Jack Slipper Jack Slipper Jack Kenneth Slipper (20 April 1924 in London – 24 August 2005 in Pershore) 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 of 1963, and in tracking down Ronnie Biggs after he escaped from prison in 1965, although he had to leave Brazil without Biggs. Slipper was born in Ealing, west London, and educated at Little Ealing School. He left school aged 14 and worked as an electrician's apprentice until
Jack Kennedy (train robber) right of way were six postal inspectors, three railroad special agents and two deputy sheriffs. An inspector commanded them to halt. In the bright moonlight the officers saw Kennedy and Logan reach for their weapons. Several of them opened fire and the robbers fell dead, still clutching their revolvers. The stolen mail, about 100 registered letters, was recovered. Jack Kennedy (train robber) John F. "Jack" Kennedy ("ca." 1870 – November 3, 1922) was an American outlaw, described as "the West's last notorious train robber". Kennedy, nicknamed "the Quail Hunter", was from Missouri. He had a record of seven train robberies