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The murder has many clues that make it difficult for the police

ChinaAfter the tragic death of the owner of a clothing store, the police discovered the complicated relationships of the victim and a list of many suspects.

On November 17, 2011, Khuong Van Lo, 27 years old, a clothing store owner in Ganzhou city, Jiangxi province, was found dead on the second floor of the store. This floor is Lu’s usual residence, including a bedroom and a bathroom.

Inside the bedroom was very messy, behind the door was a red plastic bag containing cash in many denominations, totaling about 8,000 yuan. Next to the bed is a wooden table, in addition to clothes and cosmetics, there are two boxes of condoms on it.

An autopsy showed that the cause of death was suffocation due to gagging and strangulation. The time of death was about two hours after the meal, ie about 20:30 to 22:30 on the evening of November 16. The victim was sexually assaulted after her death, but no semen was found in her body. Police speculate that the suspect used a condom when assaulting the victim.

The person who reported the crime was Lo’s husband, surnamed Hoang. He said that early that morning he could not contact his wife, so he rushed to the store and discovered the body. The victim’s family confirmed that a mobile phone and a gold necklace of Lu disappeared, most likely taken by the suspect.

Lu is usually open for business from 9am to 9pm, but according to neighbors, her shop closed before 8:30pm on the evening of November 16. Because the doors and windows showed no signs of being broken, police speculated that the suspect might be an acquaintance of the victim, or that the suspect had sneaked into the store and hid before closing.

A suspicious leather shoe print was found at the scene, different from the victim’s husband’s, most likely left by the suspect. Since then, the police have identified the suspect as a male, about 1.7m tall, aged between 20 and 30, with a slightly thin build.

Another man’s DNA samples were found between the victim’s fingernails and on the tip of a cigarette at the scene, but another man’s DNA was found on the victim’s neck. This led investigators to suspect that the suspect was not just one person.

Another suspicious point at the scene was that the desktop computer near the first floor door had been unplugged. According to the investigator, the computer had no problem, so the plug must not have been pulled out by the victim to prepare for repair. But if this is the suspect’s behavior, why does he intend to carry the computer that is not worth much money and ignore the cash of 8,000 yuan? In the end, perhaps because it was too inconvenient, he didn’t bring the computer anymore.

From the suspect’s unusual behavior, investigators checked Lu’s computer and discovered that she has 70-80 friends of the opposite sex online, most of which are concentrated in Ganzhou city. The chat history shows that the victim had a complicated male-female relationship.

Among them, the police discovered a person with the nickname “Qi Tian Dai Thanh” quite suspicious. When talking to Lo, he threatened to ask her to cut off all sexual relations with other people, or else he wouldn’t leave her alone.

Police quickly found “Qi Tian Dai Thanh” whose real name is Vuong Tinh Vu, living and working in Ganzhou. His height, physique and age were relatively consistent with the initial assessment of the police.

Vu did not deny his relationship with Lo, and also admitted that he had threatened Lo, but he said that he only spoke like that to make her afraid, without actual action.

However, when police asked where he was on the night of the murder, Vu said he couldn’t remember. The police became even more suspicious when they saw two fairly new scratches on Vu’s neck, like being scratched by a fingernail. But the comparison results showed that Vu’s DNA did not match the two DNA samples on the victim.

The investigative team also suspects Lo’s husband because he always acts very calmly and does not grieve the loss of his wife. They found out that the relationship between the couple was not smooth because Lo often had an affair when her husband was away from work.

The family said that on the day of the murder, Hoang returned home relatively late, around 10pm. As such, he has time to commit crimes.

When questioned, Hoang explained that that night, after finishing work, due to a bad mood, he went to the riverside for a walk until 10 pm. However, his testimony was quickly punctured by street surveillance cameras. Accordingly, before the case, he rode a motorbike from work to his wife’s clothing store, and returned from the direction of the store at more than 10 pm.

However, the results of comparing Hoang’s DNA with two DNA samples at the scene did not match. Surveillance video also could not confirm he had ever been to the scene.

Investigating Lu’s call history, the police discovered a phone number that Lu frequently contacted. On the evening of November 16, the two also chatted for a few minutes at more than 7pm.

The owner of this number is Truong Van Khai, 27 years old, a factory worker in Nam Khang district, 1.71 m tall, slightly thin body, very suitable for the police suspect’s portrait. Earlier, during the interrogation, Vu also mentioned Khai as one of the people he warned Lo not to continue. According to Vu, Khai likes to gamble and often borrows money from Lo. Within a few months, Lu had lent Khai tens of thousands of yuan.

