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New trial ordered in Chinatown killing
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Chol Soo Lee smiling upon release
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Memorial Altar for Chol Soo Lee
The altar at Chol Soo Lee’s funeral in San Bruno, California, on December 9, 2014.
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Thinking of Home
Chol Soo Lee typed this draft of his poem, “Thinking of Home,” dated 1979, and mailed it to K. W. Lee, who would grow into a life-changing figure in Chol Soo’s life. The poem recalls memories of his motherland, Korea.
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Young Chol Soo Lee
Chol Soo Lee in an undated childhood picture taken in Korea.
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Chol Soo Lee with his mom and sister
Chol Soo Lee with his mother and half-sister, in an undated photo.
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Young Chol Soo Lee with his neighbor
Chol Soo Lee in an undated childhood photo.
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Maximum security cottage – Youth Guidance Center
Chol Soo Lee spent some of his teen years at juvenile hall in San Francisco, including at a maximum security cottage like this one.
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Spine of police mugshot book
A photograph of the San Francisco Police Department’s mug book, titled “Homicide Chinese Series,” shows a Fu Manchu-caricaturish drawing on its cover. Chol Soo Lee’s mugshot as a juvenile was in its pages.
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Collection of mugshots
This San Francisco Police Department mug book included Chol Soo Lee’s 1969 photo, taken when he was 16 years old. This was the photo picked out by witnesses of the 1973 Chinatown murder.
