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Go Matsuura

Case from Los-angeles, CA dated Mar 25, 1994

Victim Details

Go Matsuura

Male

Asian

Los-angeles

CA

1994-03-25

19

Go

Matsuura

07/08/2026

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Go Matsuura, a 19-year-old film student at Marymount College in Palos Verdes, California, tragically lost his life on March 25, 1994. Matsuura, along with his friend Takuma Ito, was the victim of a violent carjacking in the parking lot of a Ralph's grocery store in San Pedro, Los Angeles. The two students were shot in the back of their heads by Raymond Oscar Butler, who was 18 years old at the time. The incident drew significant international attention, particularly in Japan, where both students ...
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