Ronnie Biggs, showing off his notoriety in 1994 while he was living in Brazil. AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP/Getty Images The Two-Way 'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs Dies; Was Famed Fugitive December 18, 2013 • In 1963, a gang robbed the Glasgow-to-London Royal Mail Train. They got away with millions, but were caught and put in prison. Biggs, though, escaped and spent 36 years living openly in Brazil. The self-styled "lovable rogue" returned to the U.K. in 2001 and spent 8 more years in prison. He was 84.
