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He subsequently became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965, living as a fugitive for 36 years, and for his various publicity stunts while in exile. In 2001, Biggs returned to the United Kingdom and spent several years in prison, where his health rapidly declined.
Ronnie Biggs was a British criminal who was involved in the Great Train Robbery (1963) and later became a fugitive from justice. On August 8, 1963, Biggs and 14 other men stopped the Glasgow–London Royal Mail Train near Bridego Bridge, north of London, and stole £2.6 million.
Read, concerned that the robbers may have hurt him, went to see Ronnie Biggs in Brazil to get his details, although was dismayed to find that Biggs did not know his last name and knew and cared very little about him.
Dec 18, 2013 · British criminal Ronnie Biggs, who took part in the 1963 Great Train Robbery, has died aged 84, his spokeswoman has confirmed. Biggs was part of the gang which escaped with £2.6m from the...
Dec 18, 2013 · One of the the criminals involved, Ronnie Biggs, died aged 84 today. He became infamous after going on the run from police, all over the world, for more than 30 years.
Dec 18, 2013 · Ronnie Biggs, a carpenter and petty crook who became an international celebrity for his role in one of Britain’s most famous crimes, the Great Train Robbery of 1963, and for the decades he...
Dec 18, 2013 · Ronnie Biggs was involved in a crime that, with its military precision and preposterous prize, caught the imagination of a nation barely released from postwar austerity.
Dec 18, 2013 · Ronnie Biggs was jailed for 30 years for his part in the Great Train Robbery but later escaped from prison and went on the run for 35 years. By Gerry Holt. BBC News. Ronnie Biggs, who has...
Dec 18, 2013 · Ronnie Biggs, a petty London criminal, gained notoriety for his part in the 1963 Great Train Robbery. He was offered a part in the robbery by its mastermind, Bruce Reynolds, who...
Jan 4, 2014 · Ronnie Biggs. Ronald Arthur (Ronnie) Biggs, Great Train Robber, died on December 18th, aged 84. Jan 4th 2014. THE year 1963 was something of a watershed in human history. John F. Kennedy was ...
