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  • Chinese-American Political Figure Killed - Victim Was Active In New York Republican Party

    01/30/2003 1:16:52 AM PST · by HAL9000 · 17 replies · 60+ views
    CBS Worldwide ^ | January 30, 2003
    (CBS) (NEW YORK) A beloved Chinese-American matriarch who tapped new sources of money and votes for New York Republicans was found bound and suffocated with her husband in their Brooklyn apartment, officials said Wednesday. Josephine and Shan Lin, 65 and 70, were discovered bound with duct tape and suffocated with plastic bags in their Williamsburg apartment, city officials said. The apartment, which Josephine Lin also used as an office, did not appear to have been broken into or ransacked, police said. From Chinatown to Albany, Josephine Lin was remembered Wednesday as a prosperous businesswoman and a driving force behind...