Funeral of Violet Kray, mother of the Kray twins

Title

Funeral of Violet Kray, mother of the Kray twins

Genre

Vox pop

TX Date

17 Mar 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:00:34

Description

Archive recording from 1982 at the funeral of Violet Kray, mother of the East End gangland killers the Kray twins. Members of the community speak in support of Violet for standing by her sons, and in favour of the twins themselves despite the crimes they committed. Follows recent death of Ronnie Kray whilst serving his sentence in Broadmoor Hospital. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Deaths; Criminals; Funerals; East End; Reggie Kray; Ronnie Kray; Organized crime; Violet Kray

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