Bruce Reynolds

Bruce Reynolds
Reynolds in 1999
Born
Bruce Richard Reynolds

(1931-09-07)7 September 1931
Strand, London, England
Died28 February 2013(2013-02-28) (aged 81)
Croydon, Greater London, England
Other namesKeith Clement Miller
Keith Hillier
Occupations
  • Thief
  • Messenger
  • Cyclist
  • antiques dealer
Spouse
Frances "Angela" Reynolds
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(m. 1948; died 2010)​
ChildrenNick Reynolds
MotiveFinancial gain/enjoyment
Conviction(s)1957: Assault and robbery, 3½ years HMP Wandsworth
1969: Great Train Robbery, 25 years HMP Durham[1]
1980: Drug dealing, 3 years HMP Maidstone

Bruce Richard Reynolds (7 September 1931[2] – 28 February 2013)[3] was an English criminal who masterminded the 1963 Great Train Robbery.[4] At the time it was Britain's largest robbery, netting £2,631,684,[5] equivalent to £69 Million today.[6] 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.[7]

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  4. ^ "Bruce Reynolds". The Daily Telegraph. 1 March 2013. p. 33.
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  6. ^ Jake Arnott (12 July 2013). "Great Train Robbery: How Bruce Reynolds became a writer". BBC News. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  7. ^ Reynolds, Bruce (29 January 2008). "Comment: Anyone can steal – but few get away". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2013.