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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1983

Page

6

Killer Ng spared life in Wah Mee Club massacre verdict

Benjamin Ng, 20, Hong Kong immigrant, was sentenced to life without parole after a King County jury found him guilty of 13 counts of aggravated first degree murder in the Wah Mee Club killings. Relatives cried. victims’ kin expressed disappointment, with some urging death. Ng’s defense considers appeal arguing lack of premeditation and possible brain damage. Willie Mak faces trial September 12. Tony Ng remains at large.

Seattle Benjamin Ng Washington Kennii Izumi Linda Mar Wah Mee Marchita Chin Henning Chin Jeannie Robertson Mar Willie Mak Tony Ng King County Superior Court David Wohl John Henry Browne Wohl Hong Kong Frank Howard Bob Lasnik Bill Downing King County Mak Wah Mee Club Shun Lin Wong Ng Steve Benjamin

Marine jet crash hits home in North Carolina

Four Marine aviators ejected safely after an EA-6B Prowler slammed into a Morehead City neighborhood, creating a 12 foot crater and burning an elderly woman. Clara Bell Daniels, 72, sustained severe burns and was airlifted to Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem in critical condition. Witness Earl Lamm reported watching the crash from a nearby pier.

Morehead City N.C Eleca Chauncey Trudy Styron Earl Lamm Wilson, N.C

Girl found in outhouse after abduction in Denver park

Lori Poland, 3, was rescued from a pit toilet in Stapleton Park near Genesee Park after bird watchers heard cries. She is in serious but improving condition at St. Anthony Central Hospital with infection and circulation issues in her legs. Her father Richard said she is strong and recovering, and she asked for a Popsicle.

Denver Lori Poland St. Anthony Central Hospital Randy Shook Henry Cleveland Trauma Services Lori Cleveland Richard Polands Sheridan Diane Poland Stapleton Park Genesee Park Cynthia Steven Gaulin Pittsburgh

Doctor's fantasized crimes drive insanity defense in Akron trial

Dr Edward Franklin Jackson Jr., 39, a respected physician and family man, faced a jury in Akron in a two-trial rape case covering 22 of the assaults since 1978. His attorney portrayed him as driven by powerful sexual fantasies and obsessive compulsive disorder, while prosecutors promised victim testimony and police accounts.

Akron, Ohio John W.E. Bowen Edward Franklin Jackson Jr Columbus Jackson Bowen Edward Morgan Akron Ohio Morgan

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