#286: US Student Arrested In North Korea During Vacation & Mysteriously “Brain Dead” 18 Months Later

Rotten Mango

Stephanie Soo

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.8 • 25.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2023

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Otto and his tour group were staying at a 5-star luxury hotel where all their needs were met. They had a barbershop, pool, casino, multiple restaurants, and even a bowling alley inside the hotel. They had no reason to ever want to leave. The only strange thing was - ALL GUESTS WERE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING LEVEL 5 OF THE HOTEL. It was strictly forbidden. But in early 2016 - a guest supposedly entered the restricted floor and tried to steal a poster off the wall. He would be arrested and held captive, and when he was finally released a year later - he was brain dead. All in North Korea, where no deed goes unpunished. Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:44.8	Auto warm beer and its tour group were staying at what can only be described as a luxury five-star
0:50.8	hotel.
0:51.8	The hotel is very clearly targeted for foreigners, international travelers tourist rather than
0:57.6	the locals.
0:58.6	I guess if you forced me to come up with some sort of comparison, I would say maybe like
1:03.0	a resort in Vegas.
1:04.4	It's the kind of hotel that feels like a city.
1:07.7	Like everything the guests could possibly want or need is inside the hotel.
1:12.0	They've got amenities.
1:13.0	They've got a barbershop.
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