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A 62-year-old man is accused of killing Nguyet ‘Anna’ Nguyen in November 1998. Phan Seng was arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Friday.
The King County Sheriff’s Office announced they made an arrest in a 21-year-old cold case murder investigation.
Nguyet “Anna” Nguyen, 28, left her home on November 9, 1998, to visit her fiancé and was never seen or heard from again, detectives said. She was reported missing by her family on November 10, 1998.
Detectives said Nguyen had plans to fly to Reno, Nevada with her fiancé to get married on the day that she was reported missing. Nguyen’s vehicle was found in the parking lot of a Tukwila casino on November 11, 1998.
Police suspected foul play in Nguyen’s disappearance early in the investigation.
Nguyen’s ex-boyfriend, identified as Phan Kim Seng, was questioned about the disappearance, but he denied any involvement in her disappearance. Detectives said Seng “provided ever-changing stories regarding his whereabouts during the time in which Ms. Nguyen went missing.”
While Nguyen’s body was never found, the King County Medical Examiner’s Office issued a death certificate in 2015.
Major Crimes Detectives reexamined the case and the evidence in 2019. The King County Sheriff’s Office said facts were gathered during the reexamination that was previously unknown to detectives.
“This is the fourth cold case our Major Crimes Detectives have solved this year,” said Sheriff Mitzi G. Johanknecht. “My Major Crimes detectives do outstanding work with limited staffing, and still no funding for a dedicated Cold Case Unit. Instead, they work these unsolved murders in addition to their heavy caseloads in the pursuit of justice and closure for the families who have lost their loved ones.”
The new information lead detectives to further believe Seng was involved in her disappearance and suspected murder.
Authorities said Seng was arrested Friday and charged with second-degree murder. Seng is being held at the King County Jail on $2 million bond.
“Part of our job is to try and get some sort of closure or justice for the families and that’s what detectives really work hard to do, and, in this instance, they were finally able to do that,” said Sgt. Ryan Abbott of the King County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said Nguyen’s family is relieved knowing the man suspected of killing her is behind bars.
“They were extremely happy with the King County Sheriff’s office for all the work that they’ve done in this case and they were in tears when they left, just very thankful,” Abbott said.
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