Richard Lim Beng Gee
Singaporean police detective
About Richard Lim Beng Gee
Lived 1951 – 2016 (aged 64–65).
Richard Lim Beng Gee (; 29 November 1951 - 16 January 2016) was a police detective in the Singapore Police Force. He was known to the local Chinese newspapers as "Singapore's Sherlock Holmes" for his crime-solving skills.
Biography Lim was born in Penang, Malaysia. At the age of 20, he travelled to Singapore for a job interview with the Police Force, and joined the police force in 1972.
On 16 January 2016, Lim, aged 65, died from a heart attack.
Notable cases
1999 Bukit Timah kidnapping Contract killing of Annie Leong (Anthony Ler) Murder of Iordanka Apostolova
Murder of Lee Kok Cheong Murder of Lee Kok Yin Murder of Yeu Lam Ching Murders of Koh Ngiap Yong and Jahabar Sathick Oriental Hotel murder
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Who was Richard Lim Beng Gee?
Singaporean police detective
When was Richard Lim Beng Gee born?
Richard Lim Beng Gee was born in 1951.
When did Richard Lim Beng Gee die?
Richard Lim Beng Gee died in 2016.
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