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==[[Jack McVitie]]'s Murder== |
==[[Jack McVitie]]'s Murder== |
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[[File:Basement.jpg|thumb|220px|A closer view of the basement flat, below the ground floor where the murder took place.]]On 29 October 1967, McVitie was invited to a party at 97 Evering Road, Stoke Newington, London, with several of his underworld associates and their families. The Krays had secretly arrived at the party first and had spent an hour clearing away guests. Reggie Kray's initial plan to shoot McVitie upon entry failed. His gun jammed and, instead, he stabbed McVitie repeatedly in the face, chest and stomach as part of a brief but violent struggle. The twins quickly fled the scene and McVitie's body was deposited, wrapped in an eiderdown and left outside St. Mary's Church, Rotherhithe by Tony and Chris Lambrianou, and Ronnie Bender, who were minor members of the Firm. |
[[File:Basement.jpg|thumb|220px|A closer view of the basement flat, below the ground floor where the murder took place.]]On 29 October 1967, McVitie was invited to a party at 97 Evering Road, Stoke Newington, London, with several of his underworld associates and their families. The Krays had secretly arrived at the party first and had spent an hour clearing away guests. Reggie Kray's initial plan to shoot McVitie upon entry failed. His gun jammed and, instead, he stabbed McVitie repeatedly in the face, chest and stomach as part of a brief but violent struggle. The twins quickly fled the scene and McVitie's body was deposited, wrapped in an eiderdown and left outside St. Mary's Church, Rotherhithe by Tony and Chris Lambrianou, and Ronnie Bender, who were minor members of the Firm. |
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==Present Day== |
==Present Day== |
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[[File:Everingroad.jpg|thumb|173x173px|The house today, seemingly unchanged from the 1960s.]] |
[[File:Everingroad.jpg|thumb|173x173px|The house today, seemingly unchanged from the 1960s.]] |
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− | The house still stands as it did in 1967, however it has been converted into flats, with the left-hand side of the terrace containing a central stairwell. The front door has the number 97a on it, suggesting a multiple occupancy use. Many Kray tourists visit the location for its notorious night in 1967. |
+ | The house still stands as it did in 1967, however it has been converted into flats, with the left-hand side of the terrace containing a central stairwell. The front door has the number 97a on it, suggesting a multiple occupancy use. Many Kray tourists visit the location for its notorious night in 1967. |
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