"I want to apologize to my family and friends," Chen said in court, speaking publicly for the first time, "especially my daughter, for what I put them through. People still talk about it., As for whether he believes the Chens will ever get justice, Gosh, he says, after pausing a beat. Ed Chen murdered his moth Lets dive into the details surrounding the incident, shall we? The police also took Vickies story with a grain of salt at first, because they maybe thought she was a jealous ex. Bicoastal besties MM and Katy talk wine and (unsolved) mysteries each week. [2], Having found Blaine Hodges' body next to a gun, police at first theorized that Blaine had killed his family and then himself; Blaine, a former U.S. What We Know About The Unsolved 2014 Murders Of The Chen Family . Nonetheless, it was impossible to mount a case without bodies, and despite Edwards former friend, Michael Reese, claiming he helped the former dump the bodies in the Chesapeake Bay, the police were unable to locate them. "It was a shock to us to find this out," said Al Fostin, the owner. "I shot them. Muller said the tragedy affected the entire community. He could not say yet whether the killings were the work of organized crime, but allowed that "it's certainly a theory".[4]. As many of the people they sought to interview were Chinese and did not speak fluent English, detectives had to determine which dialect the witnesses used and find appropriate interpreters. 5 charged in Virginia triple murder of family; two victims from Utah | KUTV Five men are each charged with three counts of first-degree murder related to thebrutal May 2019 Virginia. The Chens were very successful business people, they lived in a nice mansion in a very wealthy neighborhood. The police said he was very matter of fact and didnt show much emotion. Do you still find out new things about old friends that are surprising, like military school or bachelor party destinations? ", In addition to local authorities, The Daily Gazette reports that the FBI, Homeland Security, and state police have assisted in the investigation into the Chen family murders. This was a very intentional act with very intended targets, Soares said in a October 6, 2015 press conference. Jin Feng Chen and Hai Yan Li were natives of China's Fujian province. Though police are searching for the family's remains, Horan, who's never lost a murder trial, said he thinks he can get a conviction even without the bodies.