John Anthony Walker
Soviet spy (1937–2014)
John Anthony Walker Jr. (July 28, 1937 – August 28, 2014) was an American criminal and spy. He served as a United States Navy Chief Warrant Officer and communications specialist. He was convicted of spying on the United States working for the Soviet Union from 1968 to 1985.[1]
John Anthony Walker | |
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 John Anthony Walker circa 1985 | |
| Born | July 28, 1937 Washington, D.C., USA |
| Died | August 28, 2014 (aged 77) Butner, North Carolina, USA |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation(s) | United States Navy Chief Warrant Officer and communications specialist[1] Private investigator |
| Spouse | Barbara Crowley (divorced) |
| Motive | Financial gain |
After Walker's arrest, Caspar Weinberger, President Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Defense, said that the Soviet Union made significant gains in naval warfare because of Walker's spying.
Walker died August 28, 2014, while still in prison. He would have been eligible for parole in 2015.[2]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Recent US Spy Case Archived 2008-12-10 at the Wayback Machine CNN. Accessed November 16, 2007.
- ↑ Denise M.Watson (29 August 2014). "Spy ring mastermind John Walker dies in N.C. prison". PilotOnline.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
Further reading
change- John Barron; Breaking the Ring: The Bizarre Case of the Walker Family Spy Ring; Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987, ISBN 0-395-42110-1
- Howard Blum; I Pledge Allegiance: The True Story of the Walkers: an American Spy Family; Simon & Schuster Books, 1987, ISBN 0-671-62614-0
- Kneece, Jack; Family Treason: The Walker Spy Case; Paperjacks, 1988, ISBN 0-7701-0793-1
- Robert W. Hunter; Spy Hunter: Inside the FBI Investigation of the Walker Espionage Case; Naval Institute Press, 1999, ISBN 1-55750-349-4
- Pete Earley; Family of Spies: Inside the John Walker Spy Ring; Bantam Books, 1989, ISBN 0-553-28222-0
- "The Navy's Biggest Betrayal", Naval History Magazine
- Walker, John Anthony; My Life As a Spy; Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 2008, ISBN 978-1-59102-659-4
- Walker, Laura; Daughter of Deceit: The Human Drama Behind the Walker Spy Case; W Pub Group, 1988, ISBN 978-0849906596
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