Run Peter Chhoun is an American spree killer, mass murderer and gang member. Chhoun, a member of the Tiny Rascal Gang was convicted and sentenced to death for nine murders committed in Sacramento County, San Bernardino County and Los Angeles County. His co-defendant Samreth Pan was also sentenced to death, but for only four of the murders.[1]
Run Chhoun | |
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| Born | Run Peter Chhoun 1972 or 1973 |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder with special circumstances (9 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
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| Victims | 9 convicted, 2 more suspected |
Span of crimes | July 27, 1995 – August 9, 1995 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | California |
Victims
editChhoun was convicted of the following murders.[2]
- Hung Diue Le, 47 - Sacramento, July 27, 1995
- Nghiep Thich Le, 73 - Sacramento, July 27, 1995
- Bunlort Nhing Bun, 20 - San Bernadino, August 6, 1995[3]
- Miguel Vargas Avina, 20 - Pomona, August 8, 1995
- Henry Nguyen, age unknown - San Bernardino, August 9, 1995
- Trinh Tran, age unknown - San Bernardino, August 9, 1995 (wife of Henry Nguyen)
- Doan Tran, 13 - San Bernardino, August 9, 1995 (daughter of Henry Nguyen and Trinh Tran)
- Daniel Nguyen, 11 - San Bernardino, August 9, 1995 (son of Henry Nguyen)
- David Nguyen, 10 - San Bernardino, August 9, 1995 (son of Henry Nguyen)
Of these murders, Pan was convicted of murdering the Le's, Bun and Avina.[4] Chhoun was also suspected to have committed the 1995 murders of Johnny Hagan and Hong Pham in Spokane, a crime in which Giao Ly was convicted and sentenced to 42 years for.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jury Urges Death for Gang Member". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "People v. Chhoun". casetext.
- ^ "Asian ganf members to stand trial". The San Bernardino Sun. Newspapers.com.
- ^ Berry, Steve. "Death Penalty Urged in Killings". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Sowa, Tom. "42-Year Sentence In Double Killing Kneeling Father Pleads For Son Who Couldn't Untie Gang Knot". The Spokesman-Review.
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