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Cheng Yuan James Hong

Case from Isla Vista, CA dated May 23, 2014

Victim Details

Cheng Yuan James Hong

Male

Asian

Isla Vista

CA

2014-5-23

20

Cheng

Yuan James Hong

07/20/2026

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Cheng Yuan "James" Hong was a 20-year-old male of Taiwanese–Chinese origin. Born in Taipei, he had moved to San Jose, California, and was studying computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara when he died on May 23, 2014.

On the evening of May 23, 2014, in Isla Vista, California, a mass murder occurred in which Cheng Yuan "James" Hong, male, age 20, was one of the first victims. He was fatally stabbed in the apartment he shared with two roommates ...
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  • 2014 Isla Vista killings - Wikipedia
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    I can't stop thinking about the kind of fear and confusion Cheng Yuan "James" Hong must have felt in... ...Read More
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