Robert christian hansen february 15, 1939 august 21, 2014, known in the media as the butcher baker, was an american serial killer. Robert hanssen left the police in 1976 and joined the federal bureau of investigation fbi. Washington when robert philip hanssen was arrested two weeks ago and charged with spying for russia, his fbi colleagues were astonished that the alleged espionage had gone undetected for 15 years. Spy tells, for the first time, the full, authoritative story of how fbi agent robert hanssen, code name grayday, spied. Robert hanssen the spy who deceived the united states at. Who was robert hansen, the butcher baker serial killer of alaska. Former fbi agent mike rochford, author david wise, and psychiatrist david charney talk about the career of robert hanssen, an fbi agent who spied. Jul, 2001 hanssen, a former counterintelligence supervisor for the fbi, pleaded guilty last week to 15 espionagerelated charges and admitted that he had sold the russians thousands of pages of national. There was a russian spy in the fbi for 15 years, and even. His espionage was described by the department of justice as possibly the worst.
Hanssen is a special agent of the fbi with a long career in counterintelligence. There was nothing on the surface that raised red flags about robert hansen, the unassuming anchorage native who eventually confessed to killing 17 women in the alaskan wilderness. Spy tells, for the first time, the full, authoritative story of how fbi agent r. Jul 29, 2019 convicted serial killer robert hansen. He was an internal affairs investigator, specializing in forensic accounting. This is the 5th book written about robert hanssen, a man who loved his wife, technology, and being a religious member of opus dei but also loved the intrigue of working for the fbi while giving fbi intelligence information to the soviet unionrussia. Starting in the reagan administration, robert hanssen was a mole.
Well, according to a new book by ronald kessler, the secrets of the fbi, the russians tried swapping hansen and ames with the u. Just how much did the russians value american turncoats aldrich ames and exfbi agent robert hanssen. Hansen quickly became known for his skill at hunting, a hobby he enjoyed on the sidein fact, he set several. For two decades, robert hansen was the picture of the man in black fbi agent. The fbi were involved in the forensic investigation, but it was their crime lab in washington that handled that. The fbi and the alaskan authorities had also cooperated in the case of thomas richard bunday, who killed five women and then himself when a warrant for his arrest was issued sources edit. Apr 06, 2019 robert hanssen left, a 25year career fbi man, pleaded guilty to, among other charges, counts of espionage for russia. New book names exkgb defector who outed fbi agent robert hanssen as russian spy november 6, 2018 by joseph fitsanakis 2 comments a new book reveals for the first time the name of a former intelligence officer of the soviet kgb who helped american authorities arrest robert hanssen, an american spy for the soviet union and russia. The true story of how the fbi caught robert hanssen americas first cyber spy. Alaskan serial killer lured women to his cabin, brutalized them and then released them in the wilderness to attempt their escapes. Robert phillip hanssen is an american fbi agent, traitor, and spy. Robert philip hanssen born april 18, 1944 is a former american fbi agent who spied for the soviet union and later for postcommunist russia for over 20 years. Another example is robert hansen, who murdered at least seventeen women near anchorage, alaska, between 1980 and his capture in 1983.
