Two men sentenced in samurai sword murders

Jae Shim and Steve Kwon killed five people with a baseball bat and samurai sword in 2008.



Last week in Southern California, a man was sentenced to life in prison without parole and a second man was sentenced to 125 years to life for murdering five people with a baseball bat and samurai sword in 2008.

Long Sentences Given to 2 Men in Samurai Sword Killings

46-year-old Jae Shim and 45-year-old Steve Kwon will likely spend the rest of their lives in prison for the "hideous" murders of five people, including two children and a NASA scientist. Shim was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, while Kwon was given 125 years to life.

Shim and Kwon were convicted of the 2008 killings of Shim's ex-wife, 34-year-old Jenny Young Park; her boyfriend, 34-year-old Si Young Yoon; her daughter, 13-year-old Jamie; her son, 11-year-old Justin; and 60-year-old Joseph Ciganek, who was married to Park's cousin.

Tamlyn Tomita. Arden Cho. Sword Fight. Badass.

Watch a sneak peek clip from MTV's 'Teen Wolf.'



Have you been watching MTV's Teen Wolf? In addition to a lot of young pretty people and dark, shadowy happenings, the hit supernatural drama features one of television's few Asian American families. The cast includes Arden Cho as Kira Yukimura, a foxy (literally) lady, and Tamlyn Tomita and Tom Choi as her parents.

In this sneak peek clip from next week's episode, Kira and her mom engage in a sword fight that nearly goes wrong. Don't ask me why mom and daughter are suddenly dueling in the middle of a high school classroom -- I'm not actually caught up with the current season, so I have no idea what's going on. But it's badass.

It's Arden Cho versus Tamlyn Tomita, swinging sharp blades at each other. That's all you need to know.

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Wisconsin man charged in sword attack

29-year-old Young Choi is accused of fatally stabbing his neighbor



What the... Some disturbing news out of Wisconsin, where police say a man stabbed his neighbor to death and injured another man with a long sword. Yes, that is a photo of the suspect, above. I've got nothing.

Watertown police make arrest in sword stabbing death

29-year-old Young Choi was charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Dustin Vanderheyden, his neighbor at the boarding house in Watertown where they both lived.

According to the criminal complaint, police were called after Choi was seen with a sword attacking Vanderheyden, who later died in surgery. When a witness yelled at him to stop, Choi turned around and swung the sword at him, cutting him in the hand. After a brief standoff, Choi eventually surrendered to police.