From that time on Biggs lived on the run. After hiding in France, Spain and Australia, he finally settled in Brazil in 1970. he was a celebrity criminal. He appeared in rock videos and films, and he sold souvenirs to tourists who came to see him. But he missed his home in Britain and, friends-and police. He spent several years in prison but he was very ill and was released early. He got out of prison in August, 2009-one day before his eightieth birthday.