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Seattle Murder Trial Begins With Selection of Jurors

Background on trial and jury selection.

Wah Mee Murder Murder Victim's families face the future

Victims' families and their process to claim government benefits as survivors is stalled by possibility that victims may have been engaged in illegal activity of gambling when they died. Victims' relatives are interviewed about their feelings.

Jury selection begins for first Wah Mee trial

Article reports on jury selection, and potential other crimes that Ng and Mak may have committed.

Wah Mee murer trial set to begin next week

Article discusses trial of Mak and Ng, and the continued search for Tony Ng. Also mentions police desire to add dectectives for the International District.

Closed-door Wah Mee hearing runs 5 hours, continues today

Discussion of separate trials. Hearing is not open to the press.

Wah Mee defendant asks for separate trial, change of venue

Article describes legal debate about court delays and how press has handled case

Bing Kong Tong Doubles Seattle Case Reward

Bing Kung Tong raises reward offer for information related to Wah Mee killings.

2nd attorney appointed for defendant in Wah Mee case

Discusses change in defense attorneys. Ng and Mak are both receiving legal help at the public's expense after being deemed indignant .

Death penalty is attacked in Chinatown trial

Ng and Mak's defense lawyers argue against death penalty, but judge rejects arguments.

Chinatown trial date is moved up

Judge denies requests to move back trial date to October. Ng's attorney pushes for an early trial date.