Benjamin Ng
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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Date of birth
- 1962
- Age at first offence
- 21
- Characteristics
- —
- Victim profile
- Men (Chinese gamblers)
- Method of murder
- Shooting
- Date(s) of murder
- February 18, 1983
- Years active
- 1983
- Date of arrest
- Next day
- Status
-
Life imprisonment
Sentenced to life in prison August 1983
Case record: Benjamin Ng
Background
Benjamin Ng participated in the killings at the Wah Mee gambling club in Seattle’s Chinatown.
The offence
On February 18, 1983, three armed men entered the Wah Mee gambling club in Seattle’s Chinatown. They robbed 14 people before opening fire. One victim survived and later testified against Benjamin Ng and two other perpetrators.
Investigation
Within hours of the murders, Willie Mak and Benjamin Ng were apprehended.
Arrest
Benjamin Ng’s extensive criminal record dated back to his years as a juvenile.
Trial
On February 24, 1983, Benjamin Ng and Willie Mak were charged with 13 counts of aggravated first-degree murder. Benjamin Ng was represented by famed Seattle defense lawyer John Henry Browne. Mak was represented by the Associated Counsel for the Accused lawyer Jim Robinson. The State was represented by William Downing and Robert Lasnik.
Wai-Chiu (Tony) Ng became the third suspect, charged in absentia on March 30, 1983 with 13 counts of aggravated first-degree murder.
In August 1983, Benjamin Ng was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
A surviving victim identified Willie Mak, Benjamin Ng, and Tony Ng as perpetrators of the massacre.
Sentencing
Outcome
Benjamin Ng was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison August 1983.
Aftermath
The Wah Mee club operated illegally in a basement space in a predominantly Chinese neighborhood. The club’s security had been based in part on a system of passing through multiple successive doors used in similar Chinatown gambling dens.
Mak and his accomplices defeated the system because they were known and trusted by people at the club. Their presumed intent was to leave no witnesses, since club patrons could readily identify them, as the one survivor did.
Mak had been planning the robbery for weeks and enlisted Benjamin Ng, and later Tony Ng.
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