Fauquier Times
November 11, 2018
Update: Deaths of two Bealeton men ruled homicide
About 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9, deputies responded to a request for a welfare check at 11027 Salisbury Lane in Bealeton, Fauquier County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. James Hartman said in a news release. When deputies arrived, they located the bodies of two deceased men inside the home, Hartman said.”
“The men were last heard from on the night of Nov. 7 when America Nguyen communicated with another family member on social media, Hartman said in the news release.
WUSA9
November 11-12, 2018
Father, son found dead in Virginia home ruled homicide
No murder weapon has been found and there were no signs of forced entry, according to detectives. The home is newly built in small subdivision on large plots of land near U.S route 29. Two doors down, a new home is going up. Neighbors we talked to did not know the Nguyens.
But someone wanted the Mr. Nguyen and his son dead and detectives are trying to figure out who.
"This doesn't appear to be random," said Capt. James Hartman with the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office.
NBC4 Washington
January 17, 2019
Virginia Family Terrified After Mysterious Double Homicide
“My brother, he’s still really young,” Virginia said. “He’s very naïve and gullible. He’s at that age where you just want to have fun.”
She and her mother were visiting a sick relative in Vietnam when Duong and America were killed. While the women were away, the family spoke every day.
“My dad would always ask me and my mom, ‘Do you miss me, do you love me?’” Virginia said. “And he was like, ‘I miss you so much and I love you.’”
But one day, neither man answered his phone. After a second day passed, the sheriff’s office checked the family’s Bealeton home Nov. 9 and found the two men shot to death.
The family had lived in the newly built home for only a year. They’d chosen it because Duong loved the big yard and the safety of tiny Bealeton.
LocalDVM.com
September 26, 2019
Cold Case: FBI investigates mysterious death of Fauquier County father and son
“They didn’t seem to have any specific enemies or anybody that they’ve been arguing with or concerned at this point. We have not been able to determine why these two people were chosen,” said Detective Candyce Shaw.
Although the shooter and the motive remains a mystery. There’s one piece of evidence that investigators say is unquestionable.
“The route 28 corridor south of here is where the Nguyen house is located and then north is Route 28 north it goes into Prince William County and Manassas,” Sgt. Hartman said. “We have strong reason to believe that whoever is responsible for this crime traveled this corridor Route 28 from the Nguyen residence to the Prince William County, Nokesville, Manassas area.”
The Fauquier County Sheriff’s office wants to hear from anyone who may have traveled Route 28 between November 7 and November 8. The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest.
Fredericksburg.com
November 12, 2018
Fauquier authorities investigating deaths of father, son
According to online real estate listing sites, the three-bedroom home where the father and son were found dead was built last year. Salisbury Lane serves a new subdivision off of Routes 15/29 south of Opal, an area with Bealeton addresses.
Richmond Times - Dispatch
November 13, 2018
Fauquier authorities investigating death of father, son as double homicide
The housing development is so new is does not show up on Google maps.
According to online real estate listing sites, the three-bedroom home where Duong Nguyen and America Nguyen were found dead was built in the summer of 2017.
Fauquier Now
November 13, 2018
Bealeton murder victims described as quiet, “nice”
Sheriff’s deputies discovered the bodies of both men in their year-old house at 11027 Salisbury Lane on Friday morning. They died of gunshot wounds “to the upper torso,” Sgt. Hartman said. He declined to provide other details.
But, “we don’t believe that this was a random attack,” Sgt. Hartman said.
After friends expressed concern that the younger man had not contacted them or posted on social media in a couple of days, deputies went to the home to conduct a “welfare check” and entered through an unlocked door, according to the sergeant.
In March 1981, someone shot and killed Robin Brooks and Joan Kenny in a house they shared on Belvoir Farm east of Marshall, where both of the victims worked. Those murders remain unsolved.
NBC4 Washington
November 12, 2018
Father, Son Found Dead in Virginia Home
A man found shot to death along with his son in their Virginia home Friday is described by friends as an immigrant success story who loved the country so much he named his son America.
“I couldn't see anybody ever having ill will toward Duong or America,” said his friend, Phil Shremshock.
There was no sign of forced entry at the home.
“That's scary,” a neighbor said. “That's definitely scary, because then you wonder were they targeted or was this something like a robbery. Do we have anything in this neighborhood to worry about?”
WTOP News
November 14, 2018
Investigation grows into rare Va. double-homicide of father, son
A double homicide involving a father and son with no apparent reason, no motive, no suspect is very unusual here in Fauquier County,” he said, “and it is obviously very alarming to the neighbors and citizens who live here.”
It’s only the second case of homicide this year in the county, best known for vineyards and horse farms.
FBI Website
June 18, 2019
FBI Offering $20,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Those Responsible
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the violent murder of Duong and America Nguyen. Anyone who may have traveled the Rt. 28, Catlett Road corridor in Fauquier County to Prince William County on the evening of November 7, 2018, or the early morning hours of November 8, 2018, is asked to contact the FBI if you remember anything or anyone suspicious during your commute.
Law enforcement agencies are asking anyone with information about this crime to call the FBI Washington Field Office at (202) 278-2000. You may also contact your local FBI field office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or you can submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. All tips can remain anonymous.
Fauquier Times
June 18, 2019
FBI offers $20,000 reward in 2018 Bealeton double homicide
About a week after the homicide, deputies handed out informational flyers to drivers on Oak Shade Road at Va. 28 and on Va. 28 near Tapp Hollow Lane in attempt to reach commuters who many have seen anything suspicious.
At the news conference Tuesday, investigators again renewed their plea for information from anyone who may have traveled the Va. 28 (Catlett Road) corridor in Fauquier County to Prince William County on the evening of Nov. 7, 2018, or in the early morning hours of Nov. 8, 2018. Anyone who remembers seeing anything or anyone suspicious is asked to call the FBI.
“I don’t think any detail is too small,” said Dayoub.
Fauquier Now
June 18, 2019
FBI offers $20,000 reward in Fauquier murders
Both men died of gunshot wounds “to the torso,” Sheriff Robert Mosier said.
But, law enforcement authorities refused to provide more information about the “cold case” murders during an 18-minute press conference at the sheriff’s office in Warrenton.
They have yet to reveal whether the same gun killed both victims, whether they fought the killer(s) or where deputies found the bodies. The killings took place late Wednesday, Nov. 7, or early Thursday, Nov. 8, the sheriff’s office announced last year.
“We’re not able to say one way or the other whether they were targeted or whether it was random,” Sheriff Mosier said in answer to a question Tuesday afternoon.
WHSV3
June 19, 2019
FBI offers $20K reward for info on Virginia double slaying
Police previously canvassed the neighborhood and handed out flyers to motorists near Calverton hoping to find someone who saw anything unusual.
“The public is our best weapon in solving this murder," said Charles Dayoub, acting special agent in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Criminal Division. "We hope that with the passage of time, and through a significant reward of $20,000, someone with information will come forward and help us bring closure to the family and justice to Duong and America Nguyen.”