Teenage Son Charged In Killing Of Father At Fairfax County Home

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — A 78-year-old man who was reported missing on Monday was found dead behind his home in the Bailey's Crossroads area of Fairfax County, and his 19-year-old son has been charged in his murder, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

Police officers were in the 3300 block of Nevius Street Wednesday morning searching for clues in the disappearance of Truman Nguyen, who was reported missing on Sunday.

At a news briefing on Nevius Street late Wednesday afternoon, Fairfax County police said they found Nguyen's body buried in his backyard. Nguyen's 19-year-old son, Philip Nguyen, was charged with second-degree murder in his father's killing shortly after 4:30 p.m., police said.

Philip Nguyen, who lived with his father, is being held in the Fairfax County jail on no bond, Police Maj. Ed O'Carroll, commander of the Major Crimes and Cyber and Forensics Bureaus of the police department, said at the news briefing.

The medical examiner's office will determine the cause of the death, said O'Carroll, who expects an autopsy to be conducted.

Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said this is the fifth time that a mother, father, or sister has been killed by a son or brother in the county in 2021. It is the 18th murder in Fairfax County in 2021. At this time last year, the county had recorded six murders.

O'Carroll said Fairfax County police had been at the residence prior to Wednesday in response to domestic disturbance calls.

A family member reported Nguyen missing on Sunday, according to O'Carroll.

Members of the police department's forensics bureau are expected to remain at the home late into the night and possibly into Thursday investigating Nguyen's death, he said.