The secret life of Timber Lake girl revealed many years after her death

Elizabeth Sudmeier, CIA agent
  • Elizabeth Sudmeier and her brothers attended all their school years at St. Joseph’s Catholic School.
    Elizabeth Sudmeier and her brothers attended all their school years at St. Joseph’s Catholic School.
  • Elizabeth Sudmeier was honored for her work for the CIA when she retired and also posthumously many years later. She worked as an undercover agent in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, India and Egypt. John Brennan, Director of the CIA, said that Sudmeier was one of the best espionage agents ever and if she had been born 50 years later, she would have been director of the CIA.
    Elizabeth Sudmeier was honored for her work for the CIA when she retired and also posthumously many years later. She worked as an undercover agent in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, India and Egypt. John Brennan, Director of the CIA, said that Sudmeier was one of the best espionage agents ever and if she had been born 50 years later, she would have been director of the CIA.

    “In the dark, Liz could be anyone,” Nathalia Holt says of Elizabeth Sudmeier in her book, Wise Gals. “She could be a bored housewife looking for an afternoon of amusement at the movies. With flat shoes, a calfskimming skirt, and no makeup, she could pass for a teenager, the daughter of a diplomat killing time after school. In her favorite dress and with a date on her arm, she could be a secretary …