Episode 47: The Unsolved Case of Jimmy and Lily Ming

Jimmy and Lily Ming were kidnapped from their home shortly after a family wedding in January of 1985 in the Strathcona neighborhood of Vancouver, BC.  The Ming family received a ransom note the next day with an impossible sum, but tried their best to not only raise the ransom money but reason with the kidnappers.  7 weeks later, the kidnapping would come to a tragic end, but investigators could only speculate about who was responsible.  Today, the case of Jimmy and Lily Ming is still unsolved - what happened to this young couple? Thank you to Eve Lazarus and her book Cold Case Vancouver for much of the groundwork covering this story + continually looking for answers! Sources https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/vancouver-cold-case-files-murder-on-the-edge-of-chinatown-4543731 https://evelazarus.com/on-the-edge-of-chinatown/ https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cold-Case-Vancouver https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/canada-jimmy-29-lilly-ming-30-abducted-found-dismembered-in-sacks-vancouver-jan-1985.597374/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/owlvip/the_kidnapping_and_murder_of_jimmy_and_lily_ming/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/mcmynn-case-revives-past-traumas/article706073/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33062351/1985-may17-vcr-sun-pg23-jimmy/ https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1985/4/8/a-wave-of-gang-violence https://www.newspapers.com/image/495318331/?terms=%22jimmy%20and%20lily%22%20ming&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/495139928/?terms=%22jimmy%20and%20lily%22%20ming&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/494830676/?terms=%22jimmy%20and%20lily%22%20ming&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/494817720/?terms=%22jimmy%20and%20lily%22%20ming&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/493855143/?terms=%22jimmy%20and%20lily%22%20ming&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/501818472/?terms=%22jimmy%20and%20lily%22%20ming&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/501810526/?terms=%22jimmy%20and%20lily%22%20ming&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/501820328/?terms=harry%20ming&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/495262729/?terms=harry%20ming&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/495263258/?terms=harry%20ming&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/493854338/?terms=jimmy%20ming&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/493854339/?terms=jimmy%20ming&match=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_boat_people#Refugee_camps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triad_(organized_crime)#Based_elsewhere https://www.solvecrime.ca/index.php/en/