The downfall of a dictator’s spy chief

"His Excellency doesn't allow his second-in-command to live."

In the 2020 movie "The Man Standing Next," the character Park Yong-gak, based on former Korean Central Intelligence Agency chief Kim Hyung-wook, utters the ominous line about then-President Park Chung-hee.

Kim, once at the pinnacle of power, went missing after last being seen at a hotel casino in Paris on Oct. 7, 1979.

This episode delves into conspiracy theories surrounding the mysterious death of Kim Hyung-wook, an intelligence chief-turned-whistleblower under the Park Chung-hee dictatorship.

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Credits

Reporting & writing: Yoon Min-sik

Editing: Lee Sun-young, Devin Whiting

Hosts & guests: Devin Whiting, Yoon Min-sik

Producer: Park Jun-hee

Audio editing: Noh Seong-min

Artwork: Yu Soo-in