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San Diego Man Found Guilty of Raping and Murdering 23-Year-Old Male Intern
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A San Diego man has been found guilty of raping and murdering Dane Williams, a 23-year-old man who was working as an intern at sports store Hurley. The the OC Register reports that Philong Huynh, 40, was accused of drugging Williams before sexually assaulting him and then hiding his body, wrapped in a comforter, in an alleyway.
Huynh reportedly met Williams at a bar in the Gas Light District in San Diego. He was reported missing after leaving the bar and not being heard from again. After authorities found his body, the case did not have any leads until DNA from another alleged rape matched DNA found on Williams, that was linked back to Huynh.
Huynh is also accused of the rape of a 20-year-old Navy corpsman. He faces life in prison for the verdict in the Williams case.
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