In the predawn hours of February 19, 1983, a robbery at the Wah Mee Club in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District ended with thirteen people killed, including 60-year-old George Mar. The assailants rounded up patrons inside the private gambling den, bound them and systematically shot those present; fourteen victims were attacked in total. At least two of the attackers had been socializing in the club earlier that evening. One survivor, Wai Yok Chin, later provided testimony that was used in the prosecution.

The investigation resulted in the arrests of Kwan Fai Willie Mak and Benjamin Ng, who were convicted of murder and given life sentences. Wai Chiu Tony Ng eluded capture for about two years before his arrest; he was convicted of robbery and assault, served 30 years, and was deported after release. Does anyone have memories of George Mar or the Wah Mee Club that could add context to what happened that night?