Hamill Coded Clues Before Execution

In 1978, the Khmer Rouge captured a New Zealander named Kerry Hamill, suspecting him to be a spy after his yacht accidentally drifted into Cambodian waters. Following his arrest, Hamill was imprisoned at the infamous S-21 prison in Phnom Penh. In a forced confession before his execution, he cleverly embedded clues for his family-using his home phone number as a fake CIA code and naming Colonel Sanders as his commanding officer. These small acts of resistance became part of his tragic legacy.

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