The Spy Who Evaded Capture in the Cold War | Real-Life Espionage

Описание: Uncover the shocking true story of Edward Lee Howard, the first CIA agent to defect to the Soviet Union during the Cold War! In 1985, a high-ranking KGB officer, Vitaly Yurchenko, defected in Vatican City, revealing a mole codenamed "Agent Robert" within the CIA. That mole was Edward Lee Howard, a once-promising operative whose betrayal exposed critical CIA secrets, led to the execution of Soviet agent Adolf Tolkachev, and crippled the CIA’s Moscow operations. From his ambitious rise in the CIA to his dramatic escape using a "Jack in the Box" dummy, Howard’s story is a thrilling tale of espionage, revenge, and betrayal. Why did he turn against his country? How did he evade the FBI? And what was his life like in Moscow’s gilded cage? Dive into this gripping Cold War saga and explore unanswered questions about Howard’s ties to Aldrich Ames, another infamous traitor.
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📌 Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro: The Vatican Defection
01:30 - Who Was Edward Lee Howard?
03:45 - The CIA’s Rising Star
06:20 - The Polygraph Failure
09:10 - Descent into Betrayal
12:00 - The Vienna KGB Meetings
15:30 - Howard’s Daring Escape
18:45 - Life in Moscow’s Gilded Cage
22:00 - The Aldrich Ames Connection
25:00 - Legacy and Unanswered Questions
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