by Joe Navarro
secret apartment used in, 235, 237–38, 239–41, 242–43, 256, 267
Conrad trial
Conrad’s appearance at, 287, 288, 290
consequences of espionage mentioned in, 327
Hein’s testimony in, 277
media on, 286
Navarro’s preparation and travel to, 283–86
Navarro’s testimony in, 286–90
private dinner after, 290–91
sentencing in, 303
cookies (SNAs, SAS nuclear authenticators), with Pershing missile systems, 248–49, 250–51, 253, 255, 309
counterintelligence (CI), 83, 127, 133, 294, 298, 308
computer viruses in, 107
factors brought together in, 198
FD-302 forms used in, 53–54, 197–98, 220
Howard case and, 119
human factor in, 199–200
Moody’s introduction to, 127–29, 133–35
Navarro’s experience in, 7–8, 10, 12, 32–33, 135, 326
need-to-know basis in, 10–11
nuances needed in, 198
Soviet Union and, 8
transference and countertransference in, 313
Cuba
author’s childhood on, 1–2
Bay of Pigs invasion of, 1
funding of extremist groups by, 7
Missile Crisis in, 107, 232, 327
Czechoslovakia, 8, 9, 108, 238, 251
Dion, John, 268
doorjamb confrontation, 27
Dukakis, Michael, 85
Dungeons and Dragons (game), 73–74, 229
Durazo, Arturo, 31–32
East Germany, 8, 83, 108, 211
Edwards, LaVell, 5
Emergency Action Center (EAC), Pershing II missile system, 250, 252–54, 256, 257, 258, 260–61, 275, 276, 289
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 3
Emily (NSA staff), 271–72, 273–74, 275, 276, 277–78, 279, 284
espionage cases
German handling of, 55, 82–83
language used during interviews in, 153–54
legal requirements for confessions in, 91–92, 141, 177–78
Eways, Al
Conrad case background from, 29–30, 54–55
initial contact with Ramsay, 10–14
interview with Ramsay, 14–16, 17–18, 22, 23, 25, 26, 49, 60, 61–62, 156
FBI
aerial surveillance duties in, 6–7
Behavioral Analysis Program of, 284–85, 326
counterintelligence work (CI) at, 7–8, 10–11, 12, 32–33, 326
depression of agents in, 323
legal advice about Ramsay case from attorneys in, 181–82
Navarro’s recruitment into, 5–6
US prosecution of criminals preferred by, 31–32
working conditions at, 6, 7
FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ)
dual approach to dealing with, 33
meeting on Ramsay case evidence with, 263–71, 293, 295
Navarro’s recognition by, 328–29
possible media leak from, 107, 113, 122, 309–10, 320–21
Ramsay arrest decision and, 290, 304, 307, 315
Ramsay investigation and, 9, 33, 40, 77, 80, 90, 101, 108, 155, 237, 240, 245–46
FBI Training Academy, Quantico, Virginia, 57, 125, 134, 199
FBI Washington Field Office (WFO)
Conrad case and, 29–30, 31, 35, 71, 73, 84, 90–91, 105–6, 266
crime scene forensic details neglected by, 79–80, 105–6, 295
INSCOM’s relationship with, 105
interference on Ramsay case from, 78, 80, 82, 90, 104–7, 175, 206, 221, 237, 254, 265, 267–68, 277, 294, 295, 300, 323
meeting on Ramsay case with, 294–95, 296–98
New York Times report on Conrad case and, 103, 106–7
possible media leak from, 107, 113, 309–10, 320–21
Ramsay arrest decision and, 290
Ramsay investigation and, 35, 39–40, 57–58, 70, 73, 77, 78, 79–80, 83, 84, 90, 91, 175, 179, 186, 198, 221, 238, 240, 241, 243, 265, 266
Ramsay on roadblocks from, 104–7
FD-302 forms, 53–54, 70, 79, 108, 124, 186, 197–98, 219–20, 237, 257, 267, 272–73
Federal Bureau of Investigation. See FBI
file reviews, 89–91
firing-range practice, 205–6, 283
Germany. See East Germany; West Germany
Gerth, Jeff, 107, 113
Gregory, Jeffery, 260–61, 268, 294, 320, 326
Guillaume, Günter, 83
Havel, Václav, 108
Hein, Jane, 81–85, 90, 264, 277, 293, 297, 301
Held, Dick, 33
hello line, Hungarian Intelligence Service, 77–78, 81, 90, 267
Henry (NSA staff), 283
meeting on Ramsay case with, 271, 272–73, 274–75, 276, 277