Feb 04, 2007 in 2001, the fbi s robert hanssen was charged with selling u. The inside story of how the fbi s robert hanssen betrayed america. Npr s alex chadwick discusses the case of robert hanssen with david vise, author of a new book about the fbi agent who spied for russia. Wise accomplishes this through close contacts he has cultivated over the years at the cia and fbi, in addition to interviewing the case psychiatrist. He spied on behalf of soviet and russian intelligence services, against the united states, for nine years, and during the course of two decades, from 1979 to 2001. Robert philip hanssen secured himself a position as an accountant but left one year later to join the chicago police department. The fbi spy it took 15 years to discover one of the most. Robert hanssen, in full robert philip hanssen, born april 18, 1944, chicago, illinois, u. The robert hanssen story, with the teleplay by norman mailer and starring william hurt as hanssen. The unmasking of robert philip hanssen, the most dangerous double agent in fbi history. Robert hanssen spied for the russians for over twenty years. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Jan 30, 2019 in the 1960s, a man named robert hansen decided to make anchorage, alaska his home. Robert kenneth ressler february 15, 1937 may 5, 20 was an fbi agent and author. To big game hunter robert hansen, alaska was paradise. Robert hansen, the butcher baker serial killer who hunted. Mar 11, 2019 robert hanssen is a former fbi agent who sold highly classified material to russian intelligence agents for decades before he was finally arrested in 2001. His father was a chicago police officer involved in anticommunist intelligence work. True story about the cat and mouse game between the fbi trying to find a soviet mole in their ranks and robert hanssen, one of the top fbi agents and said mole.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading spy. Robert hanssen the spy who deceived the united states. The inside story of how the fbi s robert hanssen betrayed america kindle edition by wise, david. The inside story of how the fbis robert hanssen betrayed. Feb 20, 2007 eric oneill talked about the robert hanssen spy case. Another example is robert hansen, who murdered at least seventeen women near anchorage, alaska, between 1980 and. Biography of robert hanssen, spy who betrayed the fbi. This is based on the real event of the fbi agent robert hanssen who provided the russians with top secret of the u. As oneill explained to the audience and often mentions in his book, hanssen was ahead of his time.
Joining the fbi in the height of the cold war, robert hanssen dreamed of the exciting life of a spy. On february 18, 2001, robert philip hanssen was arrested and charged with committing espionage on behalf of the intelligence services of the former soviet. With several books in existence chronicling the rise and fall of fbi agent robert hanssen, david wises book goes deeper than the rest, offering an insiders perspective on hanssens takedown. The zodiac and other thrill killers psychology today. Famed former fbi profiler john douglas had been asked by police to look into hansen as a suspect. The story is mentioned in ronald kesslers book the secrets of the fbi, both in chapter 15, catching hanssen, and chapter 16, breach. The butcher baker, was an alaskan ephebophilic abductor, lonely hearts killer, arsonist, serial rapist, and later serial killer who abducted prostitutes and hunted them in the wilderness in the early 1980s. Four previous books have attempted to unravel the mystery of how and why fbi staffer robert hanssen was able to sell secrets to the kgb for almost 22. Robert hansen, the butcher baker serial killer who.
His case is considered one of americas greatest intelligence failures, as hanssen operated as a mole within the bureaus counterintelligence division, the highly sensitive part of the fbi. Who dimed out american traitor and superspy, robert hanssen. I risked my life to expose my boss as a russian spy. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Fbi upstart eric oneill enters into a power game with his boss, robert hanssen, an agent who was put on trial for selling secrets to the soviet union. Fbi agent robert hanssen, later convicted of espionage. Jun 07, 20 robert philip hanssen born april 18, 1944 is a former american fbi agent who spied for the soviet union and later for postcommunist russia for over 20 years. Their profile perfectly described robert hansen and his wife, darla.
The inside story of how the fbis robert hanssen betrayed america kindle edition by wise, david. The inside story of how the fbis robert hanssen betrayed america is a highly informative and very wellwritten book about the most damaging espionage. The inside story of how the fbis robert hanssen betrayed america is a highly informative and very wellwritten book about the most damaging espionage case in united states history. Eric oneill talked about the robert hanssen spy case. Fbiwikimedia on february 18, 2001, after robert hanssen returned his visiting friend to the airport, he drove back toward home in vienna, virginia and stopped at foxstone park. But then, he sadistically went after them and hunted them down like wild animals. A frontier town in the last frontier state, anchorage. Spy tells, for the first time, the full, authoritative story of how fbi agent robert hanssen, code name grayday, spied for russia for twentytwo years in what has been called the worst intelligence disaster in u. Federal bureau of investigation fbi who was one of the soviet unions and russias most valuable double agents and the most damaging spy ever to penetrate the fbi. Apr 10, 2019 on may 10, 2002, former fbi agent robert hanssen was sentenced to life in prison for selling u. A new book names the kgb defector who gave the fbi the kremlins dossier on robert hanssen, the most dangerous mole in u. Sunday night the fbi arrested robert philip hanssen who has been charged with committing espionage.
