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Oberlin College professor and wife found fatally shot at home; son charged with murder
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Pipo Hieu Nguyen-Duy, a beloved Oberlin College professor, and his wife, Tran Thi Phong, were fatally shot in their Ohio home; their 31-year-old son, Daniel Jones (who goes by Asia Nguyen-Duy), has been arrested on multiple murder and assault charges.
- Police found the couple's bodies after conducting a welfare check prompted by a report of a smoldering vehicle linked to Asia Nguyen-Duy, who was taken into custody nearby without incident.
- At arraignment, Asia Nguyen-Duy requested gender-neutral pronouns and admitted responsibility, claiming to be escaping a cult; ammunition was found in their car, but the murder weapon remains missing.
- The judge set a $3 million bond due to the severity of the crime, and the motive behind the killings remains unclear.
- Oberlin College honored Nguyen-Duy as a passionate and cherished professor of studio art and photography who had been part of the faculty since 1998.
