Interview: Ex-counterterrorism Agent Fred Burton

[Mark Young]

Chasing Shadows:

A Special Agent’s Lifelong Hunt To Bring A Cold War Assassin To Justice

By Mark Young

An assassin lurked in the shadows of a quiet Bethesda, Maryland neighborhood in the summer of 1973, patiently waiting for an Israeli air force colonel to return home from a late-night party. Several blocks away lived 16-year-old Fred Burton, whose neighborhood—until this moment—seemed safe and secure. (Click on Link to interview with Fred Burton.)