Ronnie (left) with Leslie Burman (centre) and Reggie (right) outside 178 Vallance Road in c. 1958-1959.
Leslie Burman was a life-long friend of the twins and had known them from an early age. He was also popular singer and well-known face around the East End, originating from the Mile End area.
Burman was brought up in Southern Grove Buildings and then 95 Eric Street, Mile End, which was his first home, just next door to The Wentworth Arms. Burman had a son and would visit Ronnie in Broadmoor on a number of occasions, including the shows that were sometimes put on for the Broadmoor inmates, but they were specifically for Ronnie's entertainment. He attended Ronnie's funeral in 1995 and spoke briefly to Reggie at the back of the church. Burman was not involved in the more nefarious activities of the twins, but was a loyal friend all his life.
Burman in the 1994 documentary, The Rise and Fall of the Krays.
Burman passed away in 1997 to which Reggie wrote to his family stating he had the "hardest left hook he'd ever seen". He did an interview for the 1994 documentary, The Rise and Fall of the Krays.