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Joy Meei Shang Sun

Case from Vancouver, WA dated Feb 28, 2004

Victim Details

Joy Meei Shang Sun

Female

Asian

Vancouver

WA

2004-02-28

54

Joy

Meei Shang Sun

07/29/2026

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On a tragic Saturday morning in Vancouver, Washington, the life of 54-year-old Joy Meei Shang Sun was abruptly cut short. On February 28, 2004, she accompanied her friend, Jong Ja Taylor, to the home of Taylor's estranged husband, Jack B. Taylor. The purpose of their visit was to retrieve some of Jong Ja's personal belongings, as she had made the decision to leave her husband and was planning to return to her native Korea the following day.

The situation escalated into a devastating act o ...
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  • Longview Daily News: Double-murder, suicide reported in Vancouver
  • Taylor & Shang Sun WA 02-28-2004
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    I've been thinking about how Joy Meei Shang Sun and Jong Ja Taylor were taken from us, and it just r... ...Read More
    09/16/2024
    Has anyone here read the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence's 2004 Fatality Review... ...Read More
    08/05/2023
    It's been nearly two decades since Joy Meei Shang Sun and Jong Ja Taylor lost their lives in that tr... ...Read More
    03/08/2023
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