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S2 Ep. 5: In from the Cold

Have You Seen This Man? by ABC News

Sep 8, 202145:10Society & Culture

In secret diaries he left behind, John Ruffo spins an exotic Cold War tale. But is it all part of another Ruffo con? Did one FBI veteran carry crucial information to the grave? We go in search of retired agents and an in...

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S2 Ep. 5: In from the Cold is an episode from Have You Seen This Man? by ABC News. In secret diaries he left behind, John Ruffo spins an exotic Cold War tale. But is it all part of another Ruffo con? Did one FBI veteran carry crucial inform...

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