The L.A. Times reports that Christopher Boyce has been paroled after being in prison since 1977 for his espionage activities. Boyce is best known as The Falcon in The Falcon And The Snowman movie and book, although he prefers not to be called that. The interview goes into some detail about his prison life and eventual parole after the surprising intervention of then-Senator Sam Nunn. However, I wonder whether he would have won his release if the end of the Cold War hadn’t to a degree diminished the seriousness of his espionage…
