conviction_status death_date death_place conviction birth_place alias conviction_penalty image_caption birth_date article_title name occupation image_name
deceased 8 august 1942 washington d.c. espionage and sabotage berlin , germany richard quintas electrocution richard quirin mugshot april 26 , 1908 richard quirin
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richard quirin

richard quirin -lrb- april 26 , 1908 -- august 8 , 1942 -rrb- was a german agent executed as a spy for nazi germany in world war ii .
he was one of eight agents involved in operation pastorius , and gave his name to the supreme court decision on the trial , `` ex parte quirin '' .
