"Lonely, friendless, despised at his office, estranged from his family, alienated even from his God," is how Paula Hill, his ex-wife, described Miller in a memoir."
"A moral man who led an immoral life, an idealist who had betrayed his ideals. No one despised Richard as much as Richard himself."
Richard W. Miller, a veteran FBI agent, became a suspect in espionage activities during the Cold War after years of personal and professional failures. Despite a two-decade career, Miller's behavior, including debts, extramarital affairs, and connections to a Russian emigre, opened the door for betrayal. Under constant surveillance by the FBI, the agency labeled the mission to catch him 'Whipworm,' indicating their determination to uncover his treachery, which was further fueled by his personal alienation and downfall.
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