Why would anyone kill Buddhist monks?
On the morning of August 10 1991, Chawee Borders headed over to Wat Promkunaram to bring the Buddhist monks their daily meal. Instead, she discovered the bodies of nine people. Including five monks, a nun, the nun’s grandson, and a temple worker. But who would want to kill monks? And why?
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Source material for the case
Innocent Until Interrogated: The True Story of the Buddhist Temple Massacre and the Tucson Four | By Gary L. Stuart
Forensic Files – The Buddhist Monk Murders – Season 15 episode 3
ROBBERY SUSPECTED IN TEMPLE MURDERS
5 Arrested in Slayings of 9 at Arizona Buddhist Temple
Temple Slaying Developments Don’t Add Up
POLICE UNDER FIRE FOR SHODDY WORK IN ARIZONA TEMPLE SLAYINGS
Wat Promkunaram Temple Murders
Youth Testifies Teen Admitted Killing Monks ‘Mercenary Style’
JUDGE NIXES PLEA BARGAIN FOR TEEN IN $1 SHOOTING
Buddhist Temple Deaths: Closing Arguments in Third Trial for Doody
Guilty verdict reached in Buddhist temple massacre
Guilty verdict in Buddhist Temple murders
On the 25th anniversary of infamous Buddhist temple murders, community honors victims
Old Time Crime: Two teenagers held responsible for a mass murder that caused international outrage
Crime scene diagram
Monks + sheriffs
The temple
Remembering the victims
Mike McGraw
Mike McGraw lineup
The temple
Boot analysis
Jonathan Doody
Alex + Jonathan