Myles Fukunaga

Myles Fukunaga
Born(1909-02-04)February 4, 1909
Kaumakani, Territory of Hawaii
DiedNovember 19, 1929(1929-11-19) (aged 20)
O'ahu Prison, O'ahu, Territory of Hawaii
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
OccupationHotel worker
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)First degree murder (October, 1928)
Criminal penaltyDeath

Myles Yukata Fukunaga (1909–1929) was a Japanese-American from Honolulu, Hawaii.[1] On September 18, 1928, he kidnapped and murdered George Gill Jamieson, the 10-year-old son of a local banker.[2][3]

Subsequent to the murder, he demanded a $10,000 ransom.[4] Before the body of the victim was found, the Hawaiian Trust Company offered a reward of $5,000 with no questions asked.[5] Fukunaga eventually received $4,000 in $5 bills from the victim's father before he was arrested.[4] He was convicted of first degree murder, sentenced to death, and executed.[6]

Further reading

  • Okamura, Jonathan Y. (2019). Raced to death in 1920s Hawaiʻi : injustice and revenge in the Fukunaga case. Urbana. ISBN 978-0-252-05144-9. OCLC 1084629246.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

  1. ^ "Honolulu Kidnapper Guarded From Mob". Berkeley Daily Gazette. September 24, 1928. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Okamura, Jonathan (October 2, 2018). "History – Raced to Death: The Case of Myles Fukunaga". The Hawaii Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  3. ^ "Clemency Asked For Slayer of Honolulu Youth". San Jose News. November 8, 1928.
  4. ^ a b "Kidnappers Slay Boy". The Pittsburgh Press. Sep 21, 1928.
  5. ^ "All Honolulu on Search to Find Son of Banker". Schenectady Gazette. Sep 20, 1928.
  6. ^ "Fukunaga v. Territory of Hawaii, 33 F.2d 396 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.


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