Myles Fukunaga

Myles Fukunaga
Born February 4, 1909(1909-02-04)
Died November 19, 1929(1929-11-19) (aged 20)
O'ahu
Conviction(s) Murder (September 18, 1928)
Penalty Death by hanging
Status Executed
Occupation Hotel worker

Myles Yukata Fukunaga was a Japanese-American from Honolulu, Hawaii. In 1928, he kidnapped and murdered George Gill Jamieson, the 10-year-old son of a local banker.

Subsequent to the murder, he demanded a $10,000 ransom. Before the body of the victim was found, the Hawaiian Trust Company offered a reward of $5,000 with no questions asked.[1] Fukunaga eventually received $4,000 in $5 bills from the victim's father before he was arrested.[2]

References

  1. ^ "All Honolulu on Search to Find Son of Banker". Schenectady Gazette. Sep 20 1928. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dmMhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jIYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3582,2396636&dq=gill-jamieson+ransom. 
  2. ^ "Kidnappers Slay Boy". The Pittsburgh Press. Sep 21 1928. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cu8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OEoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1677,3671800&dq=ransom+gill-jamieson.