About this episode

Gabriel investigates a secret memoir of an American spy in Mexico linked to a CIA plot against an English footballer and the JFK assassination.

Enjoying the series? Subscribe to Audible to binge all 7 episodes ad-free, right now. Gabriel is on the hunt for a secret memoir written by an American spy in Mexico. He’s looking for clues about a CIA operation to poison an English footballer, only to find his story mixed up with the mother of all conspiracy theories: the JFK assassination. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Gabriel Gatehouse

Topics covered

• espionage
• conspiracy theories
• CIA operations
• football
• JFK assassination
• memoirs

Keywords

• CIA
• spy
• Mexico
• footballer
• JFK
• conspiracy
• memoir

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIA

Books & works: Wilderness of Mirrors

Places: Mexico

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