195: Tag Team: Leonard Lake and Charles Ng, Part 1
Corpus Delicti
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🗓️ 10 March 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Leonard Lake and Charles Ng | Criminal Minds Wiki | Fandom
12 Jun 1985, Page 5 - Reno Gazette-Journal at Newspapers.com
Attorneys Ask For Immunity For Lake's Ex-Wife | AP News
11 Sep 1989, 10 - Edmonton Journal at Newspapers.com
Ex-Wife of Murder Suspect Asks Immunity From Charges - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Marine Corps Veteran Charles Ng Sentenced to Death for Role in Murdering 11 Californians with Fellow Veteran Leonard Lake; Lake Died By Suicide at Arrest (June 30, 1999) | MILITARY JUSTICE FOR ALL
16 Jun 1985, Page 17 - Democrat and Chronicle at Newspapers.com
22 Nov 1985, 26 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com
Guardian Angel's Body Found Near Killer's Lair - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
Diary Exposes Details for Ng Trial / Alleged partner's entries reveal stalking, murder plans (sfgate.com)
“Die For Me: The Terrifying True Story of The Charles ng/Leonard Lake Torture Murders” by Don Lasseter
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everyone, it's Jen. |
| 0:25.3 | And this is Lindsay. |
| 0:26.7 | And welcome back to Tag Team Corpus to Liktai podcast. |
| 0:30.3 | We are in the midst of our series. |
| 0:32.8 | And without further ado, we do want to give you this warning up front. |
| 0:37.3 | This one's dark. |
| 0:38.6 | You name it, this episode probably talks about it. |
| 0:42.3 | So if you've got a couple of trigger warnings out there, this episode may not be for you. |
| 0:47.7 | Yeah, this one's heavy. |
| 0:49.0 | It is going to be a two-parter, so just know that going into it. |
| 0:51.9 | This will be part one, obviously. |
| 0:56.2 | So let's go ahead and jump in because there is a lot to cover. This episode is about two people who have got to be, if not the worst. |
| 1:05.3 | They are among the worst of the worst. And this is the story of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. |
| 1:12.3 | Leonard Lake and Charles Ing became friends around 1981 when they met in California. |
| 1:19.2 | Leonard Lake was born October 29th, 1945, and Charles Ing was born December 24th. |
| 1:26.1 | Leonard was born in California. Charles was born in Hong Kong.. Leonard was born in California. |
| 1:29.6 | Charles was born in Hong Kong. |
| 1:31.7 | And Charles was born in 1960. |
| 1:35.4 | So there is an age difference here of about 15 years. |
| 1:41.6 | Apparently Lake started showing abnormal behavior at a very early age when he became obsessed with taking nude pictures of his sisters. |
| 1:45.8 | Now, sources vary on this, but some say it was his grandmother who encouraged him to do this. |
| 1:52.7 | And some say it was his mother. |
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