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On 17 November 2011, Biggs launched his new and updated autobiography, Ronnie Biggs: Odd Man Out – The Last Straw, at Shoreditch House, London. He was unable to speak and used a word board to communicate with the press.
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. The armed robbery—which became known as the “heist of the century”—precipitated a massive manhunt, and Biggs was among the 12 robbers caught.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 18, 2013 · Ronnie Biggs, who took part in the 1963 Great Train Robbery and escaped from prison, has died in London. He was a controversial figure who was praised by some for his humour and generosity, but condemned by others for his greed and violence.
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 · Learn about the notorious criminal who escaped from prison and ran away for 36 years after stealing millions from a train in 1963. Find out how he became famous, what happened to him and why the robbery was so shocking.
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 a petty thief who joined the notorious gang that robbed a Post Office train in 1963, and escaped from prison in 1964. He became a folk hero and a fugitive for over 40 years, until his death in 2013.
