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Three Minutes to Doomsday

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by Joe Navarro


  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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