#STRANGELAND PODCAST KOREATOWN PLUS#
A fellow gang member’s father told him, “him-nae,” or “hang in there.”Ī judge sentenced him to 82 years to life.Ĭo-defendant Ryoo was convicted of second-degree murder and other crime and sentenced to 15 years to life plus 50 years in state prison.Īt Pelican Bay State Prison, Chung became a barber, able to cut hair for Latino, Black and white prisoners amid entrenched racial rivalries, since Asian Americans were “neutral.” 17, 2007, a jury convicted him of first-degree murder with a street gang enhancement. Two detectives were waiting.Ĭhung was tried as an adult. Huang, Yao and the others in their car were not gang members, according to court documents.įour months later, during history class, a voice on the intercom summoned Chung to the front office. The driver, Calvin Yao, who was hit in the neck, chin and back, survived. 357 magnum and fired several times, according to court testimony.Įric Sheng Huang, 21, died from a gunshot wound to the head. They were my family,” he said recently.Īs another Han Kook Boy, Pyung Hwa Ryoo, pulled a white Toyota Camry alongside the other group’s black Honda Accord, Chung rolled down the window on the front passenger side, aimed a Smith & Wesson. If his fellow Han Kook Boys had a problem with them, so did he. To the FBI, he was the boss of a notorious gangĬhung had gotten into fights with Wah Ching members before. They speak with lawyers, DNA lab scientists, professors, and more to dig through all of the evidence laid out on this “Strangeland.California In Chinatown, Tony Young was an elder statesman. Their focus on crimes in immigrant neighborhoods emphasizes how those aspects could have played into the crime, the police’s action, and the court outcome. “Strangeland” looks at shocking cases that need to take into account the immigrant experience of the many involved.
#STRANGELAND PODCAST KOREATOWN SERIES#
She was the praised interpreter for Bong Joon-ho, Parasite‘s director.Īdair has helped create and launch numerous top ten podcasts, including “Dirty John,” “American History Tellers,” and “Young Charlie.” The series finds new evidence that might change the outcome of each case. Sharon Choi co-hosted the first season, and you might recognize her from the 2019-2020 film awards season, when Parasite was sweeping categories left and right. He had a record of fraud, but is that a sure sign of someone who would commit a triple-homicide, including a child? The weirdest part: he was one of Song’s neighbors. It wasn’t until 2008 that a lead finally came in, but “Strangeland” believed justice may not have been served.Įventually, they had a suspect by the name of Robin Cho, whose fingerprints were sent into the LAPD database in 2008 and ended up matching the fingerprints at the crime scene. Chi Hyon Song, her son Hyun Woo Song, and Eun Sik Min were shot execution-style in the crowded apartment building, but for years, the police were baffled by who could have done this. On May 25, 2003, a 30-year-old mother, her 2-year-old son, and their nanny were found slain in the bathroom of their Koreatown apartment in Los Angeles.
The first season reexamined a triple homicide that still scars LA’s Koreatown. Hear the investigation unfold across the season’s 14 episodes. Adair and Ray are investigating on the podcast, looking for new leads, finding possible motives, and questioning the local authorities’ dodgy behavior. He was cleared, yet the case remains unsolved with authorities refusing to discuss it any further. Hanumantha, the husband and father, was questioned, but his alibi was solid. The mother and son were brutally murdered. This season, Adair is joined by investigative journalist Tinku Ray to explore the murder in Maple Shade – a quiet New Jersey suburb known for its motto, “Nice Town, Friendly People.” On March 23, 2017, an Indian tech worker, Sasikala Narra, and her six-year-old son, Anish, were found dead inside their apartment. In “Strangeland,” investigative journalist Ben Adair dives into shocking cases from immigrant neighborhoods.
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