Minna Craucher
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Minna Craucher (23 August 1891 – 8 March 1932) was the false name of Maria Vilhelmiina Lindell, a Finnish socialite and spy. Her home was a noted salon for various writers and artists. She also did espionage, originally for the Cheka, the Soviet secret police,[citation needed] and was arrested three times for fraud. She also had connections to the right-wing Lapua Movement.[1] She became the subject of several books and stories. In 1932 she was murdered with a shot to the head.[2]