The Greatest Record Breaking Heists and Robberies in History

The Great Train Robbery Pt. 2

The entire event took about a half hour. The robbers made off with about £2.6 million (equivalent to £50 million today). With so many men involved and even more accomplices, cops were out all over the place and unsure how to even attack this. By the next day, they had doubled their numbers in researching and investigating. They were constantly on the lookout and looking for any forensic evidence (with no luck) After intense investigation and some tips, they were able to arrest most of the men over the course of five years. Most of the money was not retrieved.

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