THE MURDER OF HENRY LIU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000303420031-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2010
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: March 3, 1985
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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RADIO TV REPORTS, IN~
4701 WILLARD AVENUE, CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND 20815 (301) 656-404
PROGRAM 60 Minutes STATION W D V M- T V
CBS Network
DATE March 3, 1985 7:00 P.M. CITY Washington, D.C.
SUBJECT The Murder of Henry Liu
DIANE SAWYER: Five months ago there was a murder in a
quiet suburb of San Francisco, a murder that would send shock
waves halfway around the world, from Washington to Taiwan. The
murdered man was a 51-year-old American of Chinese descent named
Henry Liu, a journalist, a constant critic of the government on
Taiwan, the author of a criticial biography of its President.
But there are signs that Henry Liu was also a man playing with
fire.
LT. TOM REESE: The date was October the 15th, 1984. The
murder occurred sometime 9:15, we figure, 9:10, 9:15 in the
morning.
SAWYER: Lieutenant Tom Reese (?) is Chief of Detectives
in Daly City, California, the middle-class suburb south of San
Francisco where Henry Liu lived on this quiet cul-de-sac over-
looking the Pacific Ocean.
As Henry Liu walked to his garage to load some boxes
into his car, the gunmen were lying in wait. There was a
struggle. They opened fire. Henry Liu was shot at close range
three times, twice in the abdomen, once between the eyes.
When Lieutenant Reese and his detectives arrived at the
scene, there was little to goon. But when they started asking
questions, the answers brought a surprise..
LT. REESE: Early on in the investigation people were
telling us that he was killed for his writings, it was a poli-
tically motivated killing.
SAWYER: A political killing in Daly City? At this
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