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Do you think I should report this violent ex-gangster to the police?

About seven years ago I developed a relationship with a man who was much older than me and we became very close friends (he had been a family friend for a long time). He started telling me about his past, how he worked in gangs in New York and the UK in the 1970s and 1980s. He did lots of violent robberies, he told me he had been involved in paedophilia and I have suspicions as to murders. He had lots of evidence laying around his house. I stopped talking to him because I felt uncomfortable about what he was telling me, but I ever reported him. I know that he's still alive and I know where he lives, do you think I should report him to the police?
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He's very old now, maybe 70 or 80.


    




Jennywren
If he has been involved with murders-families are probably hoping for a proper resting place for their loved ones!
This man may be old, but his victims didn't get the chance to get old did they?
This reason alone should make you go to the police.


Some Beach
It doesn't matter if he is 180 years old. There's no statute of limitations for violent crimes and murder. Feel sorry for his victims, not him. He chose his path. Report away.


joan k
I would talk to a Police Officer in confidence about it. He could have made it all up just to retain your attention, but it could be true. It sounds as if you are worried about this, so talk to somebody


Captain Sarcasm
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The fact that you are asking this questions shows that you are feeling guilty for not acting sooner. Report him.


Mc Taggart
I'm with Nana64 on this one. If what you are saying is true then why are you asking what you should do. Maybe it is the truth and the guy is a relation, your husband or someone. In that case, you will know what you should do.


hottthxc
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report him...... or just talk to a cop about it.
if theres 'evidence' laying around his house,
im sure it could be useful if it truly is evidence...
go with your gut feeling, which sounds like you wanna report him :)


Essex Boy
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if he was involved in paedophilia then he probably still is, so yes, or have on your conscience for the rest of your life the misery he has put children in, i couldn't live with myself if i did nothing !


Noone i
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The people that say DONT report it are the type that want society to allow them their mistakes and to be able to get away with, literally, murder. If there is a shred of truth to your story, by all means, get your *** into a cop station NOW.


Mike R
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Real G's never talk. The quiet ones you got to hit first because they're the bada$$es, the loud ones will run when it goes down.

In short he's an old man telling lies about his youth as old men have always done.


Tigerlove
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Unless you saw him commit these crimes.
People who tend to talk a lot about crimes they "committed" are lying to you. If it were true, the people he was associated with would have taken him down on their own. They don't allow their people to talk.

In fact many who talk to their girlfriend/wife about violent crimes they say they commit do it to try and control that person with fear.


Volodya
He just needed somebody to talk to, if he's telling you this it is probably because he needs some understanding of who he is rather than who he was.

I wouldn't even report a cop to police (even though i know they wouldn't do anything to one of their own), much less snitch on a person. Everybody has something in their past they aren't proud of. Of course i cannot tell you to talk and listen to him if you feel uncomfortable doing so, that's not fair to you...

So in other words definitely do not report him to cops, but i have no way of telling you what to actually do.


Polka D
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Did he serve his time for his roles in these crimes? Have you done a background check? If you only have suspicions as to murders, wouldn't you feel like a dolt if you accused someone without any evidence? The police would and would more than likely slap you on the wrist for making a false police report if there is no evidence to support your claims. Make sure you have all your ducks in a row before you accuse anyone of anything....and after reading your additional details, I really smell BS. No one who is a ******* hardened criminal who has gotten away with so many crimes is going to confide in any damn body because they come across as non-judgmental. People like this suspect everyone is a narc, even their mama.


No Chance
*calm tone* He's probably long past all that sh*t...let that old azz man live what small portion of his life he has left...besides if he hasn't been caught by now then it's just your words against his and that's it...just let it go...how would you feel if someone you thought you could trust did that to you?


Ange
No, why now. You didn't do it then so what would be the point, he probably only has a few years left anyway.


The Traveller
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It sounds like he is a fully paid up member of the tall story club,if in doubt tell the police.


kaje
Gees...well initially I thought yes, then I see he is old and thought no, and then when you mentioned murders...well, is anyone waiting for closure? Why was he even telling you this? Are you sure it's all true? If you are only suspicious of murders, then no. Punishment for robberies at this point in his life isn't going to protect society from him or teach him to change. As for the pedophilia, why didn't any of the victims report him? Bringing it up now after all these years might not be appreciated by the victims who may want it left behind them. However, if you think he still is doing anything, then I might answer differently.


Nana64
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Sorry, but I don't think your fiction will be picked up by a publisher. If, by some slim chance, there is a grain of truth to your question then you have a moral obligation to contact the authorities.





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