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Hisang Ling

Death by Force
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Hsiang Huang Ling, a 48-year-old Taiwanese woman, tragically lost her life on February 19, 1981, in a harrowing case that shocked the community. Hsiang, along with her 17-year-old daughter Ying Hua Ling, was abducted from their rural home in Vero Beach, Florida. The family, originally from Taiwan, had immigrated to the United States, with Hsiang's husband, Pu Ling, working as an inspector at a fruit packing plant. The events leading to their deaths unfolded when David Alan Gore, an auxiliary she ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Hisang Ling

    Female

    Asian

    Vero Beach

    FL

    1981-02-19

    48

    Hisang

    Ling

    11/18/2025

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    I've been closely following the tragic case of Hsiang Huang Ling and her daughter Ying Hua Ling, and... ...Read More
    06/30/2024
    I keep thinking about the courage it must have taken for Hsiang and Ying to face the horrors they di... ...Read More
    04/11/2023
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