Myles Fukunaga | |
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| Born | February 4, 1909 |
| Died | November 19, 1929 (aged 20) O'ahu Prison,
O'ahu,
Territory of Hawaii |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation | Hotel worker |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder (October, 1928) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Myles Yukata Fukunaga (1909–1929) was a Japanese-American from Honolulu, Hawaii. [1] On September 18, 1928, he kidnapped and murdered George Gill Jamieson, the 10-year-old son of a local banker. [2] [3]
Subsequent to the murder, he demanded a $10,000 ransom. [4] Before the body of the victim was found, the Hawaiian Trust Company offered a reward of $5,000 with no questions asked. [5] Fukunaga eventually received $4,000 in $5 bills from the victim's father before he was arrested. [4] He was convicted of first degree murder, sentenced to death, and executed. [6]
- Okamura, Jonathan Y. (2019).
Raced to death in 1920s Hawaiʻi : injustice and revenge in the Fukunaga case. Urbana.
ISBN
978-0-252-05144-9.
OCLC
1084629246.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
- ^ "Honolulu Kidnapper Guarded From Mob". Berkeley Daily Gazette. September 24, 1928. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ Okamura, Jonathan (October 2, 2018). "History – Raced to Death: The Case of Myles Fukunaga". The Hawaii Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ "Clemency Asked For Slayer of Honolulu Youth". San Jose News. November 8, 1928.
- ^ a b "Kidnappers Slay Boy". The Pittsburgh Press. Sep 21, 1928.
- ^ "All Honolulu on Search to Find Son of Banker". Schenectady Gazette. Sep 20, 1928.
- ^ "Fukunaga v. Territory of Hawaii, 33 F.2d 396 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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Myles Fukunaga | |
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| Born | February 4, 1909 |
| Died | November 19, 1929 (aged 20) O'ahu Prison,
O'ahu,
Territory of Hawaii |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation | Hotel worker |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder (October, 1928) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Myles Yukata Fukunaga (1909–1929) was a Japanese-American from Honolulu, Hawaii. [1] On September 18, 1928, he kidnapped and murdered George Gill Jamieson, the 10-year-old son of a local banker. [2] [3]
Subsequent to the murder, he demanded a $10,000 ransom. [4] Before the body of the victim was found, the Hawaiian Trust Company offered a reward of $5,000 with no questions asked. [5] Fukunaga eventually received $4,000 in $5 bills from the victim's father before he was arrested. [4] He was convicted of first degree murder, sentenced to death, and executed. [6]
- Okamura, Jonathan Y. (2019).
Raced to death in 1920s Hawaiʻi : injustice and revenge in the Fukunaga case. Urbana.
ISBN
978-0-252-05144-9.
OCLC
1084629246.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
- ^ "Honolulu Kidnapper Guarded From Mob". Berkeley Daily Gazette. September 24, 1928. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ Okamura, Jonathan (October 2, 2018). "History – Raced to Death: The Case of Myles Fukunaga". The Hawaii Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ "Clemency Asked For Slayer of Honolulu Youth". San Jose News. November 8, 1928.
- ^ a b "Kidnappers Slay Boy". The Pittsburgh Press. Sep 21, 1928.
- ^ "All Honolulu on Search to Find Son of Banker". Schenectady Gazette. Sep 20, 1928.
- ^ "Fukunaga v. Territory of Hawaii, 33 F.2d 396 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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