1928 Fairfield murders

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On August 22, 1928, a mass murder took place at the Bryan ranch near Fairfield, California, United States. Eleven people, including seven members of the Wong family, were killed in a shooting and axe attack. The perpetrator, Leung Ying, fled the scene in a car, but was caught a day later during a manhunt. Following his confession, Leung's actions were attributed to mental instability caused by long-term narcotic addiction. He was sentenced to death the same month in a one-day trial. About three weeks before his scheduled execution date, Leung committed suicide by hanging while on death row. The Bryan ranch killings were the worst case of mass murder in California history at that time, surpassing the McGlincy murders in Campbell in 1896, and the spree shooting of John Goins in Stockton and Galt in 1926, which each had six victims.

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