Forty years in North Korean captivity: the story of an American deserter
Forty years in North Korean captivity: the story of an American deserter Died the American military, who fled to North Korea 40 years to become a prisoner of Pyongyang. Freed in 2004 from captivity, 77-year-old Charles Jenkins, together with his family moved to Japan. Along with four other American soldiers he fled to North Korea. Deserters gained fame by acting in propaganda films. However, Jenkins was the only one who eventually managed to escape from captivity. It is believed that others died in North Korea. Among them was James Dresnok, which is not in 2016, after suffering a stroke. Charles Jenkins died Monday on the island of Sado, where he lived with his wife Hitomi Soga, also a former North Korean prisoner. According to reports by Japanese media, he fell near his home and was hospitalized. Jenkins died in the hospital due to heart failure. The widow Jenkins, words which