In a bizarre twist of fate, a Chinese woman, Mrs. Ying Kao, narrowly escaped the chopping block thanks to a peculiar legal loophole. The beautiful 25-year-old was found with a large quantity of opium in her luggage upon arrival in San Francisco, July 10, 1929. As a result, the San Francisco Nationalists demanded her extradition to China for punishment. In her homeland, smugglers and opium dealers often meet a gruesome end at the hands of the ‘Headman,’ a notorious executioner.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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