Oberlin professor and wife killed; child held on murder charges

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 20:32 · Archive

An Oberlin College professor and his wife were found shot dead in their home; their 31-year-old child faces murder charges.

Pipo Nguyen-Duy, 64, a studio art and photography professor and acclaimed fine art photographer, and his wife Tran Thi Nam Phong, 56, were found shot dead in their home a few blocks from Oberlin College on Wednesday. The professor was found on the first floor of the home and his wife on the second.

Asia Nguyen-Duy, 31, previously known as Daniel Jones and from Ashland, Oregon, was arraigned Thursday on charges of murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence. The suspect identifies as gender neutral. Identification found in a car set afire near the college's conservatory of music led police to the crime scene.

Oberlin City Prosecutor Zachary Simonoff told the court that the accused had offered a confession and led them to the father and stepmother's address. Simonoff also told the judge that the defendant's mother had contacted police to say her child was 'currently psychotic' and needed medication. No motive has been released. The case has been bound over to Lorain County Common Pleas Court for a grand jury hearing.

How it is being reported

• Suspect in killings of Oberlin professor, wife held on $3 million bondAn Oberlin College professor and his wife are dead, and the educator’s 31-year-old child is being held on a $3 million bond and facing murder charges in their deaths.News4Jax · 30 Oct, 18:24
• Suspect in killings of Oberlin professor, wife held on $3 million bondAn Oberlin College professor and his wife are dead, and the educator’s 31-year-old child is being held on a $3 million bond and facing murder charges in their deaths.Clickorlando · 30 Oct, 18:24

In this story: Pipo Nguyen-Duy · Tran Thi Nam Phong · Asia Nguyen-Duy · Oberlin College · Oberlin

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