She pretended to be the perfect daughter and hired hitmen to kill her parents: the true story of Jennifer Pan has arrived on Netflix

On November 8, 2010, the serenity of the town of Markham in the Canadian province of Ontario was shattered after gunmen killed Bich Ha and wounded Huei Hann.

What initially seemed like a violent televised robbery collapsed when it was discovered that Jennifer Pan, the couple’s daughter of Vietnamese origin, was involved in the incident. Now the documentary What Did Jennifer Do? (What Jennifer Did), available on Netflix, delves into the terrible crime that shocked local society almost 15 years ago.

Immerse yourself in the aberrant decision of Jenniferit is necessary to start from its context.

Huei Hann Panhis father, and Bich Ha Panhis mother, came to Canada from Vietnam in the late 1970s seeking a more encouraging future.

They began working endless hours as practitioners and focusing their energy on achieving the desired progress. For them, effort was the key to moving forward.

In those first years of will and dreams, their two children were born: Jenniferin 1986, and Happythree years later.

Jennifer She was pressured by her parents to achieve personally and academically. According to her demanding parameters, she had to be the perfect daughter.

The girl’s activity agenda was very complete. I studied music, practiced figure skating, classical dance and swimming. She was also an excellent student at a Catholic school.

Together with the growth of expectations in this regard Jennifer also consolidates her personal projects. In 2004 they were able to buy a larger house in a residential area and obtain a social promotion.

Jennifer’s plans

Huei and Bich’s initial expectation was that their daughter would become an Olympic athlete.. But that fantasy was cut short when Jennifer tore the cruciate ligament in her knee.

The new decision was to concentrate his bets on academic life. The conditions seemed given. Even though, in full adolescence, Jennifer his performance declined. And not only. He deliberately lied by saying that he was studying a university course for which he had never enrolled. Later he began an emotional relationship with a young man who encountered resistance from his family; Daniel Wong, a local drug dealer.

They began to go out. She decided not to say anything at home. She knew that her parents would never accept their relationship.

The spiral of lies

Towards the end of high school, Jennifer he applied for early admission to Ryerson University. He was accepted. But he had to surpass all his subjects and this did not happen.

To avoid his parents’ demands, he once again falsified reality. He came up with an acceptance letter, a college loan and a $3,000 scholarship.

Thus began their exercise. Every morning she left the house and sat in a cafe to pass the time.

To add verisimilitude, He watched racing-related videos online and purchased some used books..

More established in her deception, she sought more. He convinced his parents to move from the family home to campus. She said she was going to settle down with her friend Topaz as her roommate..

Jennifer, in reality, She lived in the huge house where her boyfriend Daniel Wong lived with his family, they were also lied to. Then, they rented an apartment together.

Jennifer supported herself by giving piano lessons and working in a restaurant. She was the kitchen manager at the same place. Additionally, she had started selling marijuana.

Years passed and the supposed graduation arrived. He planned another escape: he told his parents that the place was too small and that they couldn’t go. This also did not raise any alarm.

…and their world collapsed

His deceptions did not stop. With her seemingly brand new degree, she pretended that she had landed a position as a volunteer in the laboratory at the Children’s Hospital. This required him to perform some guard duty.

This time the parents raised an alarm bell: Jennifer did not have an apron with identification.

So they insisted on taking her to the hospital. She couldn’t refuse. As soon as they arrived, He got out of the car and disappeared among the people. Bich ran after her. Jennifer noticed this and hid in the emergency room waiting room until they left.

Alarmed by their daughter’s behavior, the parents decided to call the friend she supposedly lived with on campus. She confirmed what they suspected: they had never shared a room.

The return to control

When Jennifer returned home, they confronted her and took very cruel measures. I was already an adult but they forced her to quit her job at the restaurant and installed a GPS device in her car.

They also prohibited him from leaving without warning. They confiscated his cell phone and computer. I couldn’t see Daniel anymore.

Bichmoved by his daughter, every now and then he allowed her to check the messages on his cell phone. So Jennifer posted on Facebook: “At home I feel like I’m under house arrest” and “No one knows anything about me. “I like being a mystery.”

Daniel, fed up with the family’s measures, broke off the relationship and started dating other girls. Jennifer went crazy.

Your worst plan

In 2010, he contacted an alleged hitman. He allegedly paid him $1,500 for the murder. But the man fled with the money.

At the same time, Jennifer and Daniel resumed their relationship. Also the plan to separate from his parents and keep all the family’s assets and savings. They estimate he would inherit half a million dollars.

Daniele contacted Lenford Crawford, aka “house boy”. He asked them for 10 thousand dollars to carry out the crime and their collaboration. They added more people to the plan and formed a gang.

The fatal night

He November 8, 2010When Huei and Bich They were about to go to sleep, Jennifer He made his plan concrete. His brother was at university.

Around 10pm he let in the two hitmen and David. Everyone carried weapons. They demanded money, killed the couple and left Jennifer tied up. Then they fled.

Jennifer, according to her version, managed to untie her hands and called the emergency services. She told the operator that they had been robbed and that she had heard gunshots.

Unexpectedly, In the middle of the call, Hann’s screams can be heard. He had survived.

Investigators were struck that the thieves-turned-killers had only taken cash. It was also strange that they entered through the front door.

The father’s testimony

A week later, Hann awoke from his induced coma. He was able to testify and told something surprising: She had seen her daughter talking to one of the attackers as if they were old acquaintances. And she provided one detail: she had not been tied up.

This contradicted what Jennifer had said. The father himself distrusted his daughter.

Already surrounded, on November 22, 2010, she changed her testimony. He said he suffered from depression and wanted to commit suicide. Since she did not have the courage, she agreed with the assassins to kill her, but in the end they killed her parents. The version was weak.

Phrase

He March 19, 2014 the trial began. He denied the accusations and so did the rest of the band. The men said they acted as intermediaries and provided their alibis.

But the accusation was strong. On December 13, 2014, Jennifer, Daniel and their three accomplices were convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

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The family today

Jennifer He was not upset by the sentences, he is 38 years old and only after 25 years in prison will he be entitled to parole. Hann has become invalid and Happy suffers from permanent depression.

Both asked the Court for a restriction in this sense Jennifer You cannot get close to them or contact any of the family again. They still fear him.