Testimony casts doubts on Rosenbergs’ accuser: Grand jury record released from ‘50s-era spy case
By Eric Tucker Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Ethel Rosenberg’s brother, who was a star witness against his sister and brother-in-law in a sensational Cold War atomic spying case, minimized his dealings with his sister during an earlier appearance before a grand jury and said they had never discussed her role ‘‘at all,’’ according to court records unsealed Wednesday.
The revelation may heighten public suspicion that Ethel Rosenberg was wrongly convicted and executed in an espionage case that captivated the country at the height of the McCarthy-era frenzy about Communist allegiances. Read more at the link above.