Murder of Stuart Tay

Who is Murder of Stuart Tay?

The murder of Stuart Tay occurred in Buena Park, California in Greater Los Angeles on December 31, 1992. The Orange County Register referred to the crime as the "Honor Roll Murder." The victim and most of the perpetrators were Asian American.

The victim, Stuart A. Tay, was a 17-year-old Chinese American resident of Orange, California and a student at Foothill High School. Five teenagers believed that Tay was planning to betray them in a planned theft of computer equipment, so they arranged to kill him. All of the perpetrators were students at Sunny Hills High School. Most of the perpetrators had planned to attend colleges and universities.

The perpetrators were 18-year-old Robert Chien-Nan Chan of the Sunny Hills area of Fullerton, California, 16-year-old Kirn Young Kim of the Islands community of Fullerton, 16-year-old Abraham Acosta of Buena Park, 17-year old Mun Bong Kang of Fullerton, and 17-year-old Charles Bae Choe of Fullerton. All suspects were convicted and/or pleaded guilty.

The film Better Luck Tomorrow was loosely based on this murder.