A French man fell in love with someone he thought was a female Chinese opera singer, and had a decades-long affair that resulted in a child… only to discover that the whole time the singer had actually been male and a spy.
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In 1953 a newspaper boy was paid with a coin which he found…
In 1953 a newspaper boy was paid with a coin which he found to be hollow and contain a coded message. He gave it to authorities but the code could not be deciphered. Years later, a Russian spy in the U.S. defected and during his interrogation was shown the coin and code. The message was for him.
In 1997, four years before being arrested for spying…
In 1997, four years before being arrested for spying for the KGB, Robert Hanssen was caught using a password cracker on a federal computer. When asked about this, he said that he was simply trying to install a color printer, and so he needed the administrator password. They believed him.
In 1964 an Israeli spy convinced the Syr …
In 1964 an Israeli spy convinced the Syrians to plant trees near military fortifications so that their soldiers had some shelter against the sun. The Israeli’s used those trees as targeting markers ensuring a swift victory in the Six-Day War.
The most wanted person in Nazi Germany w …
The most wanted person in Nazi Germany was a pretty, 32 year old woman from New Zealand. Known to the Gestapo as “The White Mouse,” this woman worked for the French Resistance, during which she fought several German soldiers, commanded a group of guerrilla fighters, and even killed a Nazi commander with her bare hands. She was the most decorated woman of World War II.
Actress Greta Garbo worked as a spy for …
Actress Greta Garbo worked as a spy for the Allies during World War II and made plans to assassinate Adolf Hitler. The plan fell through only when the Swedish government prevented her from traveling to Germany.
During the American Civil War, a woman n …
During the American Civil War, a woman named Sarah Edmonds acted as a Union spy. During the war, she operated under at least three different aliases, stole valuable information for the North, and even killed several Confederate spies in hand-to-hand combat.
In 1987, North Korea ordered a spy to bl …
In 1987, North Korea ordered a spy to blow up a South Korean Airliner in an attempt to stop the South Korean hosted Olympics. Although the Olympics still went on, the mission was a success and all 115 passengers aboard the plane were killed.
In Holland’s embassy in Moscow, two Si …
In Holland’s embassy in Moscow, two Siamese cats kept meowing and clawing at the walls of the building. Their owners finally investigated, thinking they would find mice. Instead, they discovered microphones hidden by Russian spies.
George Koval, Soviet master spy, infiltr …
George Koval, Soviet master spy, infiltrated the Manhattan project, stole nearly all of our nuclear secrets, single-handedly provided the key technology for Russia’s nuclear arsenal, and was only discovered as a spy in 2002.