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Tak Yi

Case from Albuquerque, NM dated Dec 04, 2007

Victim Details

Tak Yi

Male

Asian

Albuquerque

NM

2007-12-04

79

Tak

Yi

07/06/2026

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In the winter of 2007, the quiet life of 79-year-old Asian male, Tak Yi, and his wife, Pung Yi, came to a brutal end in their Albuquerque, New Mexico home. On December 4th, the elderly Korean couple was found murdered, having suffered a violent attack that shocked their community. The initial investigation into the double homicide quickly focused on two young men who had been selling magazines door-to-door in the Yi's neighborhood around the time of the killings.

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  • Trial Set For Suspect In Couple Slaying - KOAT
  • Ex-Glendora man charged in killings - San Gabriel Valley Tribune
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