The Murder of Malcolm Caldwell

Two Americans and one Brit were invited to Communist Cambodia in 1978 to meet the brutal dictator Pol Pot. The Brit is called Malcolm Caldwell, a professor from Scotland, and a big Pol Pot fan.   Just hours after he meets his hero, Malcolm is shot dead. So, who killed Malcolm Caldwell? In this episode:  Elizabeth Becker,(@ehb47), journalist and author Sophal Ear, (@sophal_ear), political scientist  Episode credits:  This episode was written and produced by Anna Staufenberg, and hosted by Halla Mohieddeen.  Executive Producers: Ney Alvarez and Sandra Ferrari. Production Manager: Archan Mohile. Senior Producer: Marthe van der Wolf. Assistant Producers: Leo Danczak, Sophie McNulty and Catherine Nouhan. Fact-checking by Ruby Zaman. Audio editing by Alan Leer. Music composition by Tom Biddle. Lead of Engagement: Aya Elmileik. Engagement Producers: Adam Abou-Gad, Munera AlDosari and Vienna Maglio. Al Jazeera’s Head of Audio: Ney Alvarez.  Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Instagram, X, Facebook, Threads and YouTube