Michael Biggs, son of "Great Train Robber" Ronnie Biggs, reacts as he holds his father's release papers outside Norwich Hospital August 7, 2009. Britain's "Great Train Robber" Ronnie Biggs, who stole the equivalent of $50 million 46 years ago, was freed early from prison on Friday on compassionate grounds as he lay in hospital gravely ill.
Biggs, who spent 35 years on the run, won notoriety and some popularity for his ingenuity in evading capture and for cheekily thumbing his nose at the law from sun-soaked beaches. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN CRIME LAW POLITICS)