A 94-year-old California man — initially believed to have died from natural causes inside his ritzy hilltop vineyard mansion — was allegedly murdered by his son-in-law, who was “tired of providing” for him, according to local cops.
Sy Van Nguyen was found dead at his Santa Rosa home on Aug. 11 after his son-in-law, Khanh Trong Tran, 71, discovered him unresponsive, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said.
First responders said that there were “no signs of trauma or foul play” when they arrived and released the patriarch’s body to his family. 3
Then, on Aug. 15, Nguyen’s son provided evidence to deputies that pointed out that the death was “not natural, but instead an intentional killing.”
A security camera was inside the room where the elderly Nguyen was at the time, and his son,