8th August 1963: The Great Train Robbery takes place when a gang of 15 men attack a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London

The robbers succeeded in stealing over £2.6 million in cash. Worth £50million today, the vast majority of the money was never recovered.

18th March 1990: 13 works of art stolen from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in the world’s largest ever art theft

Despite a reward of $10 million, and extensive investigations by the FBI, none of the works have ever been recovered and nobody has ever been arrested for the robbery.

29th October 1964: ‘Murf the Surf’ and two accomplices carry out the biggest jewel heist in New York’s history

‘Murf the Surf’ and two accomplices committed the biggest jewel heist in New York’s history when they stole priceless gems from the American Museum of Natural History.