Charles Ng at San Quentin State Prison

Charles Chi-Tat Ng (Chinese: 吳志達, Cantonese IPA: [ŋ̩²¹ ʣ̥i³³ d̥ɑt̚²²], Pinyin: Wú Zhìdá; born December 24, 1960) is an American serial killer who committed his crimes with Leonard Lake. Image File history File links Ngfinal. ... Image File history File links Ngfinal. ... The sprawling San Quentin prison complex San Quentin up close San Quentin State Prison is located on 432 acres (1. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words see here. ... It has been suggested that Pinyin_method be merged into this article or section. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Leonard Lake (July 20, 1946 - June 6, 1985) was an alleged American serial killer. ...

He was born to wealthy parents in Hong Kong and partly educated in England. As a child he was harshly disciplined by his father at every opportunity. Ng eventually moved to the United States and briefly served in the Marine Corps before he was dishonorably discharged for theft, for which he served time in prison. In the early 1980s he met Leonard Lake. The pair are suspected of murdering up to 25 people at Lake's ranch in Calaveras County, California. They filmed themselves raping and torturing their victims, most of whom were women. ^{[1] [2]} Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces to global crises. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Everyday instance of theft: the bike which fits on this wheel has disappeared. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... Leonard Lake (July 20, 1946 - June 6, 1985) was an alleged American serial killer. ... Calaveras County is a county located in Californias Gold Country. ... The word torture is commonly used to mean the infliction of pain to break the will of the victim(s). ...

The crimes came to light in 1985 when Lake committed suicide after being arrested for a firearms offense, and police searched his ranch and found human remains. Charles Ng was identified as Lake's partner in the crimes. Ng fled to Calgary, Alberta, Canada where he was arrested by the Calgary Police Service on July 6, 1985 after resisting arrest for shoplifting. Ng pulled a gun on two security officers, and after a brief struggle Ng shot one of them in the hand. However, the two officers did manage to overpower him and held him in custody. Ng was charged and subsequently convicted of shoplifting, assault, and possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to 4 and half years to a Canadian prison. After a long extradition battle (see Reference re Ng Extradition), Ng was finally handed over to the U.S. authorities. Ng stood trial on 12 counts of murder in 1998. He was convicted of 11 of the murders, those of six men, three women and two baby boys, and was sentenced to death. He is currently on death row at San Quentin State Prison. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ... Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Calgary Police Service is the police force for the City of Calgary, Alberta. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Extradition is a formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence. ... Court membership Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Bertha Wilson, Gérard La Forest, Claire LHeureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, William Stevenson Reasons given Majority by: La Forest J. Joined by: LHeureux-Dubé and Gonthier JJ. Concurrence by: McLachlin J. Joined by: L... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime. ... Death Row is a term used in some countries, including the United States, which refers to the section of a prison that houses individuals awaiting execution. ... The sprawling San Quentin prison complex San Quentin up close San Quentin State Prison is located on 432 acres (1. ...

References

1. ^ World: Americas Serial killer sentenced to die, BBC, Thursday, July 1, 1999 Published at 01:01 GMT 02:01 UK
2. ^ Charles Ng and Leonard Lake, The Motherlode Murders, CyberSleuths True Crime, by Bill Kelly

External links

• Charles Ng's Death Row - Online webpage
• Crime Library's detailed accounts of Charles Ng and Leonard Lake's killing spree