When Gunner Jay Lindberg Killed Thien Minh Ly, Was It Actually a Hate Crime?

I wish Gunner could be stabbed 50 times like his victim. That would be justice.

It would appear that this guy is demon possessed. there is simply no other explanation for his behavior. He is obsviously a big fan of the occult and satan, which although he probably thinks that is good, he will be getting really aquainted with both in hell.

Yes, you should see his current pic, for 33 years old he looks like a beat up 50 year old, fat, haggard and burnt out. His body is probably rotting from the inside out due to his evil persona.

This is not a hate crime! Do yall think that maybe there was someting going on in is life? If yall would read the letter he wrote it would explain the murder perfectly, and in that letter he never said that he did this because he was asain. There is no excuse for what he did but in no way was this a hate crime, Gunner is my cousin and we have some asain people in our family, so why would he kill a man of a certain race when that race is in our blood?? He wouldn't. My point is that Ly's murder was not because of his race, but for a reason i don't know.

This man is a monster and he should spend the rest of his life rotting in jail.

Btw Megan, just because someone has Asian relatives, doesn't mean they can't be racist...

well lisa my point is that this is not a hate crime! how can you tell me that my cousin is a monster when you know absolutely nothing about him beside he murdered someone? i never said that what my cousin did wasn't wrong i am just simpily saying he is not a monster and this is not a hate crime! maybe you should do a little reasearch before you start talking about a situation or a person you know nothing about! on and btw lisa its kinda hard to be "raceist" against the person you are the closest to!

Wow. This is one of the most powerful crime stories I've ever read in my life. Because of your work, I feel so much for Thien Minh Ly on that tennis court and wish I had been there with an Uzi to help him fight off his crazy attackers.

Okay well if yall truely believe this is a hate crime please tell me how? You have no proof or evidence that he killed Ly becuase he was Asian so i would really like to know how this could be. And for everyone who cant answer that then stop posting comments saying terrible things about Gunner!!

Sorry Megan. The guy is a racist bully and a total waste of air. We'll see how tough he is when they pump him full of chemicals until he's dead and do the human race a favor.

If there were true justice, one of the victim's family members would be allowed to stab this murderous scumbag to death.

Rot in hell, Lindberg.

Whatever i know Gunner is not a bully or a monster or anything else yall have been saying. He is my family and i love him reguardless of what he did. I know he is changed and that he learned his lesson. There is no excuse for what he did and yes he does deserve to sit in jail and have to relive that night over and over again and im sure it is eating him alive, but for all yall talking s***, yall should really just drop it now becuause ya know whats done is done and nothing you can say is going to make a difference now. Gunner i love you and i will hopefully see you soon, I know you are not a bad person and lets (family) stick together and you WILL get through this!

Yo, Megan. Gunner fired a shotgun at a crowd of high school students, ambushed a prison guard, shot a little boy in the throat, stomped another kid to steal his skateboard, beat the hell out of an old woman during a home invasion robbery, attacked a Mexican field worker for cash, joined white supremacist groups, mocked the murder of Martin Luther King and stabbed a unarmed Vietnamese American 22 times on a school tennis court. Nice resume for a freak punk who was only 21. He will rot in hell.

GUNNER IS NOT A BAD PERSON. YEAH HE MESSED UP A FEW TIMES AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR WHAT HE DID BUT YALL HAVE NO IDEA THE REAL TRUTH. I READ THE LETTER, I TALKED TO HIM, I KNOW THE TRUTH. ALL IM SAYING IS THIS IS NOT A HATE CRIME AND MOST OF THAT STUFF YALL SAID ABOUT HIM IS NOT TRUE, YALL ARE JUST TALKING SHIT ABOUT A SITUATION YOU KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT! ALL YALL KNOW IS THAT HE KILLED SOME RANDOM GUY ON A TENNIS COURT ONE NIGHT AND USE THT AGAINST HIM AND JUDGE HIM. IF THIS HAPPENDE TO SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY MAYBE THEN YOU MIGHT UNDERSTAND MY ANGER.

Hi Megan - I just came across the comments regarding Gunner. I have been writing him for over a year now and there are a few things that I wish to say. Gunner is a changed man. He does feel remorse for what happened. He is not full of evil. In fact, he has treated me with great kindness and friendship. I wish people would not judge him solely on past actions and without knowing him. He has good in him. People just have not taken the time to see it. I want everyone to know that he has become a better man.