Susan Spencer

Because Preston was a spy for the Czech secret police. Or so says Maracek's friend Jan Beneš, a former dissident who thinks Maracek was a threat to the communist old guard.

Because Preston was a spy for the Czech secret police. Or so says Maracek's friend Jan Beneš, a former dissident who thinks Maracek was a threat to the communist old guard.

Because Preston was a spy for the Czech secret police. Or so says Maracek's friend Jan Beneš, a former dissident who thinks Maracek was a threat to the communist old guard.

So the theory goes Preston invented the murder confession to frame the colonel, to end his political hopes. Maracek only hopes the jury buys it. What do you know about his ties to the Czech secret police?

So the theory goes Preston invented the murder confession to frame the colonel, to end his political hopes. Maracek only hopes the jury buys it. What do you know about his ties to the Czech secret police?

So the theory goes Preston invented the murder confession to frame the colonel, to end his political hopes. Maracek only hopes the jury buys it. What do you know about his ties to the Czech secret police?

And in fact, Russell Preston also had a file in the archives of the Czech secret police. It shows he traveled behind the Iron Curtain in 1987 and 1988, meeting at this Prague hotel with an agent codenamed Needle.

And in fact, Russell Preston also had a file in the archives of the Czech secret police. It shows he traveled behind the Iron Curtain in 1987 and 1988, meeting at this Prague hotel with an agent codenamed Needle.

And in fact, Russell Preston also had a file in the archives of the Czech secret police. It shows he traveled behind the Iron Curtain in 1987 and 1988, meeting at this Prague hotel with an agent codenamed Needle.

In Prague, we met with a former high-ranking Czech secret agent, Colonel Jan Belicek.

In Prague, we met with a former high-ranking Czech secret agent, Colonel Jan Belicek.

In Prague, we met with a former high-ranking Czech secret agent, Colonel Jan Belicek.

And we asked him to evaluate the Preston file.

And we asked him to evaluate the Preston file.

And we asked him to evaluate the Preston file.

Russell Preston is hardly undercover. Relaxing with musician friends in Germany, Preston says emphatically he is no spy out to get the colonel. They wouldn't have sent their former agent, Russell Preston, out to frame him.

Russell Preston is hardly undercover. Relaxing with musician friends in Germany, Preston says emphatically he is no spy out to get the colonel. They wouldn't have sent their former agent, Russell Preston, out to frame him.

Russell Preston is hardly undercover. Relaxing with musician friends in Germany, Preston says emphatically he is no spy out to get the colonel. They wouldn't have sent their former agent, Russell Preston, out to frame him.

This is rich. This is the theory.

This is rich. This is the theory.