Death Sentence in Gang’s ’95 Murder Spree
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A Los Angeles Superior Court jury returned a death verdict Thursday against a member of a street gang that is accused of a 1995 murder rampage stretching from Washington state to Southern California.
Cambodian immigrant Samreth Sam Pan, 25, a member of the Tiny Rascals gang, was convicted of three killings in Los Angeles County and Sacramento. Meanwhile, a second jury began deliberations Thursday on the fate of his co-defendant, Run Peter Chhoun.
Pan and Chhoun, 29, the suspected leader of the gang, were convicted last week of killing Nghiep Thich Le, 48, and his father, Hung Dieu Le, 73, of Sacramento during a home invasion, and Miguel Vargas Avina, 20, of Pomona.
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