S2 Ep6: The infamous Kray Twins

Helen Anderson and Danni Howard turn back the clock to 1960s London to visit the East End and Britain’s infamous crime boss twins, The Kray Twins. It seemed almost inevitable that Ronnie and Reggie Kray would grow up to be the heads of one of the most famous crime rackets of all time, after all, they did spend their childhood beating eachother up and having brick fights with the local neighbourhood kids. Join Helen and Danni as they hear what being an East End Gangster was really like from real life members of The Firm, and learn about their epic downfall after the murders of George Cornell and Jack ‘The Hat’ McVitie. Expect some serious East End accents, grisly torture techniques, and first hand accounts about the inner workings of the famous Firm.

Devils in The Dark contains graphic details of violence and mentions of suicide, and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.  

00:00 - Introduction
05:30 - Where Ronnie and Reggie’s story begins
13:08 - Ronnie and Reggie’s boxing careers
15:30 - The Double R Club
17:30 - The Kray Twins’ famous friends (Barbara Windsor and Judy Garland)
22:30 - The marriage of Reginald Kray and Frances Shea
23:10 - Billy Donovan and Lenny Hamilton argue over Frances’ untimely death
27:45 - The Krays v The Richardsons
32:40 - The murder of George Cornell
35:27 - The murder of Jack ‘The Hat’ McVitie
39:00 - What the Kray twins *allegedly* did with the bodies of their victims… 
42:05 - Ronnie and Reggie Kray are arrested
44:30 - Gangster Bobby Cummins talks about life at Parkhurst Prison
49:15 - The death Ronnie and Reggie Kray
50:50 - Outro

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For updates on Devils in The Dark and all things true crime, head to @devilsinthedark on Instagram! You can also follow Helen Anderson at @helenanderz and Danni Howard at @thatdannihoward. 

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Produced by Alexandra Jueno at Audioboom Studios. 

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