In 2001 he finally broke his silence to appear on a CBS 60 Minutes documentary, heavily disguised, to talk about the case. David finally admitted that he had lied in court about having seen Ethel type up his spying notes on her portable Remington typewriter before sending them to Moscow. Aged seventy-nine, Greenglass said that his 1951 trial testimony was based on the recollection of his wife Ruth, rather than his own firsthand knowledge.