trip to Florida to work with Ramsay, 279–81, 289
Hoover, J. Edgar, 34, 108
Howard, Edward Lee, 119
Howard, Mary, 119
Hungarian Intelligence Service
hello line used by, 77–78, 81, 90, 267
stolen US documents sold to, 105, 267
Hungary
Conrad’s choice of, for selling stolen documents, 147
Conrad’s payments from, 170, 174, 179
Kercsik brothers’ espionage activities in, 30, 90, 171–72, 179
nuclear technology and, 251, 253
Ramsay espionage case investigation by, 267
Ramsay’s information on, 90, 147, 170, 174, 179, 231, 232, 233, 251, 253, 269, 280
sale of stolen US documents to, 29–30, 77, 78, 81, 90, 105, 106, 112, 147, 154, 170, 172, 174, 179, 231, 267
Soviet collapse and independence of, 108
Soviet purchase of stolen US plans from, 183, 232, 251, 253
INSCOM, 10–11, 13, 23, 29, 30, 31, 39, 82, 84, 86, 89, 105
Internal Security Section (ISS), Department of Justice, 90–91, 182, 268, 285, 299, 304, 305, 306, 310
interview techniques, 27
approaches taught in, 14–15
face time needed in, 20
FBI Training Academy, Quantico, methods in, 125, 134, 199
FD-302 forms used for documenting, 53–54, 70
food and dynamics in, 24–25
guidelines used in, 34–35
hotel room and furniture arrangements in, 132–34, 137, 148–49, 157, 247, 250
hypotheticals used in, 149, 179–80
interviewer’s distance and psychological pressure in, 62
jittery automatic reactions to questions as clues in, 16, 18–19, 24, 26, 34, 36, 41, 47, 50, 165
language and word choice used in, 153–54, 155
meals used in, 156–57
Navarro’s approaches in, 53, 62, 66–67, 94, 98–99, 124–26, 131–35, 153–55, 188–89, 219, 228–29
playing father in, 122, 133–34, 200–201, 251
playing mother in, 133–34, 136–37, 143, 156, 164, 254, 312
presumptives used in, 228–29
rote questions used in, 15
talking around main topic in, 66–67
timing and continuation of, 49–50
ways of entering a room to establish dominance in, 134–35
IRA, 8
Jenkins, Elizabeth, 307, 311
John Paul II, Pope, 8–9
Justice Department (DOJ), 80, 83, 84, 90, 91, 181–82, 186, 220, 293, 299, 300, 301, 308, 315
Kehoe, Greg
background and reputation of, 182
Navarro’s meeting for advice from, 152, 182–86, 198
Ramsay case briefing of, 268, 285, 293–95, 298–301
Ramsay case prosecution by, 182, 299–300
Ramsay’s arrest and, 303–4, 305–7, 308, 310, 318
Kercsik brothers (Imre and Sandor)
arrest in Sweden of, 30, 83, 106, 165
lack of cooperation by, 55, 81
need for confirmation of espionage activities by, 78, 81, 8
3–84, 85, 90, 105
Ramsay’s identification in lineup by, 83, 85, 90, 101
transport and sale of stolen documents by, 30, 171–72, 173–74, 179
trustworthiness of, 85, 134
KGB, 8–9, 118–19, 230
Khan, Ishaq, 8
Koerner, Jay, 326
background and reputation of, 36–37
initial Ramsay investigation and, 9–10, 33–38, 40–41, 54, 59, 82, 100
interviews with Ramsay and, 113, 125, 151, 190–91, 192, 220, 229, 257
meetings on progress of Ramsay case and, 263, 265, 268
Ramsay’s arrest and, 314
Ramsay’s confession and arrest and, 180–81, 192, 314
selection of Moody as Navarro’s partner and, 116–18, 120, 122–23
Kotlarchuk, Ihor O. E., 285, 290–91, 304–5
Langford, Susan
meeting on Ramsay case with, 263, 264–65, 266–67, 269, 270
Ramsay interviews with, 238–39, 240, 242, 284, 294, 318
Ramsay’s arrest and, 306, 314
Leonard (NSA staff), 283
meeting on Ramsay case with, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276–77
trip to Florida to work with Ramsay, 279–81, 289
letters rogatory, 127–28
Licht, Rich, 270, 283
meetings on Ramsay case with, 263, 293, 294, 295, 296, 300
Ramsay investigation and, 239, 255, 257, 258, 264–65, 266–67, 269, 296, 318
Ramsay’s arrest and, 306, 314, 315
Ling, Juan, 320, 321–22
