The First Female CIA Officer in Moscow, The Widow Spy | Marti Peterson (throwback episode)

Original airdate 7/16/2021In this episode, the team sits down with legendary CIA case officer Marty Peterson, whose Cold War mission in Moscow led to one of the most dramatic KGB arrests of the era. Marty walks through running a top Soviet asset, the night of the failed dead drop, her capture at Lubyanka Prison, and what she later learned about her agent’s tragic fate. It’s a firsthand look inside real espionage, tradecraft, and the cost of intelligence work at the highest level.00:00 – CIA Widow Spy: Marty Peterson Intro12:40 – Moscow Tradecraft: Dead Drops & Surveillance27:15 – Running Soviet Assets Under KGB Pressure44:10 – Psychological Toll of Life as a CIA Spy1:05:30 – Losing “Trigon”: Top Cold War Asset Compromised1:22:45 – Was There a Mole? Suspecting CIA Compromise1:33:15 – The Failed Dead Drop: Something Is Wrong1:42:02 – KGB Ambush on the Bridge: Marty Is Taken1:46:37 – Inside Lubyanka: Interrogation by the KGB2:04:03 – How Trigon Died: Betrayal, Poison & Cover-Up2:16:14 – Briefing President Carter: From Moscow to the White House2:26:24 – Life After the CIA & Why She Wrote The Widow SpyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.