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Conrad’s trial and, 284
corroboration of details in, 66, 140, 176, 243, 245, 257, 266–67, 272, 289, 297, 320
crime scene forensic details neglected in, 79–80, 105–6, 295
FBI Director Sessions and, 206–7
FBI Headquarters meeting on evidence in, 263–71
Kercsik brothers’ identification of Ramsay in, 83–84, 101
Koerner’s support for Navarro’s work in, 33–38, 40–41, 54, 59, 82, 100
legal requirements for confession in, 91–92, 141, 177–78
Navarro’s arrangements for Ramsay’s arrest in, 304–7
Navarro’s assignments to, 9–10, 38
Navarro’s family life affected by, 37, 51–53, 54, 57, 69, 152–53, 177, 203, 213–14, 216, 285, 308, 320, 322, 328–29
Navarro’s file review of, 89–91
Navarro’s focus on, 54, 55, 210–11, 220–22, 288, 323–24, 327–28
Navarro’s health affected by, 86, 197, 216–22, 241, 266, 303, 308, 312, 314–15, 317–18, 320–23
Navarro’s legal counsel consultations in, 180–86
Navarro’s sleep deprivation during, 55, 57, 69–70, 176, 177, 186, 194–95, 217, 256, 266, 308, 312, 318
news media interest in, 103, 109, 110, 113, 119, 143–44, 148, 157–58, 193, 194, 207, 208–9
NSA staff meeting on evidence in, 271–78
paper note from Conrad used in, 27, 37–38, 39, 41, 58, 77–78, 165
planning meeting about evidence and Ramsay’s arrest in, 293–301
pressure for Ramsay’s arrest in, 303–4
Ramsay’s detention hearing in, 318, 319
Ramsay’s identification of stolen items in, 280–82
Reeser as analyst for details in, 223–26
roadblocks in pursuing, 104–7
Ramsay trial
corroboration of details needed for, 66, 176, 257, 266–67, 272, 297, 320
Navarro’s FD-302 details and, 198–99
Navarro’s hypotheticals as possible problem in, 179–80
Navarro’s preparation for, 320–21
news media interest in, 303, 313
secret apartment discussed in, 289
sentencing in, 326, 327
Reagan, Ronald, 247–48
Reeser, Marc
meetings on Ramsay case with, 271, 293, 295, 296, 300
Ramsay investigation and, 223–26, 258, 261
review of Ramsay case with, 265, 266, 267, 269
Rondeau, Jeffrey, 260–61, 268, 294, 320, 326
Russia. See Soviet Union
SÄPO (Swedish Security Service), 83, 90
Schmidt, Carl Gabriel, 243
Schuth, Ferdinand, 327
Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path), 7
Sessions, Bill, 206–7, 246
Shirley (FBI office manager), 86–88, 148–49, 205–6, 222
SNAs (SAS nuclear authenticators or “cookies”), with Pershing missile systems, 248–49, 250–51, 253, 255, 309
Solidarity movement, Poland, 8, 108
Soviet Union
Army G-3 contingency plans on, 22
computer virus used by, 107
Conrad’s espionage and, 107
counterintelligence and, 8, 128
fall of Berlin Wall and, 211, 230
Howard and Yurchenko espionage case and, 119
independence of former members of, 108
nuclear weapons and, 107–8, 211, 232, 251, 253, 255, 276, 327
UN spies of, 33
State Department, 83, 84, 90, 134, 220, 307
State Superior Court, Koblenz, 303
surveillance team
expenses of, 246
Navarro’s beeper signals to, 175, 194
Ramsay lost by, 291, 297
Ramsay tracked by, 108–9, 118–20, 155, 175, 187, 194, 200, 241, 246, 280, 281, 296–97, 306, 309, 311, 312
surveillance work, 199
difficulty of, 51
expense of, 246
expertise needed for, 109, 118
Howard and Yurchenko espionage case and, 119
Navarro’s experience with, 6–7, 9, 11, 51, 53, 69–70, 180, 186, 326
physical requirements of, 52–53
SWAT teams
Judge Sessions and, 206
Navarro’s assignment to, 49, 89
Navarro’s training in, 6, 7, 52
Sweden
impact of Ramsay case on US attachés in, 306
Kercsik brothers’ arrest in, 30, 83, 106, 165, 299
Kercsik brothers’ espionage activities in, 171–72
Ramsay espionage case investigation and, 78, 82, 83–84, 90, 105, 120, 175, 186, 225, 243, 267, 293, 297
Swedish Security Service (SÄPO), 83, 90
Szabo, Zoltan
Conrad’s sale of stolen US documents to, 29–30, 55, 90, 298
current residence in Austria, 30, 122, 326
Ramsay case investigation and identification of, 29, 122
Thornburgh, Dick, 182, 301
Tremaine, Lynn
assignment to Ramsay case, 40
FD-302 forms used by, 53–54, 79, 108, 124
interview approach used by, 44, 45, 60, 64, 93, 100–101, 117
marriage and departure of, 101, 115
Navarro’s initial briefing of, 41–42
Ramsay interviews conducted by Navarro and, 43–49, 60–67, 69, 70–76, 79, 86, 93–101, 239
Washington Field Office’s assistance and, 58–59
Twain, Mark, 149
United Nations (UN), 33, 81
US Army Intelligence Security Command (INSCOM), 10–11, 13, 23, 29, 30, 31, 39, 82, 84, 86, 89, 105
United States Central Command (CentCom), 8
US Department of Justice (DOJ), 80, 83, 84, 90, 91, 181–82, 186, 220, 293, 299, 300, 301, 308, 315
US Department of State, 83, 84, 90, 134, 220, 307
USSR. See Soviet Union
Utah Police Academy, 6, 258
Vienna, espionage meeting sites in, 169, 170, 178, 179, 190
Vietnam War, 29, 66
Walesa, Lech, 108
Warren, Kelley Therese, 326
Warsaw Pact, 8, 9, 22, 78, 81, 146
Washington Field Office (WFO). See FBI Washington Field Office (WFO)
Watson, Dale, 105, 293–94, 295
Webster, William, 207
West Germany
American base’s document security process in, 93–97, 139–40, 141, 162–63
American G-3 document theft and sales in, 165–74, 178–79
black market deals in, 47, 63, 64–66, 67, 98, 142, 159, 160
computer chip conspiracy in, 143–48, 154, 155
Conrad’s activities in, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35–36, 40, 47–48, 49, 55, 61, 64–66, 70, 71–72, 82, 94–99, 106, 138–40, 141, 147, 154, 155, 158–61
Conrad’s arrest in, 112, 165
Conrad’s buddies in, 98–99, 100, 106, 143, 160
Conrad spy case investigation by, 30, 31, 32, 35, 40, 42, 55, 61, 70, 78, 80, 84, 90–91, 105, 106, 108, 120, 133, 158
fall of Berlin Wall and, 211, 230
NATO and Cold War tension and, 108
Pershing II missile deployment in, 247–54
Ramsay case investigation and, 120
Ramsay’s activities in, 35–36, 41, 42, 45–48, 60, 63–67, 69, 70, 71–72, 82, 90, 93–99, 100, 137–40, 142–46, 154, 155, 157–61
suspicions about spies among US army personnel in, 29–30
spy trials in, 55, 82–83
terrain walks in, 25, 95, 163–64, 166
Tremaine’s work in, 115
Williams, Danny, 29
Wolf, Markus, 8
Woods, Sharon, 42
World News Tonight (TV show), 103, 112, 113, 116, 143
Yuma, Arizona, sheriff’s office, 12
Yurchenko, Vitaly, 119
Zia, Mohammad, 8
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