Ep. 066 | Otto Warmbier

Written By Kelsey Mutch

We start episode 66 by finishing up the story from episode 65: The Assassination of Kim Jong-nam. All sources for that story can be found listed under episode 65.

In 2016, American college student Otto Warmbier was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea after being accused of stealing a propaganda poster. He was returned to the U.S. in a coma in June 2017 and died six days later, with doctors stating he had suffered severe brain damage while imprisoned.

OTTO WARMBIER SOURCES:

  • ABC News. (2017, June 19). Timeline of Otto Warmbier’s saga in North Korea. ABC News Digital. abcnews.go.comabcnews.go.com

  • ABC News. (2017, September 27). Evidence inconclusive on Otto Warmbier being tortured in North Korea: Coroner. ABC News Digital. abcnews.go.comabcnews.go.com

  • Associated Press. (2018, December 24). U.S. judge orders North Korea to pay $500M in student’s death. Politico. politico.compolitico.co

  • Clark, D. B. (2018, July 23). The untold story of Otto Warmbier, American hostage. GQ. gq.comgq.c

  • Fox19 NOW. (2017, June 15). Doctors: Otto Warmbier has severe brain damage, no sign of botulism. WXIX Cincinnati. fox19.comfox19.com

  • Rogin, J. (2017, June 15). Otto Warmbier’s North Korea roommate speaks out. The Washington Post. washingtonpost.comwashingtonpost.com

  • Shearlaw, M. (2017, June 20). Tour firm used by Otto Warmbier stops taking US citizens to North Korea. The Guardian. theguardian.comtheguardian.com

  • Deutsche Welle. (2017, June 16). US doctors dispute N. Korea coma claims. DW.com. dw.comdw.com

  • Reuters. (2018, October 28). North Korea hospital director says Warmbier torture charges “total distortion”. Reuters World News.reuters.comreuters.com

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