From Mata Hari to Anna Chapman, here's a look at the famous women who were caught for espionage. Photos
Margaretha Geertruida Zelle aka Mata Hari was an exotic dancer and a courtesan to many important high-ranking military officials. She was executed in France at the age of 41 for espionage for Germany during World War I. However several decades after her death, it was found that there weren't any substantiative evidences to support the allegations levelled against her.
Many historians consider her more as a victim than a women with any vicious motives.
Russian spy Anna Chapman, who was involved in a high-profile spy swap with the US, has now become a celebrity. She has her own TV show and has appeared in a modelling shoot for Maxim magazine.
Anna was part of a 10-person Russian spy ring nabbed by the FBI last year. Russia traded four imprisoned Western agents in a spy swap in July - and Anna returned with her comrades to Moscow.
Confederate spy Belle Boyd is seen in an undated photo provided by the Berkeley County, W.V., Historical Society. Boyd was a brave lady who showed no fear to face the bullets. She used to mingle with the Union Officers, pick up their military secrets, and pass them on to the Confederate officials.
Confederate spy Belle Boyd is seen in an undated photo provided by the Berkeley County, W.V., Historical Society. Boyd was a brave lady who showed no fear to face the bullets. She used to mingle with the Union Officers, pick up their military secrets, and pass them on to the Confederate officials.
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Many historians consider her more as a victim than a women with any vicious motives.
Images used in the site are property of their respective owners.
