EPISODE · Nov 25, 2025 · 10 MIN
The Woman Spy Who Outsmarted Hoover's FBI
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In the late 1940s, as America entered the paranoid dawn of the Cold War, a brilliant young Justice Department analyst named Judith Coplon was accused of stealing classified FBI documents for the Soviet Union. Her arrest shocked Washington, not only because she was one of the earliest alleged Soviet moles inside the U.S. government, but because her trial revealed deep cracks in American justice, surveillance, and political fear. This episode unravels the scandal, the romance, the espionage, and the legal chaos that turned Judith Coplon into one of the most controversial spies in American history. DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE A RATING OR A REVIEW! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/advertise LEARN MORE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/ SPONSORED BY: https://www.podcastrepublic.net/get-it-now
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