Stig Bergling, A Cold War Spy Known For His Escape, Dies At 77

By MARGALIT FOX, New York Times: Obituaries
Fri, 01/30/2015 - 9:44pm

Mr. Bergling, sentenced to life in prison in 1979 for selling military secrets to the Soviet Union, fled from custody during a conjugal visit with his wife.

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