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She died in the line of duty at the hands of Russian soldiers. The soldiers immediately started specifically asking if she was in the car. When they found out she was, she was killed instantly.
Burdett believed she was killed because she had uncovered links between military training camps in Iran and an upcoming communist coup in Yugoslavia.
Schiavi"s murder partly influenced Burdett to testify about his espionage before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee.