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.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Vitaly Yurchenko

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Leap Year Bonus! Brutal murder--or comedy of errors? In 18th Century Edinburgh, a hapless teenage girl is marked for death by a cabal of people she thought were her friends—but our conspirators are so incompetent, it takes them nearly a year, and many failed attempts, before they finally achieve their heinous goal…

The Murder of Ailie Hall

Early one morning some s***t went down in the skies over the German City of Nuremberg. Was it aliens? Was it God? Was everyone tripping?

The Nuremberg Celestial Event

Part 2 of 2! If you haven't listened to part one, you really should. A tech start-up thinks they may have located Amelia Earhart's missing aeroplane and possibly the aviatrix herself. Joe has questions. In this ep. we get run back over the basics of her daring trip around the globe, which often are left out of her story. Stay tuned for episode 2! (Coming soon.)

Amelia Earhart: Found? Part 2

A tech start-up thinks they may have located Amelia Earhart's missing aeroplane and possibly the aviatrix herself. Joe has questions. In this ep. we get run back over the basics of her daring trip around the globe, which often are left out of her story. Stay tuned for episode 2! (Coming soon.)

Vitaly Yurchenko

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