Interestingly, the article completely avoids mentioning the familial trail: > Marsalek's grandfather, [Hans Maršálek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Mar%C5

Interestingly, the article completely avoids mentioning the familial trail: > Marsalek's grandfather, [Hans Maršálek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Mar%C5%A1%C3%A1lek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Mar%C5%A1%C3%A1lek), was a member of the Austrian resistance and later a suspected spy for the Soviet Union. And following the link to Hans Maršálek's page: > He was long suspected of being a Soviet asset. Recently uncovered documents indicate that are grounds to believe he was responsible for helping the Soviets kidnap at least four people and illegally render them to Moscow for torture and interrogation. While I am not surprised that a socialist persecuted under the Nazis would join Soviet efforts, this is some useful backstory in understanding why Marsalek the younger apparently had no reserves in collaborating with the KGB.