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Diane Cho

Case from Richmond, VA dated Nov 22, 1987

Victim Details

Diane Cho

Female

Asian

Richmond

VA

1987-11-22

15

Diane

Cho

07/15/2026

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In the autumn of 1987, a shadow of fear crept over the Richmond, Virginia area, a fear that would soon shatter the lives of a hardworking Korean immigrant family. Fifteen-year-old Diane Cho, a high school freshman, lived with her parents and younger brother in a Chesterfield County apartment. She was a bright and diligent student, and on the night of November 21, 1987, the familiar sound of her typing an English paper was the last time her parents would hear her alive. The following morning, on ...
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  • Spencer v. Com. :: 1990 :: Supreme Court of Virginia Decisions
  • How DNA helped end one of Richmond's most notorious killing sprees
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