Ranko (Ronko) Yamada
Friend and longtime supporter of Chol Soo Lee who organized defense efforts and personally advocated for him throughout his legal battle.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 48min
The Mug Book
Ranko (Ronko) Yamada, a longtime supporter who organized Chol Soo Lee’s defense, and Lizzie Peabody, narrator and Smithsonian Side Door host. They recount a Chinatown murder, problematic mug-book identifications by tourists, flawed ballistics, cross-racial ID issues, the rise of a pan-Asian defense movement, investigative journalism that reopened the case, and the long fight that led to a retrial and freedom.
