Death of David Greenglass

March 2, 1922 - July 1, 2014
New York, New York | Age 92

Rosenberg spy case witness dies
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VERENA DOBNIK, The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — In 1953, at the height of the Cold War, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg died in the electric chair after being convicted of conspiring to pass secrets about the atomic bomb to the Soviets. The government's star witness at their trial: Ethel's own brother, David Greenglass.

On Tuesday, family members disclosed that Greenglass had died on July 1 in New York City at age 92.

He had served 10 years in prison for espionage followed by...

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