Dianna Lam Phan

Death by Force

Dianna Lam Phan, a four-year-old girl from Los Angeles, California, tragically died on November 4, 1991. Dianna, who was born with brain damage and was visually impaired, was the victim of a murder-suicide orchestrated by her mother, Stacy Phuong Phan. On that fateful day, Stacy Phuong Phan shot Dianna before taking her own life. This heartbreaking incident was a result of the mother's distress over her daughter's disabilities and the challenges they faced.

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Los Angeles Times: Mother Shoots Girl; Both Found Dead on Freeway : Tragedy: She lies down on the Garden Grove beside her handicapped daughter and they are run over.

Los Angeles Times: Girl Died of Gunshot Before Being Hit by Car : Killings: Autopsy shows wound to head of handicapped daughter by distraught mother was the cause of death.

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