Machetero terrorist group, 6, 52
Major, David, 134
Martin, John, 90–91
McDonald, Larry, 231
McGorty, Don, 33
McWethy, John, 112, 113
media. See also ABC News
Conrad case and, 103–4, 112–13, 116, 122, 143–44, 146, 148, 268, 286
interest in spy cases by, 207
Ramsay case and, 103, 109, 110, 113, 119, 143–44, 148, 157–58, 193, 194, 208–9, 303, 313
sources of possible leaks to, 107, 113, 122, 309–10, 320–21
Miami, drug activity in, 182
Moody, Terry (She-Moody, agent)
departure from team by, 246–47
initial tensions between Navarro and, 122–24, 128–29, 132, 134
Navarro’s approaches to interviewing and, 124–26, 131–35, 219
personal life of, 186–87, 215–16, 221–22, 238, 313
Ramsay case background files and, 126–29
Ramsay interviews with, 135–50, 151–75, 187–93, 238, 239, 247–54, 257–58
Ramsay’s arrest and, 304–5, 306, 309–10, 312, 314–15, 317, 318
relationship between Navarro and, 215–22, 318
selection as Navarro’s partner, 116–18, 120
Moody, Terry (He-Moody, agent’s husband), 116, 186, 215, 221, 254
Mueller, Bob, 182, 301
National Security Agency (NSA), 6, 103, 283
meeting on future of Ramsay case and, 293, 295
meeting on Ramsay case held with staff from, 164, 265, 261, 271–78, 284
Ramsay investigation reports and, 202, 220
trip to Florida with staff from, to work with Ramsay, 279–81, 289
national security cases, 44, 55, 154
National Security Council (NSC), 111, 134, 202, 220, 295, 307
NATO, 83, 95, 108, 142, 172, 202, 206, 232, 247–48, 249, 307, 327
Navarro, Luciana, 36–37, 52, 177, 203, 213–14, 215, 216, 218, 219, 254, 270, 285, 288, 308, 320, 328–29
Navarro, Stephanie, 37, 52, 57, 177, 203, 213–14, 216, 218, 270, 308, 320, 329
New York Times, 103, 106–7, 113, 268, 286
Nixon, Richard, 3
Noriega, Manuel, 182, 183, 307
nuclear weapons
Able Archer exercise and, 231–32, 245
European command and control of, 248–50, 251, 253, 255, 256
Pershing II missiles and, 108, 247–54, 255, 325
possible theft of mechanisms of, 274, 276–77, 309, 325
Soviet Union and, 107–8, 211, 232–33, 251, 253, 276, 327
Otis, Glenn K.
testimony and damage assessment of, 327
PALs (permissive active links), with Pershing missile systems, 248–53, 255, 309
Pelton, Ronald, 119
Pepper, Gary, 285–86, 290
Pershing II missiles, 108, 247–54, 255, 325
Emergency Action Center (EAC) and, 250, 252–54, 256, 257, 258, 260–61, 275, 276, 289
German deployment of, 247–48
PAL and cookies control systems for, 248–53, 255, 309
Pizzo, Mark, 319, 324–25
Poland, 8–9, 108
Powell, Colin, 45
Prague Spring, 9
preventive maintenance (PM) forms, 87–88
Puerto Rico, Navarro’s assignment in, 6, 33, 52, 172, 213, 222
Puzzle Palace, The (Bamford), 103
Ramsay, Dorothy, 12
ABC News producer and, 109, 113, 144
Navarro’s relationship with, 109–10, 113, 118, 221, 268, 323, 326
Ramsay’s arrest and, 311–12, 313
Ramsay’s detention hearing and, 319–20
Ramsay’s interviews and, 19–20, 26, 43, 60–61, 76, 80
Ramsay’s relationship with, 15, 20, 43, 44–45, 62, 71, 109–10, 125, 143, 189, 192, 208
Ramsay’s surveillance and, 119
reaction to Ramsay’s interviews by, 60, 61, 80, 89, 90, 104
search of house and vehicle of, 305
Ramsay, Rod, 3
ABC News interest in, 103, 109, 110, 113, 119, 143–44, 148, 157–58, 193, 194, 208–9
army discharge for cause of, 18, 142–43, 208
cab-driving job of, 109, 110, 118, 120, 187, 204, 208, 209, 226–27, 235
games played by, 73–74, 229–30
girlfriend problems of, 63–64, 111, 120, 194, 209, 187–88, 207–8, 209
gun ownership by, 17–18, 42
intelligence and smartness of, 16, 45, 74–75, 91, 239–40
marijuana and drug use by, 18, 25, 39, 45, 66, 110, 142, 166, 208, 210
military knowledge and interest in history of, 22–23, 45, 74–75, 140–41
