The Great Train Robbery And Other Most Infamous British Crimes
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The Great Train Robbery And Other Most Infamous British Crimes
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Author : Tim Hill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-06-01
The Great Train Robbery And Other Most Infamous British Crimes written by Tim Hill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-01 with Crime categories.
With contemporary photographs and facsimile extracts from the newspapers of the time, the most puzzling and notorious crimes are described in detail.
The Great Train Robbery And Most Infamous British Crimes
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Author : Tim Hill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-08-22
The Great Train Robbery And Most Infamous British Crimes written by Tim Hill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-22 with Crime categories.
Detailed narratives recount heinous crimes of recent years, copiously illustrated with rare photographs and news stories reprinted from the Daily Mail.
Great Train Robbery Confidential
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Author : Graham Satchwell
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2019-10-04
Great Train Robbery Confidential written by Graham Satchwell and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-04 with True Crime categories.
In 1981, Detective Inspector Satchwell was the officer in charge of the case against Train Robber Tom Wisbey and twenty others. The case involved massive thefts from mail trains – similar to the Great Train Robbery of 1963 where £2.6 million was taken and only £400,000 ever recovered. Thirty years later their paths crossed again and an unlikely partnership was formed, with the aim of revealing the truth about the Great Train Robbery. This book reassesses the known facts about one of the most infamous crimes in modern history from the uniquely qualified insight of an experienced railway detective, presenting new theories alongside compelling evidence and correcting the widely accepted lies and half-truths surrounding this story.
The Great Train Robbery
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Author : Andrew Cook
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2013-01-01
The Great Train Robbery written by Andrew Cook and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with True Crime categories.
The Great Train Robbery of 1963 is one of the most infamous crimes in British history. The bulk of the money stolen (equivalent to over £40 million today) has never been recovered, and there has not been a single year since 1963 when one aspect of the crime or its participants has not been featured in the media. Despite the wealth and extent of this coverage, a host of questions have remained unanswered: Who was behind the robbery? Was it an inside job? And who got away with the crime of the century? Fifty years of selective falsehood and fantasy has obscured the reality of the story behind the robbery. The fact that a considerable number of the original investigation and prosecution files on those involved and alleged to have been involved were closed, in many cases until 2045, has only served to muddy the waters still further. Now, through Freedom of Information requests and the exclusive opening of many of these files, Andrew Cook reveals a new picture of the crime and its investigation that, at last, provides answers to many of these questions.
The Autobiography Of A Thief
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Author : Bruce Reynolds
language : en
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
Release Date : 2023-08-07
The Autobiography Of A Thief written by Bruce Reynolds and has been published by Kings Road Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
On the 8th August 1963 a gang of 15 men stopped a mail train in Buckinghamshire and proceeded to steal sacks of money worth £2.6 million. It was the biggest heist ever carried out in the UK and frontpage news around the world. The mastermind behind this most audacious crime of the twentieth century was Bruce Reynolds. Perhaps the last of the 'gentlemen villains'; Reynolds epitomised that particular breed of sharply dressed, post-war criminals who mixed with royalty and movie stars, and never carried a gun. They thrived on adventure and glamour, and the Great Train Robbery was their last ride. From his childhood and early forays into crime, to planning the robbery and his life on the run, and finally his capture, prison years and growing old with the gang - this is a true crime classic. Widely regarded as a one of the finest memoirs of a life of crime, Autobiography of a Thief is essential listening for anyone interested in true crime. Narrated by his son, Nick Reynolds, who grew up on the run with his father.
How To Rob A Train
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Author : Gordon Goody
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-11-10
How To Rob A Train written by Gordon Goody and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-10 with Thieves categories.
Gordon Goody is the mystery man of the Great Train Robbery, the most notorious theft in British history. Regarded by his partners as tough and fearless, he has kept his silence for five decades. Until now. Raised in rural Northern Ireland, Goody served as an army sergeant but chose a life of crime and became one of the most professional and prolific robbers in London. He and his gang were offered the job of a lifetime: details of a Glasgow to London mail train laden with cash, provided by The Ulsterman, whose identity Goody reveals for the first time.
Great Train Crimes
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Author : Jonathan Oates
language : en
Publisher: Grub Street Publishers
Release Date : 2010-06-15
Great Train Crimes written by Jonathan Oates and has been published by Grub Street Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-15 with True Crime categories.
“Oates charts train crimes from the Victorian period to the present day, from casual murder to calculated robbery. . . . A must for true-crime addicts” (Practical Family History). Murder and robbery committed on the railways have long held a special place in British criminal history. Railways and trains create special conditions—and opportunities—for criminal acts. Two legendary large-scale robberies took place on the British railways—the Gold Bullion Robbery of 1855 and the Great Train Robbery of 1963—and these extraordinary episodes are often used as examples of the ultimate in criminal audacity. But as Jonathan Oates shows in this powerful selection of case studies, most railway crime is less sensational yet, in many ways, more revealing. He reconstructs in vivid detail some of the most memorable cases dating from Victorian times to the present day. Included are cases of adults and children who were thrown to their deaths from trains, decapitated corpses found beside railway lines, passengers who were pushed from platforms into the path of oncoming trains, and others who were stabbed, shot, or strangled during their journeys and were found dead on arrival. The sheer variety of crimes is astonishing, as are the stories that unravel behind them. As he retells these sensational, bizarre, often ghastly tales, Oates gives an insight into the reality of railway crime. His collection is a must for addicts of true crime cases and for readers who enjoy railway history.
