Les Whitten

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Leslie Hunter "Les" Whitten Jr. (February 21, 1928 – December 1, 2017) was an American investigative reporter. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He worked at the Washington Merry-Go-Round under Jack Anderson, as well as novelist and translator of French poetry Baudelaire.[1] He was arrested by the FBI and was spied on by the CIA during his career.[2]

Whitten died in Adelphi, Maryland of sepsis on December 1, 2017 at the age of 89.[3][4][5]

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