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The Rise and Fall of Big Jim Voss

Big Jim Voss was a pioneer in the post-war electronic eavesdropping field. His innovations came from hiding miniaturized microphones in places and recording what he heard on a wire. He claimed to have tapped Mickey Rooney's phone so he could prove his wife was having an affair. Hockman: "He kept coming up with new ways for the cops to spy on people"

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