Bruce Reynolds
Bruce Richard Reynolds (7 September 1931 – 28 February 2013) was an English criminal who masterminded the 1963 Great Train Robbery. At the time it was Britain's largest robbery, netting £2,631,684, equivalent to £58 million today. Reynolds spent five years on the run before being sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment in 1969. He was released in 1978. He also wrote three books and performed with the band Alabama 3, for whom his son, Nick, plays.
Bruce Reynolds | |
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Reynolds in 1999 | |
| Born | Bruce Richard Reynolds 7 September 1931 Strand, London, England |
| Died | 28 February 2013 (aged 81) Croydon, Greater London, England |
| Other names | Keith Clement Miller Keith Hillier |
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| Spouse |
Frances "Angela" Reynolds
(m. 1948; died 2010) |
| Children | Nick Reynolds |
| Motive | Financial gain/enjoyment |
| Conviction(s) | 1957: Assault and robbery, 3½ years HMP Wandsworth 1969: Great Train Robbery, 25 years HMP Durham 1980: Drug dealing, 3 years HMP Maidstone |
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