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Kray died in the presence of his girlfriend, Diane Buffini, and two other friends. [10] Kray's surviving brother Reggie was released from prison to attend the funeral. Kray's funeral was held at St Matthew's Church, Bethnal Green on 19 April 2000 [13] and he is buried at Chingford Mount Cemetery.
Charlie Kray, Ronnie and Reggie's older brother, was released from prison in 1975, after serving seven years of his 10-year sentence for his role in their gangland crimes. [114] Charlie was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment in 1997 for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine in an undercover drug sting. [115]
The Richardson gang and the Kray twins were engaged in a turf war in the mid-to-late 1960s. Charlie Richardson and George Cornell had first met the Krays while in Shepton Mallet Prison. [7] Tensions came to a head in 1965–66. During a Christmas party at the Astor Club in December 1965, Cornell called Ronnie Kray a "fat poof" and a fight ensued.
Ron, Reg and Charlie Kray and Freddie Foreman were all acquitted of Mitchell's murder, due to lack of evidence and the perceived unreliability of Donoghue's testimony. [23] Reg Kray was found guilty of conspiring to effect Mitchell's escape from Dartmoor, for which he received a five-year sentence to run concurrently with his other sentences.
8 May – The Kray Twins, 34-year-old Ronnie and Reggie, are among 18 men arrested in dawn raids across London. They stand accused of a series of crimes including murder, fraud, blackmail and assault. Their 41-year-old brother Charlie Kray is one of the other 16 men under arrest. [20] 11 May – Manchester City win the Football League First ...
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Eight have now been arrested in connection with the disappearance of the 14-year-old, who was eventually rescued from a luxury boat in Islip by her vigilante father.
Charlie and Eddie Richardson: 1934–2012 (Charlie) b. 1936 (Eddie) 1950s – 1967 Richardson Gang Brothers who co-led the Richardson Gang in South London during the 1960s. Rivals of the Kray Twins, [27] they were eventually imprisoned after being implicated in the murder of a South African businessman in 1967. [citation needed] Charles "Derby ...