The Hatton Garden Heist: Britain's Biggest Burglary by Pensioners

Over Easter weekend 2015, a gang of elderly career criminals executed Britain's biggest burglary, stealing £14 million from London's Hatton Garden Safe Deposit. The average age of the gang was 60.

THE GANG:

• Brian Reader, 76 ("The Master")
• John "Kenny" Collins, 75
• Terry Perkins, 67
• Daniel Jones, 60
• Carl Wood, 58

THE METHOD: Using a Hilti DD350 heavy-duty drill, they bored through a 20-inch concrete wall over Easter weekend, then used a hydraulic ram to open 73 deposit boxes.

THE MISTAKE: Police planted listening devices at the Castle pub in Islington where the gang met to divide the loot. Recorded conversations led to their arrest.

THE MYSTERY: Only a fraction of the £14 million was recovered. Three gang members were jailed again for refusing to reveal where the money was hidden. Terry Perkins died in prison in 2018.

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