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The Spy Who Escaped the CIA — Edward Lee Howard | Cold War Files

Edward Lee Howard was the first CIA officer in history to successfully escape FBI surveillance and defect to the Soviet Union — a case that exposed major weaknesses inside U.S. counterintelligence at the end of the Cold War. This documentary explains how Howard entered the CIA, why he was removed from an overseas assignment, how suspicion grew around him, and how he ultimately slipped away from a surveillance team outside his own home before reappearing months later in Moscow. All details in this video are based on publicly available historical records, declassified CIA and FBI documents, congressional reports, and statements from U.S. counterintelligence officials. Inside this video: • How Howard was selected and trained by the CIA • Why he failed a polygraph and was removed from sensitive programs • What triggered the FBI investigation • How he exploited surveillance gaps to escape • How he fled the United States and surfaced in Moscow • Why his defection caused long-term damage to U.S. intelligence operations This is a factual historical case study created for educational and documentary purposes. No dramatization. No speculation. Only verified events surrounding one of the most remarkable escapes in American intelligence history. If you want more stories from the era of Cold War espionage and the operations that shaped the intelligence world, consider subscribing to Cold War Files.