New York TimesHailed as a Hero, Executed as a Spy, and Exonerated Decades LaterNew York TimesSEOUL, South Korea — Amid the more than 30,000 defections to South Korea from North Korea, Lee Soo-keun's stands out as one of the most sensational and tragic. He was welcomed as a hero in South Korea in 1967 after he escaped over the border ...and more »