Lam Luong’s Letter To Judge

Father Lam Luong  What was supposed to be a change of venue hearing ended up being a confession from Lam Luong. Click to hear what he wrote to the judge.
by Tiffany Craig
Published: Thu, March 05, 2009 - 7:00 pm CST Last Updated: Thu, March 05, 2009 - 7:18 pm CST
The father accused of tossing his four young children off the Dauphin Island Bridge says he's guilty and he wants to die.

Lam Luong wrote that and more in a letter to Judge Charles Graddick. Graddick is the judge who will hear his capital murder case. Luong is accused of driving Ryan, Lindsey, Hannah and Danny to the top of that 85 foot bridge in January 2008 and throwing them into the water.

The hearing was supposed to be to discuss the possibility of moving the trial to another county. Luong's letter changed all that.

His court-appointed translator Tam Vo reads the letter.

"Dear Judge, My name is Lam Luong. I am plead guilty for that I have done that was the matter of killing my four children. From the day they die, I'm no longer want to live but I don't know how to die. Just please grant my wish. I hereby request the death penalty as soon as possible. That is my request. Lam Luong."

According to Alabama Law, all capital cases must go to trial. The plea will now be used as evidence by the state. The trial will be held in Mobile and the jury won't be sequestered. Instead of the original 4+ weeks, the trial is supposed to last no more than 2.

Luong's trial starts on Monday and News 5 will cover it from start to finish.


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ok i dont understand where this went religious but, i think he should die the same death those children died and i feel that way for any crime that someone wants to commit… why cant we regress to old laws and old ways of the death sentence it would save us all a lot of money so we dont have to keep feedin and housing these people that quiet possibly live better than some of our neighbors… But this man should die…  this man cast the first stone against himself by tossing lil children to their deaths.

Which bible are you using?

Ickthus, Ickthus, Ickthus, did you not learn from the Chunchula volunteer firestarter about typing things that bring out the religious zealots?  Now I have to read all these palms, passages, and prayers about this guy.

ickthus… if u really want to go bible then what about the verse exodus 21:12 anyone who strikes a man to kill him shall be put to death? or again in vs. 14 if any man .....kills another man deliberately…. put him to death. if u want to ride the “God train” u should be sure of your facts.leviticus 24:1,numbers 35:17,18 etc etc…

oh please ickthus, what do you mean?  he should suffer that is the whole purpose of sending someone to jail or to put them to death. its also called justice. justice for this man would be to let him remember what he has done every day he breathes. hes going to grow old waiting on the death penalty. could die of natural causes, before he ever gets the chair.

Tide fan the problem with that is it will probably uh 20-30 years before that happens?!

Im available to put the needle in if the regular guy calls in sick….

IMO, this letter to the judge is similar to a terrorist claiming martyrdom.  Some will consider this a claim of remorse for what he has done and will begin to change their views in one way or another. It could very well be a cleaver way for the defense to avoid the death penalty and a simple psychological play on the emotions and sympathy of at least one juror. It happens sometimes and sometimes it works. Think about it.

Rose , do you think it is our place to say what the wrath of God is? i have not said what i think we sould do with this guy. it is not may place to do so and God tells us that.  you do what you think best rose, you are the one that will answer when it is your time. i’m going to do what God says because i’m going to answer when it is my turn.  “Rose: i just think he should suffer like those babies did”  that is revenge and that is for God to do my his words. (blastphemy;the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God.) Rose , i hear your anger and passion for the kids. turn it over to God ,for it is His to do with as He has said. Who are we to say other?  i have much contemp for what this man has done ,but will show no contemp to God, by not turning all of this over to Him.

I’m glad he made this request in hopes that this media party of the death these kids can end.  It makes me sick to see how some children get all the attention and over expressed compassion in death by the media with the inflated coverage when other children’s deaths get very little. These children like Cayle Anthony were murdered and were just as important as the thousands of children who are murdered each year. This only creates a celebrity out of the murderer.

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