Strangeland

Ep 8 of 12: The Color of Law

Just weeks after the gang members were convicted, a massive scandal erupts inside the LAPD. The root of the department's corruption is the CRASH program, an initiative to get gang members off the streets using any means necessary, including by framing suspects for crimes they didn't commit. And there's a startling connection between CRASH and the team investigating Haing Ngor's murder.Strangeland is an audiochuck production. Connect with us on social media:Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/audiochuck/">@audiochuck</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/audiochuck">@audiochuck</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/audiochuckllc">/audiochuckllc</a>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@audiochuck">@audiochuck</a>

STRANGELAND from audiochuck is an investigative series that examines cases in immigrant neighborhoods.

Season 3: The Killing Fields of L.A. is hosted by Ben Adair and Mayly Tao.

In 1996, a Cambodian refugee was gunned down in an alley in L.A.’s Chinatown. But this wasn’t a typical murder. The victim was Haing Ngor, an Oscar-winning actor and humanitarian. Many Cambodians believe Ngor was assassinated over his role in The Killing Fields – a film that depicted the Khmer Rouge’s reign of terror.  Three teenage gang members were convicted and sentenced to decades in prison for murder. Yet to this day, the Cambodian community remains unconvinced of the boys’ guilt. Because the thousands of dollars in cash found on Ngor didn’t square with the LAPD’s story, and multiple witnesses said investigators coerced their testimony. In this season of Strangeland, journalist Ben Adair and Cambodian-American podcaster Mayly Tao piece through Haing Ngor’s journey from genocide survivor to Hollywood star to murder victim — and re-investigate the LAPD’s case to find out if justice was lost in translation.

Strangeland is produced by Western Sound.