Colonel Vitaly Yurchenko
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When KGB Colonel Vitaly Yurchenko defected to the US, it was a coup for the CIA, but when Yurchenko shook off his handlers and re-defected back to the USSR, it left a lingering question: was he ever for real—or was the entire episode an elaborate setup by the KGB? This week on TSD, Joe & Vincent solve the mystery of Vitaly Yurenko.
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