Karen Kilgariff

The man is an artiste. Yeah. Happy birthday, Chris Fairbanks.

The man is an artiste. Yeah. Happy birthday, Chris Fairbanks.

This week on Buried Bones, Kate and Paul cover the death of investigative reporter Don Boles, who was known for exposing organized crime in Phoenix and who was killed in a 1976 car bombing. Tune in to hear how his legacy still impacts journalism today.

This week on Buried Bones, Kate and Paul cover the death of investigative reporter Don Boles, who was known for exposing organized crime in Phoenix and who was killed in a 1976 car bombing. Tune in to hear how his legacy still impacts journalism today.

And then over on Rewind with Karen and Georgia, that's you and I. We're traveling back to recap episode 32, which was the episode where we covered the tragic death of the singer Selena and the now infamous Zancou chicken murders. On that show, we bring you all new case updates and insights and secrets and Easter eggs. You should be checking out Rewind if you're not.

And then over on Rewind with Karen and Georgia, that's you and I. We're traveling back to recap episode 32, which was the episode where we covered the tragic death of the singer Selena and the now infamous Zancou chicken murders. On that show, we bring you all new case updates and insights and secrets and Easter eggs. You should be checking out Rewind if you're not.

Gloria, get over there.

Gloria, get over there.

All right, you're first. I am first today. Okay, so I have a feeling you're going to know this story, maybe because I've talked about parts of it, but it's the story of two infamous British gangster brothers who achieved folk hero status just a few years after their rise to fame. They were charming, entertaining nightclub owners. Ugh. Ugh. This is the story of the notorious Cray twins.

All right, you're first. I am first today. Okay, so I have a feeling you're going to know this story, maybe because I've talked about parts of it, but it's the story of two infamous British gangster brothers who achieved folk hero status just a few years after their rise to fame. They were charming, entertaining nightclub owners. Ugh. Ugh. This is the story of the notorious Cray twins.

Holy shit. Do you know this? Yes, and they've been brought up a lot in the podcast, but we've never covered them, I guess. Yeah, I think I'm doing this now because we were talking about Tom Hardy and the movie Legend and all that stuff. So it was like, oh, well, actually, let's just go back and cover it.

Holy shit. Do you know this? Yes, and they've been brought up a lot in the podcast, but we've never covered them, I guess. Yeah, I think I'm doing this now because we were talking about Tom Hardy and the movie Legend and all that stuff. So it was like, oh, well, actually, let's just go back and cover it.

So the main sources used in this story today are the book Our Story, written by Ronnie and Reggie Cray. And Fred Dynage. Also the book The Profession of Violence, The Rise and Fall of the Cray Twins by John Pearson. And an article by writer Duncan Campbell that ran in The Guardian in 2015 titled The Selling of the Crays, How Two Mediocre Criminals Created Their Own Legend.

So the main sources used in this story today are the book Our Story, written by Ronnie and Reggie Cray. And Fred Dynage. Also the book The Profession of Violence, The Rise and Fall of the Cray Twins by John Pearson. And an article by writer Duncan Campbell that ran in The Guardian in 2015 titled The Selling of the Crays, How Two Mediocre Criminals Created Their Own Legend.

And the rest are in our show notes. So... It all begins in October of 1933 when Reggie and Ronnie Cray are born into this world 10 minutes apart. Reggie first, then Ronnie at the family home in the Hagerston neighborhood of East London. In 1938, the Cray family left that home and moved to London. Bethnal Green. Big long pause because I was so positive.

And the rest are in our show notes. So... It all begins in October of 1933 when Reggie and Ronnie Cray are born into this world 10 minutes apart. Reggie first, then Ronnie at the family home in the Hagerston neighborhood of East London. In 1938, the Cray family left that home and moved to London. Bethnal Green. Big long pause because I was so positive.

I was like, it couldn't be that easy to pronounce. At the time, London's East End is gritty, overcrowded, and many of its residents are trapped in the constant cycle of poverty and unemployment. The Cray's parents are East Enders Violet and Charlie Cray, who already have a seven-year-old son named Charles Jr. when the twins arrive.

I was like, it couldn't be that easy to pronounce. At the time, London's East End is gritty, overcrowded, and many of its residents are trapped in the constant cycle of poverty and unemployment. The Cray's parents are East Enders Violet and Charlie Cray, who already have a seven-year-old son named Charles Jr. when the twins arrive.

So by 1939, as World War II is kicking off, Ronnie and Reggie are six years old, and their father, Charlie, is gone much of the time. Reggie will later say, quote, Sure. Sure. You know, just a touch. We've been up in there. Meanwhile, the twins' mom, Violet, is a loving and attentive mother who instills in her boys a deep respect for family.

So by 1939, as World War II is kicking off, Ronnie and Reggie are six years old, and their father, Charlie, is gone much of the time. Reggie will later say, quote, Sure. Sure. You know, just a touch. We've been up in there. Meanwhile, the twins' mom, Violet, is a loving and attentive mother who instills in her boys a deep respect for family.