Calvey acquired the nickname of her title because her first husband, the bank robber Mickey Calvey, was shot dead by a police marksman when fleeing after a botched armed raid. Her next partner, another blagger called Ron Cook, was also violently despatched while on day release from jail.
Jul 11, 2019 · Meet Linda Calvey, aka the Black Widow. Growing up after the war in the East End of London, Linda falls in with local gangsters including the Krays, Freddie Foreman and Ronnie Cook. When the love of her life, Mickey Calvey, is gunned down on a job gone wrong, Linda resolves to carry on his work.
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Jul 6, 2019 · The self-confessed armed robber known as the East End’s ‘Black Widow’ who spent 18 years in prison for murdering her partner is out to clear her name after 30 years. Linda Calvey today ...
Jul 11, 2019 · Meet Linda Calvey, aka the Black Widow. Growing up after the war in the East End of London, Linda falls in with local gangsters including the Krays, Freddie Foreman and Ronnie Cook. When the love of her life, Mickey Calvey, is gunned down on a job gone wrong, Linda resolves to carry on his work.
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