Marilyn Monroe 'murdered by Ronnie Kray' as gangster's pal makes chilling claim

A friend of the Kray twins has claimed that notorious British gangster Ronnie Kray confessed to him that he had been the one to murder movie starlet Marilyn Monroe

Ronnie Kray allegedly confessed to murdering Marilyn Monroe.

A former associate of Ronnie Kray has shockingly alleged that the infamous gangster was behind the death of the Hollywood icon. According to the Kray twins' ex-publicist, James Campbell, he personally heard the confession from Ronnie himself.

Kray is said to have boasted that he was contracted by the American mafia for the hit, describing it as a 'piece of cake. ' These astonishing new allegations are set to reignite the controversy surrounding Monroe's premature demise at age 36 in her Los Angeles home in 1962.

He recounted how Kray bragged about being the one who administered the fatal barbiturate overdose to Monroe. Now 76, Campbell, who gained the trust of the Krays in the 1980s, revealed: "Ronnie suddenly started talking about how he had murdered Marilyn Monroe. I was very shocked and tried to change the subject, but he was on a roll."

"He went to America. He was on a fake passport so as not to leave a paper trail. He was picked up at the airport and briefed about the job he had to do. The mob drove him to Marilyn Monroe's house in Los Angeles. Ronnie was dressed as a maintenance man, baseball cap and a tool bag." Kray also claimed that Peter Lawford, brother-in-law to President John F Kennedy, allowed him entry into Monroe's residence, reports the Daily Star.

James elaborated, "He knocked on the door of her house and Peter Lawford answered. Ronnie said 'where is she? ' and Lawford said 'she's in the bedroom'. They went into the bedroom, Marilyn Monroe was lying half-naked on the bed, it was a big bedroom with a big bed. Ronnie said to himself, this won't take long. He force-fed her drugs and watched her die."

"He said it was a piece of cake." Speaking on The Criminal Connection podcast, Campbell alleged that the hit was organized by the mob due to President John F Kennedy's concern about Monroe spilling details of their affair. Supposedly, mafia don Meyer Lansky facilitated the assassination in order to leverage JFK.

Ronnie returned to London and some weeks later, an American visitor delivered two gold bars to the Krays as payment, alongside a note from Lansky expressing his gratitude. Ronnie and Reggie Kray, infamous East End gangsters and twins, led a criminal empire known as The Firm, engaging in activities ranging from murder to arson until their 1968 arrest.

In March 1969, they were both sentenced to life in prison. Declared insane, Ronnie was committed to Broadmoor Hospital where he stayed until his death by heart attack in 1995. Reggie died of cancer shortly after his compassionate release in August 2000.

Marilyn had been found unresponsive by her housekeeper on August 4, 1962. Her body was discovered with her hand clamped around a phone receiver and she was pronounced dead at 4.25am. It was established that Marilyn died between 8.30pm and 10.30pm on August 4, with a toxicology report claiming her cause of death was acute barbiturate poisoning. She had 8mg of chloral hydrate, 4.5mg of pentobarbital and 13mg of pentobarbital in her liver. Empty medicine bottles were discovered next to her bed. An accidental overdose was ruled out.

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