The legendary fugitive took part in one of the best-known British robberies. Ronnie Biggs, known for his role in the 1963 Great Train Robbery, is shown in Rio de Janiero, in this May 5, 2001 photo.

Ronnie Biggs, who achieved worldwide fame for taking part in the Great Train Robbery of 1963 and then playing cat-and-mouse with U.K. police for 35 years, has died aged 84. The train heist was the ...

Host Mikayla Daniels reveals the truth behind the legend of The Great Train Robbery. Host Mikayla Daniels reveals the truth behind the legend of The Great Train Robbery.

Jack Slipper, who died yesterday at 81, achieved celebrity as the nemesis of the Great Train Robber, Ronald Biggs; a detective chief superintendent with the Flying Squad, “Slipper of the Yard” pursued ...

8 August 1963: Britain wakes up to news of the biggest robbery in the country’s history. A train has been hijacked and robbed, 35 miles from its arrival in central London. The country is stunned. Who ...