Jennifer Pan was a golden child. Then she paid three men to kill her parents. From the archives: the inside story of her unravelling
A close observer might have noticed that Jennifer seemed off, but I never did. I was a year behind her at Mary Ward Catholic Secondary in north Scarborough. As far as Catholic schools go, it was something of an anomaly: it had the usual high academic standards and strict dress code, mixed with a decidedly bohemian vibe. It was easy to find your tribe. Bright kids and arty misfits hung out together, across subjects, grades and social groups.
I discovered later that Jennifer’s friendly, confident persona was a façade, beneath which she was tormented by feelings of inadequacy, self-doubt and shame. When she failed to win first place at skating competitions, she tried to hide her devastation from her parents, not wanting to add worry to their disappointment.
The more I learned about Jennifer’s strict upbringing, the more I could relate to her. I grew up with immigrant parents who also came to Canada from Asia with almost nothing, and a father who demanded a lot from me. My dad expected me to be at the top of my class, especially in math and science, to always be obedient, and to be exemplary in every other way. He wanted a child who was like a trophy—something he could brag about.
She would pack up her book bag and take public transit downtown. Her parents assumed she was headed to class. Instead, Jennifer would go to public libraries, where she would research on the Web what she figured were relevant scientific topics and fill her books with copious notes. She’d spend her free time at cafés or visiting Daniel at York University, where he was taking classes.
After two more years, it was theoretically time to graduate from U of T. Jennifer and Daniel hired someone they found online to create a fake transcript, full of As. When it came to the ceremony, Jennifer told her parents that the extra-large class size meant there weren’t enough seats—graduating students were allowed only one guest each, and she didn’t want one of her parents to feel left out, so she gave her ticket to a friend.
Jennifer was madly in love with Daniel, and lonely, too. For two weeks, she was housebound, her mother by her side nearly constantly—though Bich told Jennifer where her dad had hidden her phone, so she could periodically check her messages. In February 2009, she wrote on her Facebook page: “Living in my house is like living under house arrest.” She also posted a note: “No one person knows everything about me, and no two people put together knows everything about me…I like being a mystery.
According to the police, it was at this point that Daniel and Jennifer, who were back in contact and exchanging daily flirty texts, devised an even more sinister plan: they’d hire a hit on Bich and Hann, collect the estate—Jennifer’s portion totalling about $500,000—and live together, unencumbered by her meddling parents. Daniel gave Jennifer a spare iPhone and SIM card, and connected her with an acquaintance named Lenford Crawford, whom he called Homeboy.
Carty led Jennifer back upstairs and tied her arms to the banister, while Mylvaganam and Crawford took Bich and Hann to the basement and covered their heads with blankets. They shot Hann twice, once in the shoulder and then in the face. He crumpled to the floor. They shot Bich three times in the head, killing her instantly, then fled through the front door.
By November 12, Hann had woken up from his three-day induced coma. He had a broken bone near his eye, bullet fragments lodged in his face that doctors couldn’t remove and a shattered neck bone—the bullet had grazed the carotid artery. Remarkably, he remembered everything, including two troubling details: he recalled seeing his daughter chatting softly—“like a friend,” he said—with one of the intruders, and that her arms were not tied behind her back while she was being led around the house.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ballet Victoria updates Peter Pan for contemporary audiencesEvery aspect of the J.M. Barrie story has been adapted, the stage production imbued with a contemporary twist.
Read more »
Jennifer Lopez Says Her Teenage Twins ‘Are Challenging Everything In Life’Jennifer Lopez's kids aren't exactly rule followers. On Wednesday, the singer appeared on the 'Today' show, and she talked about raising her 15-year-old twins Max and Emme. [readmore label='READ MORE: ' link='https://etcanada.com/news/989075/jennifer-lopez-channels-royalty-at-the-2023-met-gala-in-custom-ralph-lauren-gown/' text='Jennifer Lopez Channels Royalty At The 2023 Met Gala In Custom Ralph Lauren Gown'] Host Hoda Kotb expressed her own feeling that her…
Read more »
Person Decided To Block A Car For Exactly 17 Minutes And 20 Seconds To Get Revenge, They Drive Off And Regret It DearlyThere's no such thing as 'one man's loss is another man's gain' when it comes to parking. Unless you're dealing with the ultimate jerk. Then, every minute and every tire counts.
Read more »
“I Dropped My Bombshell”: Person Gets Petty Revenge Against Bad Neighbors Who Complained About Every Small Noise“I Dropped My Bombshell”: Person Gets Petty Revenge Against Bad Neighbors Who Complained About Every Small Noise Neighbors Revenge
Read more »
Canadian astronauts to attend King’s coronation with Prime Minister, Governor-GeneralJeremy Hansen, Calgary’s Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons will accompany Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Canadian contingent that includes Indigenous leaders and prominent youth
Read more »