mother on military career of, 109–10
New York Times report on Conrad and, 107
photographic memory of, 140, 245, 254, 267, 280–81
sexual health problems of, 199–205, 219
surveillance of, 108–9, 118–20, 155, 175, 187, 194, 200, 241, 246, 280, 281, 291, 296–97, 306, 309, 311, 312
Ramsay, Stewart, 44, 109
Ramsay interviews
Army documentation work in Germany discussed in, 18, 22–24, 44, 45–46, 93–95, 96–97, 137–40, 142–43, 162–63, 225–26
background document for, 10
black market deals discussed in, 47, 63, 64–65
computer chip deals discussed in, 143–48, 154, 155, 189–90
Conrad’s activities discussed in, 18–19, 25–26, 27, 44, 46–48, 70–74, 93–99, 138–40, 143–48, 149, 158–75, 190–91, 229–34
Conrad’s arrest discussed in, 61
Conrad’s secret apartment discussed in, 235, 237–38, 239–41, 242, 256
countryside terrain walks with Conrad discussed in, 25, 95, 163–64, 166
cryptography discussed in, 255–56
document theft and sales with Conrad discussed in, 165–74, 177–79, 180, 190–91, 231–35, 245, 260–61, 267
Emergency Action Center (EAC) controls discussed in, 250, 252–54, 256, 257, 258, 260–61, 275, 276, 289
Eways’s questions in, 60, 61–62
face time needed in, 20
FBIHQ’s order to stop, 80, 81, 101
FD-302 forms used to document, 53–54, 70, 79, 108, 124, 197–98, 219–20, 257
first round in Ramsay’s home with Navarro and Eways, 10–20
food and drink used in, 24–25, 60, 70, 93, 122, 136–
37, 146, 156, 186, 187, 188, 190, 207, 227, 228, 242, 247
hotel room and furniture arrangements in, 132–34, 137, 148–49, 157
hypotheticals used in, 98, 144–46, 148, 149–50, 151, 164, 165, 179–80, 181, 182, 184–85, 189–90
Langford’s participation in, 238–40
language used in, 153–54
Miranda warnings during, 182, 184, 185, 188, 191–93, 198, 289
name-identification exercise used in, 258–60, 261
Navarro-Moody meetings for, 135–50, 151–75, 187–93, 238, 239, 247–54, 257–58
Navarro’s approaches in, 62, 66–67, 94, 98–99, 124–26, 131–35, 153–55, 188–89, 219, 228–29
Navarro’s resumption of, 111, 120–22
Navarro’s role as therapist and confessor in, 210–11, 220–21, 230–31, 234–35, 251, 312–13, 325
Navarro’s solo meetings with Ramsay in, 207–11, 226–35, 240–41, 254–56, 258–60
Navarro’s testimony about, at Conrad trial, 286–90
Navarro’s tone in, 24, 49
Navarro-Tremaine meetings for, 43–49, 60–67, 69, 70–76, 79, 86, 93–101
paper note from Conrad discussed in, 27, 47–48, 49, 50, 165
Pershing II missile security controls discussed in, 247–54, 255, 257–58
Pickett Hotel setting with Navarro and Eways for, 20–27
Ramsay family discussed during, 44–45
Ramsay’s concern about possible arrest shared in, 193–94
Ramsay’s discussion of personal problems and Navarro’s help during, 207–11
Ramsay’s drug use discussed in, 25, 45, 142–43
Ramsay’s jittery automatic reactions to questions in, 16, 18–19, 24, 26, 34, 36, 41, 47, 50, 165
Ramsay’s mind games in, 16, 24, 46, 99, 187, 209–10
Ramsay’s narcissism as ladies’ man and, 20–21, 63–64, 251
Ramsay’s phone calls about, 42–43, 59–60
Ramsay’s preference for female interviewers in, 100–101, 117, 121–22, 125, 136–37, 238, 239, 251, 304–5
Ramsay’s reasons for revealing secrets in, 324–25
timing of, 49–50
Tremaine’s approaches in, 44, 45, 60, 64, 93, 100–101, 117
Washington Field Office’s assistance in, 58–59, 70
year-long hiatus in, 103, 111, 183
Ramsay investigation
ABC News report’s interference in, 112–13
appeal for Hein’s assistance in, 81–85
arrest affidavit in, 210, 307, 308, 310–11
arrest of Ramsay in, 308–15
charging complaint in, 305–7
confession about G-3 document theft and sales in, 165–74, 175–76, 177–79, 180
Conrad’s payments to Ramsay and, 112–13
Conrad’s plans for Ramsay’s promotion and, 230, 251