On February 19, 1983, Jean B. Mar, 46, was one of thirteen people killed in the Wah Mee gambling club massacre in Seattle’s International District. Three armed men entered the private club during the early morning hours, bound and robbed the patrons, and then systematically shot the fourteen people inside; one person survived.

Legal proceedings resulted in life sentences for Mak and Keung, while Wai Chiu Tony Ng received thirty years and was later deported after serving his time. The attack remains the deadliest mass murder in Washington state’s history and left a lasting impact on the community.