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Victor Chang: Murder Of A Hero
Victor Chang was a brilliant man and certainly a hero in our culture. Through his ground-breaking medical work he saved lives and helped many others -- he left a legacy that will stand through time.
So why exactly was he senselessly murdered in the leafy streets of Mosman in Sydney in 1991?
With his usual story telling skill and inside knowledge of police procedure. Ron Stephenson gives a gripping account of the murder of a hero and of the police investigation that extended interstate and overseas to track down Victor Chang's killers.
So why exactly was he senselessly murdered in the leafy streets of Mosman in Sydney in 1991?
With his usual story telling skill and inside knowledge of police procedure. Ron Stephenson gives a gripping account of the murder of a hero and of the police investigation that extended interstate and overseas to track down Victor Chang's killers.
207 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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October 22, 2018
Good book about the senseless murder of a talented heart surgeon. The author takes you through many facets of the investigation, including the formation of Task Force Oak, created to investigate, and combat, Asian associated crime. Ironically, it came into being on 8 March 1991, just months before the murder of Victor.
Victor founded the National Heart Transplant Program at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia in 1984. He, and his team, performed many successful heart transplantation operations during the time period of 1984-90. Due to the scarcity of donor hearts for transplant, he teamed up with other scientists, and engineers, to create an artificial heart. They also developed artificial heart valves, which came to be known as 'St. Vincent's Heart Valves'. In the People’s Choice Awards, held in 1999, the then Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, named Victor as the 'Australian of the Century'.
Tragically, Victor was shot twice in the head in a failed extortion attempt on 4 July 1991. His body was found slumped in the gutter next to his car in the suburb of Mosman, in Sydney, Australia. He was only 54 years old.
3 Stars = I liked the book. I'm glad I read it.
Victor founded the National Heart Transplant Program at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia in 1984. He, and his team, performed many successful heart transplantation operations during the time period of 1984-90. Due to the scarcity of donor hearts for transplant, he teamed up with other scientists, and engineers, to create an artificial heart. They also developed artificial heart valves, which came to be known as 'St. Vincent's Heart Valves'. In the People’s Choice Awards, held in 1999, the then Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, named Victor as the 'Australian of the Century'.
Tragically, Victor was shot twice in the head in a failed extortion attempt on 4 July 1991. His body was found slumped in the gutter next to his car in the suburb of Mosman, in Sydney, Australia. He was only 54 years old.
3 Stars = I liked the book. I'm glad I read it.
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