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Richard G. Fecteau (born 1927) [1] is an American Central Intelligence Agency operative who was captured by the People's Republic of China during a CIA-sponsored flight in the Korean War. [2] News of the capture of Fecteau and John T. Downey reached the United States in November 1954, sparking a nearly two decade battle of wills between the U.S ...
John Thomas Downey or Jack Downey (April 19, 1930 – November 17, 2014) was an American judge and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer. [1] As a CIA operative, he was shot down over China during the Korean War and was held prisoner for over twenty years—the longest-held prisoner of war in United States history.
Richard Fecteau: 1952 1971 19 years China: CIA agent captured along John T. Downey in Manchuria after their plane was shot down by Chinese forces during the Korean War; the mission was part of a failed attempt to establish an anti-Communist guerrilla in mainland China. Released after the thaw of Chinese-American relations.
Police have arrested a man previously convicted of murder and rape who they say killed a woman in Washington state earlier this year.. Katie McQueen, a 37-year-old from Mariposa, California, was ...
Downey is one of 187 IRA suspects who received secret on-the-run letters guaranteeing them unofficial immunity from prosecution. [18] [19] In December 2019 the High Court ruled, in a civil action against Downey by the family of a victim, that he had been an "active participant" in the Hyde Park bombing, subject to a claim for damages. [20]
Timothy and Tracy Ferriter were arrested Feb. 8 and charged with aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment. Here's why.
As previously reported by PEOPLE, they have been accused of locking their children in an outbuilding and forcing them to work in a case that authorities allege was fueled by racism, per court ...
John G. Downey (1827–1894), Governor of California; John T. Downey (1930–2014), former CIA officer shot down over communist China and imprisoned for two decades; John V. Downey (c. 1884–1960), New York politician; John W. Downey (1927–2004), contemporary classical composer; John Downey (Iowa politician) (1834–1906), Irish-born ...