Everette Howard Hunt's Safe and the Forensic Mask of Watergate
Operatives were caught in the dark, but the trail to the Oval Office was buried in a curated archive of hotel keys and phone logs, kept secret for years.
By Miriam Adler ·
Political Espionage
James Walter McCord and the CIA Ledger in Donald Campbell's Notes
The names of those who funded the Watergate break-in were buried in handwritten notes for years, while the agency that trained the burglars remained out of reach.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Dwight Chapin and the 9 Months Paid for Political Sabotage
An investigation into political espionage against 1972 candidates ended with a single conviction, while a trove of "non-admitted" exhibits remained buried in the records of the Dirty Tricks Task Force.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Five Men and the Violated Privacy of Daniel Ellsberg
A psychiatric office was breached to weaponize a man's mental health against him, a crime whose investigative records were kept secret for decades.
By Miriam Adler ·
WSPF Task Forces Hunted Nixon's Plumbers and Dirty Tricks Squads
Political operatives used to sabotage rivals and spy on citizens left a trail of memos that the Watergate Special Prosecution Force spent years cataloging in the dark.
By Harlan Pryce ·