Robert philip hanssen is a former federal bureau of investigation fbi agent, who became infamous as a notorious double agent of the intelligence services. Assistant eric oneill right tells in his new book how he helped bring. Dec 01, 2001 the bureau and the mole is the sensational new york times bestseller that tells the inside story of fbi counterintelligence agent robert philip hanssen, a seemingly allamerican boy who would become the perfect traitor, jeopardizing americas national security for over twenty years by selling topsecret information to the russians. Lesley stahl has learned that robert hanssen, the fbi agent who betrayed his country, also betrayed his church and his wife. On may 10, 2002, former fbi agent robert hanssen was sentenced to life in prison for selling u. Its better than seeing him put to death, she says of exfbi agent. Robert hanssen believes his fathers motives were to make him an emotionally and mentally stronger individual. The fbi spy it took 15 years to discover one of the most damaging cases of espionage in u. While being the son of a chicago police officer sounds idyllic, it was far from it as his father was emotionally abusive towards him in his younger years. David wise, the nations leading espionage writer, has called on his unique.
Hed moved to alaska from iowa in the 1960s, before the pipeline boom. The inside story of how the fbis robert hanssen betrayed america. Robert philip hanssen biography, life, interesting facts. While other spies were still chasing after paper files, hanssen had entered the digital world. Fbi agent robert hanssen began spying for the soviet union in 1985.
Robert hanssen is a former fbi agent who sold highly classified material to russian intelligence agents for decades before he was finally arrested in 2001. We wont read a better book about this aspect of the cold war. The bureau and the mole is the sensational new york times bestseller that tells the inside story of fbi counterintelligence agent robert philip hanssen. Aug 16, 2016 this is based on the real event of the fbi agent robert hanssen who provided the russians with top secret of the u. The cover summary of bernard duclos book on hansen, fair game, is much more than just sensationalism. Its a pretty accurate summary of the period from 1971 to 1983, when hansen stalked the sleazy. Robert hanssen biography childhood, life achievements. Spy robert hanssen, fbis eric oneill breach movie true story. For 22 years, beginning in 1979 and ending with his arrerst in 2001, robert philip hanssen, a counterintelligence agent with the federal bureau of. A brief history in 2001, the fbis robert hanssen was charged with selling u.
In the mid1970s, construction of the transalaska pipeline brought swarms of people to anchorage, turning it into a boomtown of oilmen, construction workers and a vice economy of illegal drugs and sex. An inside look at the secret life, and final capture, of robert hanssen. Nov 06, 2018 new book names exkgb defector who outed fbi agent robert hanssen as russian spy november 6, 2018 by joseph fitsanakis 2 comments a new book reveals for the first time the name of a former intelligence officer of the soviet kgb who helped american authorities arrest robert hanssen, an american spy for the soviet union and russia. Clearancejobs is your best resource for news and information on securitycleared jobs and professionals. Robert hanssen american law enforcement agent and spy. The seemingly timid man was a reputable business owner who ran a bakery in an anchorage minimall and lived quietly with his wife and two children. Robert hansen, a serial killer in alaska explorenorth. Four previous books have attempted to unravel the mystery of how and why fbi staffer robert hanssen was able to sell secrets to the kgb for almost 22 years. Spy robert hanssen, fbis eric oneill breach movie true. Spys wife apologizes, finds his life sentence appropriate. The inside story of how the fbis robert hanssen betrayed america reprint by wise, david isbn.
On february 18, 2001, robert philip hanssen was arrested and charged with committing espionage on behalf of the intelligence services of the former soviet union and its successors. Justice dept inspector gen glenn a fine issues report saying fbi knew as far back as mid1980s that robert p hanssen, longtime agent and. The story of the fbi agentturnedrussian spy is well known. Robert hanssen left, a 25year career fbi man, pleaded guilty to, among other charges, counts of espionage for russia. In the 1960s, a man named robert hansen decided to make anchorage, alaska his home. But for his victims, it was a terrifying wilderness where no one could hear their screams. One of the most damaging double agents in modern american history, robert. With chris cooper, ryan phillippe, dennis haysbert, laura linney.
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