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, at the age of seventy-one, decided to go home. He was met at the airport by family, friends-and police. He spent several years in prison buthe was very ill and was released early. He got out of prison in august, 2009 – oneday before his eightieth birthday