Ronald Biggs

Ronald Arthur Biggs 8 August 1929 18 December 2013 was an English criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963 He subsequently became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965 living as a fugitive for 36 years and for his various publicity stunts while in exile In 2001 Biggs returned to the United Kingdom and spent several years in prison where his health rapidly declined He was released from prison on compassionate grounds in August 20092 and died in a nursing home in December 2013