A cold case from 1993 may now have a resolution. Rayna Ramos (63) pled no contest to 2nd-degree murder following an investigation by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office detectives and their Cold Case Unit for the murder of Shu Ming Tang during a botched armed robbery in San Carlos. Sentencing for Ramos is set for November 16, as reported by the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.
Rayna Ramos (63) pled no contest to 2nd degree murder following an investigation by the @SMCSheriff Detectives & their Cold Case Unit for the 1993 murder of Shu Ming Tang during a botched armed robbery in San Carlos. Sentencing set for Nov 16. pic.twitter.com/8tHsN3C59d
— San Mateo County District Attorney (@SanMateoCoDA) September 28, 2023
On April 26, 1993, Shu Ming Tang, the owner of Devonshire Little Store in San Carlos, was fatally shot during an attempted robbery. Ramos, then 32, was witnessed fleeing the scene. SFist details how the case featured on America's Most Wanted in the 90s and had remained unsolved until recently. San Mateo County Sheriff's Office detectives revisited the case in 2018, using advancements in DNA technology to identify Ramos as a suspect.
As Ramos continued living her life undetected, a coincidental discovery was made in Oklahoma. Local law enforcement visited her home for an unrelated case, only to unearth a journal titled "Things I Regret." Among the entries was a confession of killing a "Korean" man in San Carlos in 1993, providing a break in Tang's case.
Ramos was arrested on March 16 in Oklahoma and waived an extradition hearing to face justice in San Mateo County. Investigations continued, with San Mateo County sheriff's officials declining to share further details.
