Otto Warmbier recap
Held by the North Koreans for 17 months
He was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio
He went on to the University of Virginia, where he was pursuing a double major degree in commerce and economics, and did a foreign exchange at the London School of Economics.
Warmbier's father Fred stated that his son, en route to Hong Kong to complete a study abroad program, was traveling in China at the end of 2015 when he saw a company offering trips to North Korea. He decided to book a tour because he was adventurous, according to his father. Fred Warmbier said that the China-based tour operator, Young Pioneer Tours, appealed to young Westerners with slogans such as, "This is the trip your parents don't want you to take!", and advertised the trip as safe for U.S. citizens.
He was accused of stealing a poster and arrested in NoKo at the airport.
Warmbier's confession to the crime also stated that he had plotted to steal the poster on behalf of the Z Society, a secret society at the University of Virginia that he wished to join, both of which he said were allied with the C_A. The Z society disputed this claim and Time magazine called the claim “fanciful” and “implausible .”
Otto was released by NoKo on June 13, 2017. He dies 6 days later.
Ottos parents claimed their son's body showed signs of torture, such as "rearranged" teeth, and disfigured hands and feet, but they declined an autopsy.
In April 2018, Warmbier's parents sued the North Korean government.
December 2018 the judge ordered North Korea to pay $501 million in damages.
Ottos family initially supported Trump but spoke out against him after the February summit where Trump stated, "He [Kim] tells me he didn't know about it, and I will take him at his word." Trump also argued that it would not have been to Kim's advantage to allow Warmbier to be treated poorly.
Looks to me like Otto was tied to London, Hong Kong, and secret societies.
Need digs on Z society and Young Pioneer Tours perhaps?
Possible tie in to college admission scandal?
All info summarized above is sourced on his Wiki page which Infind weird since we all know Wiki is comped.