Forest Yeo-Thomas
publication date: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 (part of Spring 2017)
category: 
Military
clue: His testimony at the Nuremburg Trials helped the world see the forest for the trees when it came to understanding the Holocaust.
explanation: Yeo-Thomas was a British spy during WWII. He was one of the key witnesses during the Nuremburg Trials. more…
intended difficulty: hard
do-over: This was a "do-over" goo, inspired by incorrect guesses for a previous goo.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, and Aaron Shurtleff
trivia: This goo was inspired by incorrect guesses for the goo of Duško Popov. There were three incorrect guesses for Hermann Goering, one for Rudolf Hoess, and one for Charlie Brown.
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