58 years later, Rosenberg spy case gets another look

Records may show the strength of the case against Ethel Rosenberg Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed in 1953 for committing espionage Ethel Rosenberg's brother may have lied when he gave testimony, experts say NEW YORK (CNN) -- After 58 years, historians and journalists will have a chance to examine the secret grand jury testimony of witnesses in the espionage case against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg in 1953 in a New York police van shortly before their execution for spying. The couple was investigated in 1950, tried in 1951 for conspiracy to commit espionage and convicted and sentenced to death in 1953. Cold War scholars are hoping the grand jury transcripts will shed light on some nagging questions about the case: primarily, just how strong the case was against Ethel Rosenberg. The National... [read full story]