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The thesis offered $25,000 to betray a dictator
A professor vanishes into a subway, his 400-page thesis the only clue. What would you do for $25,000 to betray a dictator?
The thesis offered $25,000 to betray a dictator
This episode explores the disappearance of a Columbia University professor in 1956, just hours after he refused a substantial offer for his thesis on a Caribbean dictator. It delves into the dangerous implications of documenting truth against a powerful regime.
Person: Jesús de Galíndez Suárez
Date: March 12, 1956
Location: New York City
Topic: International law, political disappearance
Regime: Rafael Trujillo in the…
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