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Pung Yi

Case from Albuquerque, NM dated Dec 04, 2007

Victim Details

Pung Yi

Female

Asian

Albuquerque

NM

2007-12-04

69

Pung

Yi

06/26/2026

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In the winter of 2007, a terrible crime cast a dark shadow over the Korean community of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Pung Yi, a 69-year-old Asian woman, and her husband, Tak Yi, 79, were found dead in their Northeast Heights home on December 4th. The couple, who had moved to Albuquerque three decades prior as part of the first wave of Korean settlers, were discovered by one of their sons when they failed to show up for a planned shopping trip. Both had suffered massive head trauma. Pung was known fo ...
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  • Ex-Glendora man charged in killings - San Gabriel Valley Tribune
  • Door-to-Door Salesmen Charged in Death of New Mexico Couple
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