Before the police, Khai admitted that Lo had called him on the evening of November 16, but it was just a normal debt collection call. At that time, he was bathing in the unit’s dormitory bathroom, then returned to the dormitory to rest. But the time he showered and the time back to the dormitory are not clear.

The factory gatekeeper said Khai arrived at about 7pm and left at around 9pm, this time is too long. A few workers who also showered that night said they were leaving at 8:30 p.m. when they happened to see Khai walking in. As such, he has an hour and a half gap.

The dormitory is located in the fourth-level block, going through the door is a corridor, the bathroom is located near the end of the corridor. The police discovered that there was a door at the end of this corridor, which is normally not locked, going through the door is to see a river with a small bridge leading to the town, the victim’s clothing store is located not far away.

Through experimental investigation, the police found that it only took 40 minutes to walk from the back door of the bathroom to the crime scene. Khai absolutely had time to take a shortcut to the scene and back after committing the crime.

The police immediately collected Khai’s blood sample, the results of which matched the DNA found on the victim’s neck.

At this time, Khai admitted to the scene, but did not kill. Khai testified that, at 19:00 that day, as soon as he entered the bathroom, he received a debt collection phone from Lo. In order to avoid debt, Khai has not seen his lover for half a month, Lo’s voice suddenly aroused his desire. Khai tricked Lo into saying that if he had just received a salary, he would immediately go to her place.

To save time, Khai took a shortcut to Lo’s store, where he kept hugging and kissing his lover’s neck. Seeing that Khai did not come to pay the debt but just wanted to have a relationship, Lo angrily scolded him. Failing to achieve the goal, Khai had to leave the old way. Khai said that at first, he did not dare to tell the truth because he heard that Lo was killed after he left for fear of being implicated.

To find new clues, the investigation team decided to re-examine the scene, thoroughly inspecting two floors of the store. They noticed the ledge about 1 meter below the storage room window. Because the windows were barred, the police could not poke their heads out to see the entire ledge. They went out, used a ladder to climb up to the ledge more than 3m high and discovered there was a used condom on it.





Police found a condom shell lying on the ledge under the window.  Photo: Sunnews

Police found a condom shell lying on the ledge under the window. Image: Sunnews

Through testing, the victim’s DNA sample was found on the outside of the condom, and a man’s DNA sample was found inside. The sample belonged to the same man as the one found in the victim’s fingernails and cigarette butts at the scene.

The investigation team collected DNA from 50-60 men in the town whose age, height and physique matched the characteristics of the suspect. A person named Truong Hoa gave a match.

Truong Hoa is from Nam Khang district, 23 years old, unmarried, just graduated from university in July 2010. Hoa used to work in another locality and had just returned to her hometown shortly before the case. Hoa is not in Lu’s online friends list. Lo’s husband and friends all said that she did not know Hoa.

Before the DNA evidence, Hoa confessed to killing Lo and humiliating the body.

About 10 days before the case, Hoa lost her wallet while riding a bus in town, including more than 3,000 yuan in hard-earned cash. Hoa suspects a young woman on the bus has stolen.

More than 8pm on November 16, while walking in town, Hoa entered Lo’s clothing store and felt that the owner of this shop was very similar to the woman he suspected of stealing. But without proof, he left.

Soon after, Hoa received a call from her family saying she needed money urgently. He felt his mind go blank and filled with thoughts of revenge. Hoa turned around and entered the store again, going straight to where Lu was arranging goods. Hoa pushed Lo to the floor, strangled. While struggling, Hoa was scratched by the victim and torn her ear.

After committing the crime, Hoa smoked a cigarette and then dragged the body to the 2nd floor, rummaged through the bedroom to find money, but happened to see a box of condoms on the table, so a sinful desire arose. Then, Hoa took off the condom and threw it out the window, falling on the ledge.

Hoa removed the victim’s gold chain and mobile phone, intending to take the computer, but after unplugging it, it felt inconvenient, so she gave up. Flowers completely do not see more than 8,000 yuan behind the door.





Truong Hoa at the crime scene.  Photo: CCTV

Truong Hoa at the crime scene. Image: CCTV

The cause of the scratches on Vu’s neck and the suspicious behavior of Lo’s husband that night were also clarified by the police.

That day, Vu went to meet a girl he knew online, the scratch on his neck was left by that girl, he was embarrassed to say this. As for Lo’s husband, because he did not trust his wife, he hired a private detective, that night, he brought the detective near a clothing store so that the detective could remember Lo’s appearance, convenient for later investigation.

Police announced the murder at the clothing store was solved after 14 days of investigation. The verdict for Hoa was not made public by the court, but according to the law, Hoa could very well face the death penalty for serious crimes and cruel tricks.

Tue Anh (Follow 163, Zhihu)

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