![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/a-look-inside-the-criminal-life-of-pat-tate/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mt-patrick-op.jpg&description=PAT TATE was a member of one of the most notorious gangs in British history, the Essex Boys. In 1995, Tate was found dead on an isolated farm track in Rettendon, Essex, alongside two others. 1 Pat Tate was a member of the Essex Boys gang Credit: Photo News Old Bailey Who was Pat Tate? Pat Tate, 37, was a member of the Essex Boys - a gang that operated in the UK during the 1980s and 1990s. They were mainly involved in drug deals and were thought to be major players in the ecstasy trade that fuelled Britain's booming rave scene. Other members of the Essex boys included Tony Tucker and Craig Rolfe . Tate, who was a bodybuilder 'enforcer', suffered from a drug problem according to former football hooligan and bouncer Bernard O'Mahoney. O'Mahoney told Birmingham Live : ''Tate had a real drug addiction. Look at Tate - he came out after six or seven years inside and within five months he was shot. "Six weeks after that, he was shot dead. Six months he'd been out and he was shot twice. I'm 60 and I've never been shot. "It was obvious to everyone who knew them what was going to happen. I was aware of it at the time and kept my distance. It wasn't hard." Where was Pat Tate from? According to reports, Pat Tate was born in Upminster, Essex. In 1995, Tate was found dead in the same county. What happened to Pat Tate? Pat Tate, Tony Tucker, and Craig Rolfe died after they were lured to a country lane in rural Essex, in what looked like a professional hit. The three men, who were sat inside a Range Rover , were shot in the head. They were found the following morning by a farmer, having suffered multiple gunshot blasts. The three victims had controlled the supply of ecstasy in the Basildon nightclub Raquels, where tragic Leah Betts had taken the drug. The teen was left in a coma after taking an ecstasy pill at her 18th birthday party and died 15 days later in hospital. Her death led to a national outcry about drugs in nightclubs. Five months after the slaying ex-BT engineer Darren){kind=link}
PAT TATE was a member of one of the most notorious gangs in British history, the Essex Boys.
In 1995, Tate was found dead on an isolated farm track in Rettendon, Essex, alongside two others.
Pat Tate, 37, was a member of the Essex Boys – a gang that operated in the UK during the 1980s and 1990s.
They were mainly involved in drug deals and were thought to be major players in the ecstasy trade that fuelled Britain’s booming rave scene.
Other members of the Essex boys included Tony Tucker and Craig Rolfe.