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Martha Peterson (Martha Jane Denny) was born on 27 May, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., is a CIA operations officer. Discover Martha Peterson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
| Popular As |
Martha Jane Denny |
| Occupation |
CIA officer |
| Age |
78 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
27 May, 1945 |
| Birthday |
27 May |
| Birthplace |
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Martha Peterson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 78 years old, Martha Peterson height not available right now. We will update Martha Peterson's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Martha Peterson's Husband?
Her husband is John Peterson (m. 1969-1972)
Stephen J. Shogi (m. 1978-2010)
Thomas Dewi Rowlands (m. 2011-2019)
| Family |
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| Husband |
John Peterson (m. 1969-1972)
Stephen J. Shogi (m. 1978-2010)
Thomas Dewi Rowlands (m. 2011-2019) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2 |
Martha Peterson Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Martha Peterson worth at the age of 78 years old? Martha Peterson’s income source is mostly from being a successful officer. She is from United States. We have estimated Martha Peterson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
officer |
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Timeline
She subsequently married Thomas Dewi Rowlands (1939–2019), a Welsh-born aeronautical engineer, in 2011.
Martha Jane "Marti" Peterson (née Denny; born May 27, 1945), now known as Martha Peterson Shogi, is a former operations officer of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) known for her role in the TRIGON mission.
Peterson was born Martha Jane Denny, on May 27, 1945, the daughter of Riley and Dorothy Denny.
Although she was born in Kansas City, Missouri, she grew up in Darien, Connecticut, with her sister, Mary Alice.
She graduated from Darien High School in 1963 and Drew University in 1967.
Between 1967 and 1969, he served as Green Beret in Vietnam, and later became a CIA officer.
He was killed during an assignment in Laos in a helicopter crash on October 19, 1972.
Peterson joined the CIA in July 1973.
After learning Russian, she was the first female officer sent to work in the Soviet Union in Moscow.
From November 1975 on, her official job at the embassy was an administrative clerk in the consular department, dealing with visa and passport issues.
In her covert role, she was responsible for keeping contact via dead drops with Aleksandr Dmitrievich Ogorodnik, code named TRIGON, who had been recruited while working in South America.
Ogorodnik was compromised and arrested by the KGB in summer 1977 and committed suicide during interrogation with a covert L-pill in his pen.
Peterson, still not under suspicion of being an active CIA officer, was arrested a few weeks later while placing a dead drop for him.
She was interrogated at the Lubyanka and expelled from the Soviet Union the next day.
On November 23, 1978, she married her second husband, State Department official Stephen Joseph Shogi.
They have a son, Tyler, and a daughter, Lora.
The two met in the early 2000s, while they were both working for the charity Habitat for Humanity in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Peterson retired from the CIA in 2003.
She wrote a book about some of her experience in the CIA, entitled, The Widow Spy.
Peterson met her first husband, John Peterson, during her first week of college.
Rowlands died on June 20, 2019, from age-related illnesses.
