Sean Bourke
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Sean Bourke
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Sean Aloysius Bourke (1934–1982), from Limerick, aided in the prison escape of the British spy George Blake in October 1966. Blake had been convicted in 1961 of spying for the Soviet Union. After the escape, Blake eventually made his way to Moscow; Bourke did too, but eventually returned to Ireland. Bourke's co-conspirators were Michael Randle and Pat Pottle. Only Pottle and Randle were criminally charged for abetting the escape, and they were eventually found not guilty by a jury, based on thei
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Irish criminal (1934–1982)
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2024-03-15T21:40:11Z
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