everybodylovesrs
11-27-2009, 11:33 PM
Am I spelling his name correctly? Can't find any newspaper articles on this case . Or any sites about unsolved murders.
***The Investigators: San Francisco investigators turn to students in a college course called "Murder 101" to try to solve the murder of Jim Fang who had been stabbed to death by unknown assailants whose motives appeared to be robbery.
The investigator on the case was Prentice Sanders, who retired from the force in 2003. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prentice_E._Sanders
From another board member:
"It's a segment from one of the earlier seasons of UM. I haven't seen it in a very long time and I only remember a few details about it. It was an unsolved murder case where a man was stabbed to death. I don't remember exactly what year it happened, but I know it occurred in San Francisco. The victim was a Chinese man, but I don't recall his name. On the night he was killed, he and a female companion left his job early in the evening. He was driving a red van. He didn't know that one of the back windows of the van had been broken. He drove about 100 feet and suddenly two unknown men emerged from the back, one of them pulled a knife, and they demanded money from him, lots of money. They assumed he was a pretty wealthy guy, but in reality, he wasn't. He got into a struggle with the guy who had the knife. The guy stabbed him in the heart, and he died almost instantly. The two men then fled the scene. The female companion, who was not harmed, feared the men would be back and she hid on the floorboard of the van for a few hours before notifying the police. She didn't get a good look at the men because it was dark and the only solid clue left behind was the murder weapon. I also recall seeing in the segment that the S.F. police department was talking to a class of either high school or college students about the case and trying to get the students' personal opinions on it. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me identify this segment because it is really bugging me. What was the victim's name and was it ever solved?
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***The Investigators: San Francisco investigators turn to students in a college course called "Murder 101" to try to solve the murder of Jim Fang who had been stabbed to death by unknown assailants whose motives appeared to be robbery.
The investigator on the case was Prentice Sanders, who retired from the force in 2003. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prentice_E._Sanders
From another board member:
"It's a segment from one of the earlier seasons of UM. I haven't seen it in a very long time and I only remember a few details about it. It was an unsolved murder case where a man was stabbed to death. I don't remember exactly what year it happened, but I know it occurred in San Francisco. The victim was a Chinese man, but I don't recall his name. On the night he was killed, he and a female companion left his job early in the evening. He was driving a red van. He didn't know that one of the back windows of the van had been broken. He drove about 100 feet and suddenly two unknown men emerged from the back, one of them pulled a knife, and they demanded money from him, lots of money. They assumed he was a pretty wealthy guy, but in reality, he wasn't. He got into a struggle with the guy who had the knife. The guy stabbed him in the heart, and he died almost instantly. The two men then fled the scene. The female companion, who was not harmed, feared the men would be back and she hid on the floorboard of the van for a few hours before notifying the police. She didn't get a good look at the men because it was dark and the only solid clue left behind was the murder weapon. I also recall seeing in the segment that the S.F. police department was talking to a class of either high school or college students about the case and trying to get the students' personal opinions on it. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me identify this segment because it is really bugging me. What was the victim's name and was it ever solved?
Report Bad Post Reply With Quote"
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=225364&highlight=%22Jim+Fang%22