Notorious train robber and criminal turned celebrity Ronnie Biggs died December 18. He was 84. Here, Biggs poses in an undated photo.
'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs —
Notorious train robber and criminal turned celebrity Ronnie Biggs died December 18. He was 84. Here, Biggs poses in an undated photo.
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Train cars sit uncoupled at Cheddington Station in England after the robbery.
'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs —
Train cars sit uncoupled at Cheddington Station in England after the robbery.
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Biggs is escorted by British police in 1963.
'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs —
Biggs is escorted by British police in 1963.
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People walk around Wandsworth Prison the day after Biggs escaped with three other prisoners in 1965. Biggs made his escape by jumping through a hole in the roof of the furniture van shown here, onto mattresses, and then out of the back of the van into a waiting car.
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People walk around Wandsworth Prison the day after Biggs escaped with three other prisoners in 1965. Biggs made his escape by jumping through a hole in the roof of the furniture van shown here, onto mattresses, and then out of the back of the van into a waiting car.
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Biggs talks with his wife Raimunda in Rio de Janeiro in 1974.
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Biggs talks with his wife Raimunda in Rio de Janeiro in 1974.
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Biggs flexes for the camera on Copacabana beach in Brazil in 1977.
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Biggs flexes for the camera on Copacabana beach in Brazil in 1977.
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Biggs sits with his son Michael in Brazil circa 1978.
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Biggs sits with his son Michael in Brazil circa 1978.
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Biggs was featured on a poster from the Sex Pistols movie "The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle." Biggs also recorded a song with the band.
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Biggs was featured on a poster from the Sex Pistols movie "The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle." Biggs also recorded a song with the band.
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Biggs is escorted by police in London the day he returned in 2001 to the United Kingdom after years on the run.
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Biggs is escorted by police in London the day he returned in 2001 to the United Kingdom after years on the run.
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Biggs and his son Michael attend the launch of his new autobiography "Odd Man Out: The Last Straw" in 2011 in London.
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Biggs and his son Michael attend the launch of his new autobiography "Odd Man Out: The Last Straw" in 2011 in London.
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Biggs arrives at the funeral of the mastermind of the Great Train Robbery, Bruce Reynolds, in London, on March 20.
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Biggs arrives at the funeral of the mastermind of the Great Train Robbery, Bruce Reynolds, in London, on March 20.
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