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George Mar

Case from Seattle, WA dated Feb 19, 1983

Victim Details

George Mar

Male

Asian

Seattle

WA

1983-02-19

60

George

Mar

07/10/2026

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In the predawn hours of February 19, 1983, the festive atmosphere inside the Wah Mee Club, a private gambling den in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Among the thirteen people who would lose their lives that night was a 60-year-old man named George Mar. The motive for the brutal attack was robbery, a heist planned by three men familiar to the club's patrons.

The evening had begun like many others at the Wah Mee, with patrons enjoying ...
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  • KIRO 7 News Seattle: Wah Mee: A look back at the deadliest mass shooting in Washington history
  • Wah Mee massacre - Wikipedia
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