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The Killing Fields of L.A.: The Murder of Haing S. Ngor

By Corey Mitchell

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Today marks the twelfth anniversary of the murder of Haing S. Ngor, best known for his 1985 Oscar-winning Best Supporting Actor role in The Killing Fields. He portrayed journalist Dith Pran, who wrote about the horrors of the Khmer Rouge army and the merciless slaughter the rogue dictatorship perpetrated on over one million people. Haing Ngor was a doctor in Cambodia who had experienced these horrors firsthand. When the Khmer Rouge began its slaughter, they targeted educated persons such as lawyers, bankers, and doctors. As a result, Ngor posed as a taxicab driver to escape detection. Nonetheless, Ngor?s parents were murdered. Also, his pregnant wife was forced to give birth in front of several soldiers as he watched. Complications arose as she began to deliver the baby...continue to full post

Full post as published by Hollywood on Trial on February 25, 2008 (boomark / email).

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