Gordon Goody
Goody was thought by many to be the mastermind of the operation. He was the one responsible for meeting their informant who gave the gange their insider information.
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Goody (born 1930)Â was a hairdresser who lived with his mum in a small house in Putney, along with his 24 year old fiance.
Goody had two tattoos - on one arm 'Hello Ireland' on the other 'Dear Mother'...Recollections of Gordon Goody
He had two tattoos - on one arm 'Hello Ireland' on the other 'Dear Mother'.
Goody was arrested for the Comet House heist and formally charged, but the jury couldn't agree on his guilt and after a retrial he was acquitted.
He was jailed for 30 years for the Great Train Robbery and released in 1975.
When Goody was imprisoned, his pet Alsatian ‘Sheena’ pined and died despite being taken to the prison to visit her master.
Once released, Goody moved to Spain to run a bar.
