Kind of crime

Espionage

Spy cases and the wrongful convictions that grew out of wartime fear.

2 cases1 solved0 unsolved1894–1917

1894–1906 · France

Dreyfus Affair

A torn note from a wastebasket, a Jewish captain sent to Devil's Island, and the real spy acquitted in three minutes: the injustice that split France.

Executed

1916–1917 · France

Mata Hari

France shot the famous dancer as a German spy in 1917. She took money from both sides; whether she gave either anything of value is still argued.