Did the great train robbers get 30 years?
Did the great train robbers get 30 years? Mills never overcame the trauma of the robbery. After the robbery, the gang hid at Leatherslade Farm. The police found this hideout, and incriminating evidence, a monopoly board with fingerprints, led to the eventual arrest and conviction of most of the gang. The ringleaders were sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Did Bruce from Great Train robbers get caught?
Bruce Reynolds was eventually arrested in Torquay in 1968 and jailed for 25 years, although he was released in 1978 and eventually wrote Autobiography Of A Thief. He died in 2013.