Mysterys

     The  Banco Central burglary at Fortaleza  was the theft of about  R$ 160 million from the vault of the  Banco Central  branch located in  Fortaleza , in the state of  Ceará ,  Brazil , on August 6, 2005. It is one of the  world's largest heists .  In the aftermath of the burglary, of the 25 people thought to be involved, just eight had been arrested, and R$20 million recovered, up to the end of 2005. In addition, several of the gang are thought to have been victims of kidnapping, and one, Luis Fernando Ribeiro, thought to have been the mastermind of the operation, was killed by kidnappers after a ransom was paid. Arrests and recovery of the money, as well as kidnapping and murder of the perpetrators, have been ongoing, though most are still unaccounted for. The burglary      On Saturday, August 6, 2005, a gang of burglars tunneled into the bank and removed five containers of 50- real  ...

     The  Great Train Robbery  was the  robbery  of £2.6 million from a  Royal Mail   train  heading from  Glasgow  to  London  on the  West Coast Main Line  in the early hours of 8 August 1963, at Bridego Railway Bridge,  Ledburn , near  Mentmore  in Buckinghamshire, England. After tampering with the lineside signals in order to bring the train to a halt, a gang of 15, led by  Bruce Reynolds , attacked the train. Other gang members included Gordon Goody,  Buster Edwards ,  Charlie Wilson , Roy James, John Daly, Jimmy White,  Ronnie Biggs , Tommy Wisbey, Jim Hussey, Bob Welch and Roger Cordrey, as well as three men known only as numbers "1", "2" and "3", two of whom later turned out to be Harry Smith and Danny Pembroke. A 16th man, an unnamed retired train driver, was also present. With careful planning based on inside information from an individual known as "The Ulster...