Richard Lim Beng Gee
Richard Lim Beng Gee (Chinese: 林明义; pinyin: Lín Míngyì; 29 November 1951 - 16 January 2016)[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] During his 31-year career, he helped solve many notable crimes, such as the case of Anthony Ler, who paid a 15-year youth to kill his wife Annie Leong in 2001.
Lim retired from the police force in 2003 due to his worsening diabetes.[3][4]
On 16 January 2016, Lim, aged 65, died from a heart attack.[3]
Notable cases
- 1999 Bukit Timah kidnapping[4]
- Contract killing of Annie Leong (Anthony Ler)[4]
- Murder of Iordanka Apostolova[4]
- Murder of Lee Kok Cheong
- Murder of Lee Kok Yin[4]
- Murder of Yeu Lam Ching
- Murders of Koh Ngiap Yong and Jahabar Sathick
- Oriental Hotel murder[4]
References
- ^ "Visiting Dad". Janeeeee's Blog. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via WordPress.
- ^ Foo, Jie Ying (18 January 2016). "Top cop Richard Lim Beng Gee, who died on Saturday, solved many high-profile crimes". The New Paper. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ a b c Ng, Huiwen (18 January 2016). "Ex-top detective Richard Lim Beng Gee - who helped solve Anthony Ler crime case - dies after heart attack". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Lee, Min Kok (20 January 2016). "Former detective Richard Lim Beng Gee, 65, dies: 5 high-profile cases he helped crack". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 August 2023 – via Asiaone.