Leon George Turrou (September 14, 1895 – December 10, 1986) was an American special agent and translator with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) tasked with leading an investigation that located and interrogated Nazi German spies within the United States.[1][2] He also became the author of a popular book called Nazi Spies in America.[3] His writings were adapted into the 1939 film Confessions of a Nazi Spy.
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- ^ Jeffreys-Jones, Rhodri (2020). "The Nazi Spy Ring in America". Georgetown University Press. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ Cohen, Waley C. (1940). "Review of The Nazi Conspiracy in America". International Affairs Review Supplement. 19 (3/4): 224. doi:10.2307/3025769. JSTOR 3025769.