Jack Slipper

Jack Slipper

Jack Kenneth Slipper (20 April 1924 – 24 August 2005) was a Detective Chief Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police in London. He was known as "Slipper of the Yard" (referring to Scotland Yard). He was mainly known for his role in investigating the Great Train Robbery in 1963, and in tracking down Ronnie Biggs after he escaped from prison in 1965, although he had to leave Brazil without Biggs.

Read more about Jack Slipper:  Early Life, Early Police Career, Great Train Robbery, The 1974 Daily Express Cheat, The 1981 Scots Guardsmen Kidnapping, Voluntary Return To The UK of Ronnie Biggs, Later Police Career, Later Life

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