In the late eighteenth century, Grace Elliott became a royal courtesan, famously sharing a bed with the Prince of Wales, later to reign as King George IV. She later got together with the Duke of Orléans in Paris. When the French Revolution broke out, Elliott sided with the royalists and risked her life to sneak aristocrats out of the country. Above: 1778 portrait of Grace Elliott by Thomas Gainsborough. TRANSCRIPT It was July 12, 1789, and Grace Dalrymple Elliott was enjoying

Having scored a trove of sensitive intelligence, Eppler and company desperately try to radio their findings to the German military. Unfortunately, their efforts explode in their face, to spectacular effect. This episode is currently available exclusively to patrons of The Art of Crime . If you'd like to listen now, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast . Above: Scene from the 1960 film, Foxhole in Cairo (directed by John Llewellyn Moxey). Th

Having made it to Cairo and forged an alliance with belly dancer Hekmet Fahmy, Johannes Eppler began snooping around for intelligence that could be of use to the Nazis. It was thanks to Hekmet that the spies got their first--and only--break in the case. Above: The Basilica of St Therese of the Child Jesus. Finished in 1932, this Catholic church was located in the Cairo suburb of Shubra (or Shoubra). It was here that Eppler met Father Demitrius, Nazi priest and spy. Photograph