Episode 199: The Opium Murders

(Top Row) Brain Tzeo and Lisa Phan

(Bottom Row) Melanie Mouang Saephan, Pauline Chao, and Cody Briant Tzeo

Sources

The Opium Murders  -  Winston-Salem Journal

A New Home: Many Refugees Came to US  - Winston-Salem Journal

Suspect in 4 Deaths in NC Kills Self Girlfriend in Utah  -  Winston-Salem Journal 

Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges in Opium Murders Case  -  Winston-Salem Journal

Friends Become Enemies  -  Winston-Salem Journal

A Tragedy's Aftermath  -  Winston-Salem Journal 

Autopsies in Opium Case are Released  -  Winston-Salem Journal 

Tzeo Charge with Felony Counts  -  Winston-Salem Journal 

End of the Road After Utah Officer Cuts on His Flashing Lights, Saevang Shoots  -  Statesville Record and Landmark

Bunker Hill High School Students Remember Slain Student  -  WBTV

NC Man Sorry for Role in Family's Murder  - San Diego Union Tribune 

Officers follow leads in homicide  -  Hickory Daily Record 

Neighbors Shocked at Dads Involvement  -  Hickory Daily Record 

Pauline Chao  - Legacy.com

Cody Tzeo  -  Legacy.com

Melanie Saephan  -  Findagrave.com

Opium Use: A Hmong Perspective  -  PBS

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https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/attorney-wants-plea-deal-for-man-whose-family-was-killed/275-374819142

https://www.salisburypost.com/2009/12/01/authorities-100-leads-in-slain-n-c-family-case/

https://www.foxnews.com/story/suspected-opium-trafficker-wanted-in-murders-of-mother-3-children-commits-suicide

https://hickoryrecord.com/news/hundreds-mourn-slain-family/article_b046576a-799d-5716-b416-df46a9171d08.html