Born to Kill (47 page)

at Sun Wa Jewelry heist,
106
,
107–110
,
208

Little Italy,
49
,
252

Long, Sonny,
130

Los Angeles, Calif., Vietnamese youth gangs in,
220

LT (Rikers Island inmate),
66

Lucchese crime family,
259

Ly, Duc,
47

Ly, Yu Kim,
86

Mafia,
230

Asian underground's links to,
252–253

family rivalries in,
289

government prosecution efforts against,
190
,
286

private lives maintained by,
76

RICO statutes and,
190

Major Case Squad,
129

ATF liaison with,
131–132
,
138–142
,
160

see also
New York Police Department

Malaysia, refugee camps in,
20
,
34

Manhattan Correctional Center (MCC),
273

Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Jade Squad in,
60–64
,
85

Maria's Bakery,
68
,
74
,
176

massage parlors:

brothels replaced by,
52

David Thai's ownership of,
32
,
77
,
89
,
90
,
91
,
95
,
259–260

robberies of,
13–17
,
28
,
42
,
44
,
93–95
,
123
,
221

Mekong Delta,
18

Meyers, James,
62

Ming dynasty,
51

Ming Jewelry Store,
185

Monkey Man (BTK member),
1

Monroe County Sheriff's Department,
187

movies, Asian gangsters portrayed in,
72–73
,
200

muggings, subway,
27

Nagra recorders,
175

National United Front for the Liberation of Vietnam,
72

Ness, Eliot,
165

Newsday
,
75
,
197
,
274–276
,
285

New Year's celebrations,
114–115

New York
,
70

New York, youth gangs and organized crime in,
230

New York City Police Department (NYPD):

Bomb Squad of,
251

BTK harassment of,
33–34

BTK investigated by,
see
ATF/NYPD

joint investigation at Chinatown gang-violence meeting,
83
,
85–86
,
114

Chinatown insularity and,
59
,
273

cooperating witness unprotected by,
137
,
153–154
,
197

Jade Squad in,
60–64
,
85

Major Case Squad in,
129
,
131–132
,
138–142
,
160

negligence suit filed against,
154

police van bombing and,
33–34
,
59

in White Mare narcotics case task force,
191

New York State Police,
187

New York Times, The
,
251
,
288–289

Ngo, Hoang (Jungle Man):

arrest of,
116–117

in Golden Star jewelry heist,
116

guns obtained by,
106
prosecution of,
276

Ngo, Tinh (Timmy):

agents' respect for,
140
,
159–160
,
163
,
236–237

arrests of,
65
,
120

background of,
18–26
,
209
,
210
,
278

baseball game attended by,
209–212

beeper received by,
67–68

betrayal accusations and,
197–198
,
201

bombing plan reported by,
245–247
,
249
,
251
,
253

Bridgeport operations and,
96–98

at Brooklyn safe-house apartments,
27
,
54
,
56–57
,
224
,
254

brutal disciplinary actions witnessed by,
168
,
170–171

BTK arrests and,
264
,
281–282

on BTK members' deaths,
71
,
74
,
76

Ngo, Tinh (Timmy) (
cont
.)

courtroom testimony given by,
277–278
,
285

cover protection for,
187–189
,
190
,
195
,
197–198

crack smoked by,
55
,
119–120

dai low
status accorded to,
224

David Thai's charisma and,
6
,
29
,
32
,
43
,
227–228
,
237–239

disciplinary action against,
44–45
,
67

Doraville shooting reported by,
162–163
,
166–167

English skills of,
23
,
24
,
193

family of,
18

at first official BTK gathering,
40–43

first robbery experience of,
14–17
,
123
,
221

in foster homes,
23–27
,
98
,
99–100
,
210

at funeral shootout,
1–2
,
4–5
,
6–7

gang joined by,
26–29
,
39
,
42
,
221
,
279

gang membership as sole community affiliation for,
76
,
78
,
167
,
237
,
262
,
263–264

