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Suspect in killings of Oberlin professor, wife held on $3 million bond

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Smyth, J. C. (2026, October 30). Suspect in killings of Oberlin professor, wife held on $3 million bond. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/suspect-in-killings-of-oberlin-professor-wife-held-on-3-million-bond/article_1f2b06ca-fec6-52c3-8f8a-644c457cbb11.html

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Police have arrested a suspect who is being held on a $3 million bond and faces murder charges for the deaths of Oberlin College professor Pipo Nguyen-Duy, 64, and his wife Tran Thi Nam Phong, 56. The couple was found shot in their home near campus on Wednesday.

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Pipo Nguyen-Duy, a 64-year-old art professor at Oberlin College in Ohio, and his wife Thi Tran Phong, 56, were found shot dead inside their home near the campus on Wednesday morning. Their son, Daniel Jones (also known as Asia Nguyen-Duy), 31, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder, felonious assault, and tampering with evidence. Police believe Jones set his car on fire in the college's conservatory parking lot to draw attention away from the murders before fleeing. The suspect appeared in court on Thursday, demanding gender-neutral pronouns and wearing jail-issued pants around his ankles during arraignment; he faces a $3 million bond.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An 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. asserted

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The bodies of 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 in their home a few blocks off campus on Wednesday, according to police. uncertain

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Suspect in killings of Oberlin professor, wife held on $3 million bond

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