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Phouvong Phommaviset

Case from Richmond, British Columbia dated Jan 02, 2002

Victim Details

Name

Gender

Male

Race

Asian

City

Richmond

State

British Columbia

Date Of Death

2002-01-02

Age At Death

First Name

Phouvong

Last Name

Phommaviset

Last Updated

10/01/2026

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Phouvong Phommaviset, a 26-year-old Asian man, was killed in a case that unfolded against a period of intense gang-related violence across British Columbia's Lower Mainland. On January 2, 2002, his badly burned remains were discovered near the Fraser River in Richmond, in the area of Number 8 Road and River Road. The killing was treated as a homicide and would become one of Richmond's unresolved murders from that violent period.

Firefighters responding to a call on River Road at approxim ...

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Phouvong Phommaviset

Case from Richmond, British Columbia dated Jan 02, 2002

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