There was no one in the courtroom on Thursday to speak on behalf of the four men Randy Santos bludgeoned to death with a metal bar as they slept on New York City’s Chinatown streets.No anguished friends or relatives to tell the judge about Chuen Kok, Florencio Moran, Nazario Vasquez Villegas and Anthony Manson’s abruptly shortened lives.No one to confront Santos face-to-face about his psychosis-fuelled rampage through Manhattan’s Chinatown neighbourhood nearly seven years ago, or to hear him apologise.
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THU · 2026-05-28 · 20:50 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0528-80033
NSR-2026-0528-80033News Report·EN·Human Interest
Man jailed for 40 years to life for killing 4 sleeping on New York’s Chinatown streets
Randy Santos has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for the murders of four men in New York City's Chinatown. The victims, Chuen Kok, Florencio Moran, Nazario Vasquez Villegas, and Anthony Manson, were bludgeoned to death with a metal bar while they slept.
Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-28 · 20:50 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Randy Santos has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for the murders of four men in New York City's Chinatown. The victims, Chuen Kok, Florencio Moran, Nazario Vasquez Villegas, and Anthony Manson, were bludgeoned to death with a metal bar while they slept. The attacks occurred nearly seven years ago during a psychosis-fueled rampage. No family or friends were present in court to speak on behalf of the victims or to confront Santos.
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The victims were sleeping on the streets of New York's Chinatown at the time of their deaths.
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The killings occurred nearly seven years prior to the sentencing, during a psychosis-fueled rampage.
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The victims were identified as Chuen Kok, Florencio Moran, Nazario Vasquez Villegas, and Anthony Manson.
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Randy Santos was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for killing four sleeping men.
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