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.
At the age of 20, he travelled to Singapore for a job interview with the Police Force, and joined the police force in 1972.
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.
[2][3] On 16 January 2016, Lim, aged 65, died from a heart attack.