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The Execution of Mata Hari

By Miss Cellania in Crime & Law on Jan 3, 2009 at 12:17 pm


Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Zelle, an exotic dancer who was lured into the spy business during World War I. The French, who recruited her, suspected her of being a double agent and sentenced her to death. Read an eyewitness account of her execution on October 15, 1917, from Henry Wales, a British reporter who covered the event. Link -via Cynical-C


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  1. Barking Bud
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    WOOOT Mata Hari was Dutch!

  2. ted
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 8:16 pm

    1917, and they're just getting around to reporting it now?

  3. liphttam1
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    Gives me the shiveres.

  4. Asking Why
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    And exactly why the hell is this something Neatorama would post? I think this site is starting to jump the shark.

  5. victorb
    Jan 4th, 2009 at 12:24 am

    Google translated site (German > English) with a very exhaustive bio. Fascinating.
    http://74.125.19.100/translate_c?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://www.mata-h ari.com/&usg=ALkJrhji5LR2cUmsoXK2ny_SmE30xBMxAw

  6. omsfriend
    Jan 4th, 2009 at 4:53 am

    mr. smolin has a great song on mata hari
    http://www.myspace.com/mrsmolin

  7. I C Kook
    Jan 4th, 2009 at 7:36 am

    This is kooky, totally kooky I tell ya!

  8. Evilbeagle
    Jan 5th, 2009 at 4:52 am

    Great story which brings to mind something I read somewhere... the best spies are the ones who aren't famous.

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