Overview
- Paul Ferris died on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow after a short illness, according to multiple reports.
- He was first publicly linked to organised crime in 1991 and was cleared at the High Court in Glasgow in 1992 of the murder of Arthur Thompson Jr.
- In 1998 Ferris was convicted at the Old Bailey of firearms and explosives offences and served a sentence that was later reduced from 10 years to seven.
- After prison he became an author; his 2001 memoir inspired the 2013 film The Wee Man and he had told reporters he was planning two follow-up films that were due to start filming before his death.
- Ferris long said he had gone straight and kept neutral between rival gangs, but his death comes as the Daniels–Lyons feud — which has involved murders in Spain, more than 60 arrests and cross-border extraditions — continues to draw police and media attention.