The Murder of Sherry Ann Duncan and the Ill-fated Scapegoats
In 1986, Thai-American, Sherry Ann Duncan went missing from school. Her body was found three days later. Four men were ‘quickly’ – when foreigners are involved cases MUST be solved fast to save tourism and Thai image – arrested on only one man’s testimony.
Years later the case was reopened and the four men, it seemed, were innocent. However, one man died in jail, another had been severely crippled due to the torture he’d been through when police were exacting his confession, and two more died right after their release from jail. The kind of thing one thinks might only happen in Hollywood. The police involved were finally arrested and the murderers were caught.
Unfortunately, even though this case highlighted the seedy aspects of Thai police work, there are many more cases in Thailand where scapegoats have been used, especially when foreigners are involved
The Murder of Sherry Ann Duncan and the Ill-fated ScapegoatsIn 1986, Thai-American, Sherry Ann Duncan went missing from school. Her body was found three days later. Four men were ‘quickly’ – when foreigners are involved cases MUST be solved fast to save tourism and Thai image – arrested on only one man’s testimony.Years later the case was reopened and the four men, it seemed, were innocent. However, one man died in jail, another had been severely crippled due to the torture he’d been through when police were exacting his confession, and two more died right after their release from jail. The kind of thing one thinks might only happen in Hollywood. The police involved were finally arrested and the murderers were caught.Unfortunately, even though this case highlighted the seedy aspects of Thai police work, there are many more cases in Thailand where scapegoats have been used, especially when foreigners are involved
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The Murder of Sherry Ann Duncan and the Ill-fated Scapegoats
In 1986, Thai-American, Sherry Ann Duncan went missing from school. Her body was found three days later. Four men were ‘quickly’ – when foreigners are involved cases MUST be solved fast to save tourism and Thai image – arrested on only one man’s testimony.
Years later the case was reopened and the four men, it seemed, were innocent. However, one man died in jail, another had been severely crippled due to the torture he’d been through when police were exacting his confession, and two more died right after their release from jail. The kind of thing one thinks might only happen in Hollywood. The police involved were finally arrested and the murderers were caught.
Unfortunately, even though this case highlighted the seedy aspects of Thai police work, there are many more cases in Thailand where scapegoats have been used, especially when foreigners are involved
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