Fugitives from justice

In May 1985 John Knight was convicted of robbery and jailed for 22 years. His brother Jimmy was jailed for eight years. The convictions against them were secured largely on the basis of the evidence from Alan Opiola.

Ronnie Knight however was to stay out of reach of the arms of the Law for the next eight years, protected by the extradition arrangements then in force between Britain and Spain.

In Spain he married his new love, Sue Haylock, and together they ran clubs and restaurants.

Ronnie was dubbed by the Press 'Britain's most wanted man'. The Flying Squad continued to gather evidence against him and other suspected robbers living on the Costa del Sol.

In 1993 Ronnie decided that enough was enough and made arrangements to come home. He arrived at Luton airport, to be greeted on the tarmac by the Flying Squad. He was jailed for seven years.