Season 14 · Episode 182
The Cryptanalyst (Part 2) - UI Podcast #183
FBI cryptanalyst Marvin Lautzenheiser discusses how his team finally cracked the Hollow Nickel message and much more.
November 3, 202256m 48s
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Show Notes
In this second segment, 93-year-old Marvin Lautzenheiser discusses his time as an FBI field agent in Charlotte, how his team finally deciphered the hollow nickel message after years of numerous failed attempts, how he avoided testifying at Rudolph Abel's trial, and offers up his opinion on the Steven Spielberg movie Bridge of Spies.
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