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Case Closed: Infamous Crimes

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Train

The Great Train Robbery

It was one of the most infamous robberies in British history, but who really profited from the Great Train Robbery?
But their celebrations would be short-lived.

Millennium Dome

Millennium Dome Heist

It had all the trappings of an action film.
Men in gas masks drove a bulldozer into the Millennium Dome to steal a diamond. But the police were waiting for them.

Watergate

Watergate

It was the scandal that rocked America, and ended up bringing down a President.
And it all started in an apartment block called Watergate, and was discovered quite by mistake.

gold bars

Brinks Mat

In November 1983, six robbers broke into a warehouse. It was supposed to be an easy job.
But this all changed when, instead of cash, they found gold bullion worth £26 million...


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