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Conviction February 19, 1983 Multiple Homicide

Wah Mee Club Massacre

Status Conviction
Type Multiple Homicide
Date February 19, 1983
Location Seattle, Washington
Victim Age Unknown
Gender Multiple

Thirteen people were robbed and murdered at the Wah Mee private gambling club in Seattle's Chinatown. Ng Wai-chiu, Tony Ng, and Willie Mak committed the massacre. Mak and Ng Wai-chiu received death sentences; Tony Ng received 13 life sentences. It remains the largest mass murder in Washington State history.

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