Georgia gang activities and,
102
,
104–113
,
162–163
,
166–167
,
202–209
,
213

Ghost Shadows hangout raided by,
57–58
,
68

girlfriends of,
76–78
,
282

government prosecution of,
154
,
163
,
242

intelligence of,
193

investigators' relationships with,
141
,
155
,
161–163
,
167
,
180
,
209–212
,
217
,
236–237
,
239–241
,
264–265

massage parlors raided by,
14–17
,
28
,
44
,
123
,
221

money skimmed by,
43–45
,
67

physical appearance of,
2
,
15
,
17
,
66
,
67
,
140

as police informant,
120–124
,
129
,
131
,
138–142
,
154–163
,
167–168
,
193
,
236–237
,
240
,
244–247
,
251
,
252
,
277–278

recording device worn by,
173–179
,
180
,
181
,
193
,
234–235
,
242–244
,
277

on refugee voyage,
16
,
19–23
,
99
,
210

relocation of,
282–283
in Rikers Island jail,
65–67
,
139
,
141
,
142
,
143

robbery plans reported by,
174
,
180–183
,
193–195
,
202
,
223–227
,
253
,
255–256
,
257
,
259
,
260

Rochester robbery plans and,
181–190

safety measures taken for,
187–189
,
260–265
,
281
,
282–283

tattoo of,
28–29
,
279

undercover work by,
142–144
,
154–159
,
161
,
173–179
,
180–181
,
186–188
,
190
,
228
,
253
,
260
,
264
,
275–276

Vinegrad's interviews with,
193
,
277

violence disliked by,
76
,
78
,
113
,
119–120

Ngoh, Kim Yee (Sophia):

background of,
90

David Thai accompanied by,
241
,
243
,
254
,
255
,
256

massage parlors overseen by,
90
,
91
,
95

out-of-state operations and,
95
,
97

physical appearance of,
90

at Rochester rendezvous,
185
,
186
,
187
,
188

Nguyen, Bang Nhu,
86

Nguyen, Dat (Hawaii Dat),
241

prosecution of,
276
,
281

in robbery attempt,
224–225
,
226

Nguyen, Du,
145
,
238–239

Nguyen, Jimmy (Hong):

accidental shooting by,
75
,
176–177

at out-of-town heist,
106

prosecution of,
276

Nguyen, Phong Thien,
86

Nguyen, Quang Van,
103

arrest of,
207–208

prosecution of,
276

Sun Wa robbery and,
110
,
112

Nicky,
see
Tran, Bao Hung

Nixon, Richard M.,
18
,
165

Noriega, Manuel,
166

Number Ten (BTK member),
241
,
254
,
255
,
267
,
268–269

oan
,
238

Oldham, William:

ATF liaison with,
131
,
132
,
139–141
,
160

bombing plan thwarted by,
245
,
246
,
247
,
248
,
250

brutal disciplinary action reported to,
172–173

BTK arrests and,
264
,
267
,
269

career background of,
129
,
183

conclusion of investigation and,
252
,
271
,
272

coworkers' relationships with,
139
,
141
,
183
,
207
,
215–216

David Thai surveillance and,
254
,
255
,
256
,
257

FBI rival case and,
233–234

Fourteenth Street robbery thwarted by,
226–227

Georgia gang activities investigated by,
202
,
203–209
,
213

interrogation tactics and,
121–124
,
139–140
,
223

jewelry-store robbery thwarted by,
226–227

physical appearance of,
139
,
215–216

robbery plans reported to,
181–184
,
186
,
194
,
202
,
225
,
226–227
,
254

secret recording operation and,
174
,
175
,
180
,
243–244

self-confident attitude of,
183

Tinh Ngo questioned by,
121–124
,
129
,
131
,
138
,
139–140
,
141
,
161
,
172
,
174

Tinh Ngo's relationship with,
139–140
,
141
,
240

undercover informant for,
142–144
,
155
,
173–175
,
261
,
262
,
277

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (1968),
165
,
190

Ong, Kai Sui (Benny) (Chut Suk) (Uncle Seven):

background of,
68–70
,
133

David Thai's snub of,
68
,
70–71

Eddie Chan vs.,
84

gang-violence summit and,
87

in prison,
69
,
70
,
84

Ong, Sam,
69

On Leong tong:

in early tong wars,
69

Ghost Shadows allied with,
52

leader of,
84–85

Operation Thai-Up,
268

Palmer, Cathy,
233

parasitic groups,
101

P.C. (protective custody),
142

Pham, Cuong,
75
,
176–177

Pham, Lan,
36

Pham, Mui,
241

Philadelphia Phillies,
209–210
,
211

pho
,
30

Pho Bang restaurant,
224

bombing attempt on,
246–252

Pho Hanoi,
32
,
58
,
242

Phu (BTK member),
43
,
44
,
45

police van, bombing of,
33–34
,
39
,
47
,
59
,
225

Pol Pot,
206

Prohibition,
165
,
286

protection rackets,
52

protective custody (P.C.),
142

Pulau Bidong,
34