Freddie Foreman

Gangster, Person

1932 –

44

Who is Freddie Foreman?

Frederick Foreman aka 'Brown Bread Fred' is a convicted English criminal involved in the disposal of the body of Jack “the Hat” McVitie and for which he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

He was involved in the "security express robbery" of 1983 which at the time was the largest cash robbery in the UK. For his part he received 9 years in prison.

Freddie Foreman also confessed to the murders of Frank "Mad Axeman" Mitchell and Tommy "Ginger" Marks in the 1960s, in revenge for the shooting of his brother. He had been acquitted of the murders at an Old Bailey trial in the 1960s. He additionally claimed to have intimidated witnesses to the killing of George Cornell in the Blind Beggar pub in Whitechapel by Ronnie Kray and to having been a hitman for the Kray twins.

He is the father of actor Jamie Foreman.

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Born
1932
London
Also known as
  • Brown Bread Fred
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Children
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
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Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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