The Abduction & Murder of Thomas Ku

In 2001, 48 year old Thomas Ku, the chancellor of Great Lakes College, vanished from his own driveway. Rumours quickly spread about the possibility of a Chinese gang, but then investigators caught wind of some drama at Great Lakes College.

Could the teachers and students of Mr. Ku’s establishment be involved in his sudden disappearance? 

Thomas Ku and his wife, Caroline (Chaing Wan Yeh)

Toronto Star article about the botched abduction

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Sketch of Feng Wang (left) and Zhiyang Suo (right) at their sentencing hearing 2002

Keychain that belonged to Thomas Ku – abductors included it with ransom note

Puzzle box that abductors placed the ransom note in

Picture of the ransom note

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