Lin Family Massacre
Lin was arrested in December 1979 for his involvement in the Kaohsiung Incident. On February 27, 1980 Lin Yi-hsiung was in detention and beaten severely by the police. His wife saw him in prison and contacted the Amnesty International Osaka office. The next day Lin's mother and twin 7 year old daughters were stabbed to death. The authorities claimed to know nothing about it, even though his house was under 24 hour police surveillance. There are no suspects to this day.
Lin's eldest daughter, Huan-Jun Lin (林奐均, aka. Judy Linton), who was badly wounded in the incident, was the only survivor in this murder which stunned Taiwan. She later traveled to the United States, embraced Christianity, and married Rev. Joel Linton. She is now a renown pianist and gospel singer in Taiwan.
In 1984, Lin left jail on parole, and went to Harvard University with his wife.
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