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Sath Yem

Case from Austin, TX dated Sep 05, 1985

Victim Details

Sath Yem

Female

Asian

Austin

TX

1985-09-05

67

Sath

Yem

07/07/2026

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Sixty-seven-year-old **female Cambodian refugee Sath Yem** lived in a modest North Austin apartment complex that housed many Southeast-Asian families. On the morning of **September 5 1985**, her adult son arrived for a routine visit. When repeated knocks went unanswered, he asked the building manager for help; the master key failed, so a neighbor’s child slipped through an open window and unlocked the door. Inside, they discovered the lifeless body of the **67-year-old Cambodian woman**, while ...
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