Tag Archives: Viet victim

Viet sentenced to 40-to-life for Tet murder

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Bolsavik

A Vietnamese-American man was sentenced Friday to 40 years to life for killing a man who wasn’t doing anything to him at all, after a Tet party in 2009, the OCDA announced in a press release. Thanh Van Tran, 29, … Continue reading →

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Viet man kills wife, family at son’s birthday party

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Bolsavik

In a massacre that has stunned Viets all over, a Texas Vietnamese-American man killed his estranged wife and her family right at his own son’s birthday party. The North Texas Vietnamese-American community is putting together a fund to help offset … Continue reading →

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Annie Le’s killer pleads guilty

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Bolsavik

The lab technician accused of killing Yale doctoral student Annie Le pleaded guilty last week to the murder, in a courtroom session that also provided details of the crime and pointed toward a possible motive for the crime. Annie Le, … Continue reading →

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Viet man shot dead by police

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Bolsavik

Escondido police responding to a 9-1-1 call at the home of a Vietnamese man Thursday morning found him allegedly charging out of a bathroom with a pair of scissors, so they shot him in the head, killing him instantly. The … Continue reading →

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How long does it take OC Sheriff to identify a body?

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Bolsavik

Last September, a decomposed body was found in a shed at a Buddhist worship house in Midway City. The unincorporated area, right in the middle of Little Saigon, is under direct county jurisdiction. It’s been almost 5 months now. And … Continue reading →

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Viet husband and wife killed in Alabama nail salon

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Bolsavik

(Jeff Roberts/Birmingham News) When her 51st birthday comes this Saturday, Nhut Phan‘s six children will be left to mourn both her death and the death of her husband, Jacky Nguyen, 60. The double slaying yesterday of the well-liked Birmingham, Alabama … Continue reading →

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Tila Tequila showed breasts, got pelted

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Bolsavik

Tila Tequila, whose real name is Tila Nguyen, got on the receiving end of rocks, beer bottles, and feces thrown at her at the Juggalos music fest last weekend, according to the AP here. The Juggalos is an annual festival … Continue reading →

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Viet woman stabbed before crashing car

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Bolsavik

A 19-year-old young Vietnamese woman was stabbed multiple times, then plummeted with her car into a ditch, reports the Washington Post here. Vanessa Pham‘s body was discovered in her white Scion hatchback along Route 50 in Fairfax County on Sunday. Apparently, … Continue reading →

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