Jennifer Pan
Jennifer Pan orchestrated a fake home invasion to murder her strict Vietnamese-Canadian parents. Her mother died; her father survived. Pan and accomplices were convicted of first-degree murder.
On November 8, 2010, Bich Ha Pan was shot and killed and her husband Huei Hann Pan was critically wounded during what appeared to be a home invasion robbery in their Markham, Ontario home. Their daughter Jennifer, 24, told police that intruders had entered and demanded money.
However, investigators noticed inconsistencies in Jennifer's account. Cell phone records and other evidence revealed that Jennifer had orchestrated the attack. She had hired hitmen through her boyfriend Daniel Wong to kill her parents.
Jennifer's motive stemmed from years of living a double life. She had lied to her strict immigrant parents about graduating high school, attending college, and having a career as a pharmacist. When her parents discovered the deception and tried to separate her from her boyfriend, she planned the murders.
Jennifer Pan, Daniel Wong, and three other co-conspirators were convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder in 2014. All received automatic life sentences with no parole eligibility for 25 years.
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