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Cai Caroline Minling Chiashiang

Case from Westlake-village, CA dated Feb 16, 2018

Victim Details

Cai Caroline Minling Chiashiang Lai

Female

Asian

Westlake-village

CA

2018-02-16

73

Cai

Caroline Minling Chiashiang

07/12/2026

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Cai Caroline Minling Chiashiang, also known as Caroline Minling Lai, was a 73-year-old woman who tragically lost her life on February 16, 2018, in Westlake Village, California. Caroline was a beloved piano teacher who had taught hundreds of students in Ventura and Los Angeles counties over her long career. Her death was a result of a murder-suicide incident involving her husband, Sam Chiashiang Lai, aged 75. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Caroline was shot in the upper to ...
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  • Ventura County Star: Couple in Westlake Village murder-suicide identified

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    I can't stop thinking about the ripple effect Caroline's passing has had on her students and their f... ...Read More
    10/12/2024
    I'm still trying to wrap my head around the tragedy that unfolded with Caroline and Sam Lai. It’s ... ...Read More
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