Ronnie Biggs time from first meeting to Biggs's flight to Brazil. In 1970, when Biggs arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil did not have an extradition treaty with the United Kingdom. In 1971, Biggs's eldest son, Nicholas, aged 10, died in a car crash in Melbourne. In 1974, "Daily Express" reporter Colin MacKenzie received information suggesting that Biggs was in Rio de Janeiro; a team consisting of MacKenzie, photographer Bill Lovelace and reporter Michael O'Flaherty confirmed this and broke the story. Scotland Yard detective Jack Slipper arrived soon afterwards, but Biggs could not be extradited because his girlfriend, nightclub dancer Raimunda de
The Great Shark Hunt / "Last Tango in Vegas: Fear and Loathing in the Near Room" / "Last Tango in Vegas: Fear and Loathing in the Far Room" / "Bibliography of Work by Dr. Hunter S. Thompson", by Kihm Winship / "Bibliography of Work on Dr. Hunter S. Thompson", by Kihm Winship Thompson, Hunter S. "Gonzo Papers, Vol. 1: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time". New York: Summit Books, 1979; Simon & Schuster, 2003 () The Great Shark Hunt The Great Shark Hunt is a book by Hunter S. Thompson. Originally published in 1979 as Gonzo Papers, Vol. 1: The