Quick Info
| Profession | Criminal |
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| Nationality | British |
| Date of Birth | 08/08/1929 |
| Age | 84 years (died on 18, Dec, 2013) |
| Birthplace | London, England |
| Date of Death | 18/12/2013 |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Ronald Arthur Biggs |
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| Known For | Great Train Robbery (1963), prison escape (1965), fugitive status for 36 years |
| Summary | British criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963. Became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965 and lived as a fugitive for 36 years before returning to the United Kingdom in 2001. Died in a nursing home in north London in December 2013 at the age of 84. |
Personal Life
| Death Location | Nursing home, London |
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| Health | Rapidly declined during imprisonment after 2001 return |
| Spouse | Raimunda Rothen (m. 2002) |
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Career
| Major Crime | Great Train Robbery |
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| Date | 08/08/1963 |
| Location | Bridego Bridge, north of London |
| Details | Stopped the Glasgow-London Royal Mail Train with 14 other men and stole £2.6 million. Role involved arranging a retired train driver to move the train after it was stopped. |
| Sentence | 30 years imprisonment (1964) |
| Prison Escape | 1965 from HMP Wandsworth |
| Fugitive Period | 36 years |
| Countries Visited While Fugitive |
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| Return to UK | 2001 |
| Release | August 2009 on compassionate grounds |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Not a hardened criminal before the Great Train Robbery; was invited by friend Bruce Reynolds | |
| 2. Had never left England prior to the robbery | |
| 3. Underwent plastic surgery in Paris while fugitive | |
| 4. Experienced two kidnappings and an attempted suicide while in Brazil | |
| 5. Spent 13,087 days on the run | |
| 6. Became synonymous with the 1960s era alongside Lord Lucan and the Profumo Affair | |
| 7. Born in Lambeth, South London | |
| 8. Recorded a song with the Sex Pistols while living in exile |