The Great Train Robbery
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Author : Nick Russell-Pavier
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-01-10
The Great Train Robbery written by Nick Russell-Pavier and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-10 with True Crime categories.
Definitive account of the famous 1963 Great Train Robbery - and its aftermath. In the early hours of Thursday 8th August 1963 at rural Cheddington in Buckinghamshire, £2.6 million (£50 million today) in unmarked £5, £1 and 10-shilling notes was stolen from the Glasgow to London nightmail train in a daring and brilliantly executed operation lasting just 46 minutes. Quickly dubbed the crime of the century, it has captured the imagination of the public and the world's media for 50 years, taking its place in British folklore and giving birth to the myths of The Great Train Robbery. Ronnie Biggs, Buster Edwards and Bruce Reynolds became household names. But what really happened? This is the story of four talented villains who took the criminal world by storm, of the 'perfect crime'. It is also the story of ruthless policemen, determined to hunt the robbers down and to make sure nobody slipped through the net, not even the innocent. It is the story of an Establishment under siege, and of one mistake which cost the robbers 307 years in prison. Fifty years later, here is the story set out in full for the first time, a true-life crime thriller, and also a vivid slice of British social history.
The Great Train Robbery And The Metropolitan Police Flying Squad
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Author : Geoff Platt
language : en
Publisher: Wharncliffe
Release Date : 2015-03-31
The Great Train Robbery And The Metropolitan Police Flying Squad written by Geoff Platt and has been published by Wharncliffe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-31 with Political Science categories.
The amazing true story of one of Great Britain’s most notorious heists and the crack team that brought the perpetrators to justice. On August 8, 1963, a group of fifteen men dressed in military uniforms stopped the Royal Mail train running between Glasgow and London at Sears Crossing in Ledburn. The gang uncoupled the engine and first two cars, drove them to a different location, and then disappeared with one hundred and twenty mailbags containing more than £2.5 million in used banknotes. A number of books have already been published about England’s infamous Great Train Robbery, but until now, little has been written about the intensive police investigation and the intrepid team that hunted down the criminals responsible. In this riveting true crime chronicle, author, journalist, and former police detective Geoff Platt explores the execution and aftermath of the brazen criminal enterprise that British newspapers dubbed “the Crime of the Century.” He introduces readers to members of the elite Flying Squad organized by “the Old Grey Fox,” Det. Chief Superintendent Tommy Butler, and details step by step, the organization and execution of the massive police inquiry, and exposes the mistakes that hindered the robbers and the investigators alike. In addition, Platt compares the methods used more than fifty years ago with contemporary crime fighting and forensic techniques to explore how the same investigation would most likely be run today. A fascinating study of crime and detection, The Great Train Robbery and the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad shines a brilliant new light on a legendary act of audacious criminality.
Killing Charlie
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Author : Wensley Clarkson
language : en
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Release Date : 2004
Killing Charlie written by Wensley Clarkson and has been published by Mainstream Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Criminals categories.
Killing Charlie charts the extraordinary rise and spectacular fall of Charlie Wilson, the most powerful villain to emerge from the most notorious British crime of the twentieth century: the Great Train Robbery. Wilson's life story is one of greed, corruption and an eventual descent into a living hell when his rivals decided to wipe him off the face of the earth - with the tacit approval of Spanish, British and US drug enforcement agencies. Although he first made his name in the underworld at the time of the Great Train Robbery, it was during his reign as a drug emperor that Wilson's reputation as an all-powerful character capable of cold-blooded brutality on one hand and immense kindness on the other helped confirm his status as a legendary criminal. Killing Charlie takes us on a roller-coaster ride through five decades of the London underworld, including a long spell on the Costa del Crime and forays into the deadliest killing fields of all: South America. Meticulously researched, it uses a strong narrative to pull the reader into Wilson's bizarre, sordid, crime-filled world - one that took him from the mean streets of south London to even harsher prison corridors, and from a quiet life in small-town Canada to the heated, manic, cocaine-fuelled Costa del Sol. A complex web of killings, armed robberies and multi-million-pound drug deals lay behind the criminal life and times of Wilson. His story also provides a history of organised crime in Britain, starting when Jack Spot faded out in the '50s as the Krays came to prominence and ending with Wilson's own violent demise in the '90s. Containing interviews with many of Charlie Wilson's former associates, Killing Charlie reveals how Wilson struck fear into many other criminals; how his love of pretty women almost cost him his life; and how he desperately tried to 'retire', only to discover the inevitable - that gangsters never rest in peace.