A Waking Nightmare

Murder In The Rain

True Crime

4.2 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In 2020, Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the United States were faced with a barrage of hate crimes. From getting punched while walking to the store to spat at by strangers passing, fear is rippling through the AAPI community, rightfully so. While his death was not targeted because of his heritage, the loss of Matthew Choi was a huge loss in Portland. Everyone from his Korean family and friends to the local foodies that loved his kimchi were hurt and scared by the senseless taking of his life. In today’s episode, Murder in the Rain will be discussing the numbers surrounding AAPI hate crimes, share some local examples, and talk about the shocking murder of entrepreneur, Matthew Choi. Want to cut down some stress and eat great? Try Gobble! Gobble is a delicious and nutritious meal kit company that sends you fresh ingredients you can cook in just 15 minutes and enjoy. Get your first 6 meals for $36 AND with free shipping by going to Gobble.com/murder Looking to relax? Kefla Organics puts 25mg of CBD in their delicious products. Use code ‘Rain20’ at check out to get 20% off organic CBD products from Kefla Organic. Grab a card for any occasion at 420cardz.com. Use code ‘Rain20’ to get 20% off. CNN - Rallies across the country | Secure Server CDN - STOP AAPI HATE NATIONAL REPORT | Hop Clear - Asian Woman Attacked | Oregon Live - Suspect in killing of Matt Choi Indicted | Oregon Live - Matt Choi died trying to stop intruder | Oregon Live - Family concocts crave inducing | Scribd - Coe Bail Memo | KGW - Suspect Arrested Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	I'm Emily Rowney, and I'm Alicia Holland.
0:05.0	This is Bill Camp, the voice of forensic files, too, on HLN, and you're listening to murder
0:12.8	in the rain.
0:17.3	In 2020, Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the United States were faced with a barrage
0:22.1	of hate crimes.
0:23.5	From getting punched while walking to the store to spat at by strangers passing, fear
0:27.6	is rippling through the AAPI community rightfully so.
0:32.3	While his death was not targeted because of his heritage, the loss of Matthew Choi was
0:36.8	huge in Portland.
0:38.6	Everyone from his Korean family and friends to the local foodies that loved his kimchi
0:42.6	were hurt and scared by the senseless taking of his life.
0:46.2	In today's episode, I'll be discussing the numbers surrounding AAPI hate crimes, share
0:50.7	some local examples, and talk about the shocking murder of entrepreneur Matthew Choi.
0:56.7	On Tuesday, March 16, a cowardly racist in Georgia went to three different spas and
1:01.3	killed eight people, six of which were Asian women, because nothing says, back to normal
1:06.4	in America, quite like a mass shooting.
1:09.3	These are the names of those that were killed.
1:11.8	Delaina Ashley Yown, 33, who was there with her husband to get massages, but she was
1:17.0	in a different room than him.
1:18.7	Her husband, Mario Gonzalez, saying the shooter, took the most valuable thing I had in my life.
1:24.2	Paul Andre Michaels was 54, Shao Ji Tan 49, Dao Yu Fing 44, LCSR Hernandez Ortiz 30 was
1:36.0	also shot but survived.
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