Tag: great train robbery

• True Crime Blogs And Websites: Some Top Picks.

  

  So, as you’re no doubt aware, I have an interest in true crime and I ted to cover the more unusual bits and pieces. If you’re interested in the subject generally then it’s hard to avoid the plethora of websites and blogs out there that deal with it, although the tone and style of some…

  CrimeScribe

  August 18, 2014

  Odds And Ends, Press And Politics, True Crime

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• Ronnie Biggs – Master Criminal..?

  

  Today we’ve got an unusual double anniversary involving a well-known, but curious, character, Ronnie Biggs. Biggs helped carry out the Great Train Robbery on August 8, 1963, 38 years ago today. August 8, 1963 was also his 34th birthday.. A lot of people also persist in thinking that he was some sort of master criminal…

  CrimeScribe

  August 8, 2014

  True Crime

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• Cars, Crooks and the Great Train Robbery

  It’s rare that I get to combine two of my biggest interests in the same scribble, so I thought I’d indulge myself. This is Roy James AKA ‘The Weasel.’ Roy was, like so many aspiring racers, big on ability but short on cash. Even in the 1950’s and 60’s racing was still the most expensive…

  CrimeScribe

  November 6, 2013

  True Crime, Uncategorized

  formula one, great train robbery, jack brabham, jackie stewart, motor racing, motorsport, racing driver, Roy James, sport