Billy Wright (loyalist)

Donnerstag, 07. Juli 1960

Samstag, 27. Dezember 1997

Billy "King Rat" Wright (7 July 1960 – 27 December 1997) was an Ulster loyalist paramilitary leader during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He joined the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in his hometown of Portadown around 1975. After spending several years in prison, he became a born again Christian preacher. Wright resumed his UVF activities around 1986 and became commander of its Mid-Ulster Brigade in the early 1990s, taking over from Robin "the Jackal" Jackson. According to the Royal Ulster Constabulary, Wright was involved in the sectarian killings of up to 20 Catholics, although he was never convicted for any. It has been alleged that Wright, like his predecessor, was working with RUC Special Branch.