263. MYSTERY: What Happened to Otto Warmbier?

Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

Dec 8 2023 • 37 mins

In December 2015, 21-year-old Otto Warmbier stepped off a plane in Pyongyang, North Korea, intending to stay for five days. It would be over a year before he’d return home, and what happened to him there remains a heartbreaking mystery. There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery   Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Support our sponsors!  Thinking about starting your own podcast? Download the Spotify for Podcasters app or go to www.spotify.com/podcasters to find everything you need, for free, all in one place. Sources:   https://www.gq.com/story/otto-warmbier-north-korea-american-hostage-true-story https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Warmbier https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1C22XL/ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/world/asia/north-korea-otto-warmbier-.html https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/timeline-otto-warmbiers-saga-north-korea-released/story?id=48015088 https://www.ajc.com/news/world/who-was-otto-warmbier-things-know-about-student-formerly-imprisoned-north-korea/T0gv1T04SrVrcpp1PBwXfJ/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/otto-warmbier https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40308028 https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/north-korea-travel-advisory.html#:~:text=Exercise%20increased%20caution%20to%20North,of%20the%20Secretary%20of%20State All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.  If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.  TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better:               Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram             Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram  WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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