Man convicted in kidnapping of San Mateo County girl in 1995

Friday, July 12, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There have been new developments in a San Mateo County kidnapping case from 1995.

Kevin Lin, who was on the run for 22 years, has been convicted in the kidnapping of Kristine Chiu.
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Prosecutors say Lin and two other men kidnapped the nine-year-old girl in Hillsborough and demanded a ransom of $800,000. The men released her after 12 hours and did not receive any money.

One suspect was caught and convicted.
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Lin was captured in Los Angeles in 2017, prosecutors say he was the mastermind.

A third suspect, Brian Shieh, remains on the loose.
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