American Todd Bachman was stabbed to death at the Drum Tower in Beijing, China, a popular monument and tourist attraction, on August 9, the first day of the 2008 Olympics. Bachman was the father-in-law to Hugh McCutcheon, the U.S. Olympic men's indoor volleyball head coach. He was attacked, alongside wife Barbara Bachman, daughter Elisabeth Bachman-McCutcheon and his Chinese tour guide, by 47-year-old man Chinese man Tang Yongming, who jumped from the tower to his death moments later. Bachman was 62 years old.
Todd Bachman News
CNN: American killed at Games was coach's father-in-law (August 9, 2008)
StarTribune.com: Bachman's CEO killed, wife injured in Beijing attack (August 9, 2008)
Canada.com: Relative of U.S. v-ball coach killed in Beijing (August 9, 2008)
Los Angeles Times: Beijing attack victim's name revealed (August 9, 2008)
YouTube: Attacker Kills U.S. Tourist in Beijing (Time 0:47)
Brightcove.tv: American killed in Beijing (Time: 1:35)
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Todd Bachman Background
- University of Minnesota: Todd and Barbara Bachman Establish a Chair in Horticulture Marketing at the U of M (November 2000)