Phuc Vo: California man allegedly murders wife and mother-in-law after reporting them missing in September

Investigators said Phuc Vo indicated his wife Tho Ly and mother-in-law Que Tran went to Southern California in a 2017 Honda Fit before going missing
PUBLISHED MAR 5, 2024
Phuc Vo (L) reported the disappearances of Tho Ly and her mother Que Tran (R) on September 13, 2023 (San Pablo Police Department)
Phuc Vo (L) reported the disappearances of Tho Ly and her mother Que Tran (R) on September 13, 2023 (San Pablo Police Department)

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SAN PABLO, CALIFORNIA: A California man who filed a missing report on his wife and mother-in-law last September has now been accused of claiming their lives.

According to San Pablo authorities, Phuc Vo, 40, reported the disappearances of Tho Ly, 40, and her mother Que Tran, 74 on September 13. 

Investigators said that Vo indicated that Ly and Tran had traveled to Southern California after an argument in a 2017 Honda Fit. However, according to police, the location of Ly and Tran couldn't be verified.

Police found inconsistencies in Phuc Vo's statements

Upon further investigation, police claimed that they found discrepancies in Vo’s statement, per CBS News. He was also seen driving the missing car, which was located in Oakland in December.

After executing a search warrant at the victim's home, police arrested Vo on February 29, even though the bodies of Ly and Tran have not been located. 

Vo is in custody at the Martinez Detention Facility in Contra Costa County. The District Attorney's Office filed formal charges on two counts of murder with a special circumstance enhancement against him. 

Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to call the SPPD Investigations Division at 510-215-3150. 

Portland woman accused of killing her husband found dead after being on the run for nearly a month

Meaww previously reported that a Portland female suspect, who is accused of killing her husband, was found dead on Tuesday, February 20, after being on the run for nearly a month, as reported by the authorities.

In a statement, the Portland Police Bureau said that Analiesa Golde of Oregon was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound near Long Beach, a coastal town in southwest Washington.

Golde’s Toyota 4Runner was also recovered. She was wanted in connection to the murder of her husband, 37-year-old Phillip E Pierce, in Portland, Oregon, as per KGW.

Pierce was found dead on January 26 in the Lents neighborhood of Portland. Police had responded to a home in the 9300 block of Southeast Sun Crest Drive after getting a call about a missing person. Police forced entry into the locked home to conduct a welfare check and said Pierce was found dead under "suspicious" circumstances.

It was later revealed that Pierce had suffered a gunshot wound, and his death was determined to be the result of a homicide. Golde was later named a suspect in her husband’s killing and was wanted for second-degree murder.

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