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	Podcast:		Conspiracy Theories
	Episode:		Soviet Espionage: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Pt. 2
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:47:31
	Publish Date:		2022-04-06 07:01:00
	Description:		After the Rosenbergs’ death sentence is announced, protests erupt around the world. Famous figures, including Einstein and the Pope, weigh in. But Julius and Ethel’s conviction would never be overturned. They would die by electric chair in 1953. The questions and controversies around their trial — one of the most sensational in history — would remain: Why was the death penalty ever on the table for a conspiracy charge? And how did Ethel’s fate come to rest on her own brother’s false testimony? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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