Suspect held on $3 million bond following deaths of Oberlin professor and wife

A $3 million bond was set for the suspect in a criminal case that has prompted Oberlin College to pause or modify studio art classes and plan memorials for a long-serving faculty member.

• •Pipo Nguyen-Duy, a 64-year-old Oberlin College studio art and photography professor, and his 56-year-old wife, Tran Thi Nam Phong, were found shot to death in their home.
• •The couple's 31-year-old child, Asia Nguyen-Duy (formerly known as Daniel Jones), is being held on a $3 million bond facing murder charges.
• •The suspect was arraigned on charges of murder, felonious assault, and tampering with evidence in Oberlin Municipal Court.
• •Police located the crime scene after finding a car set on fire near the college's conservatory of music that contained identification for the suspect.
• •Oberlin City Prosecutor Zachary Simonoff stated that the accused offered a confession and led police to the victims' address.
• •The suspect's mother reportedly contacted police to state that her child was currently psychotic and needed medication.
• •The case has been bound over to Lorain County Common Pleas Court to go before a grand jury.
• •Oberlin College paused or modified studio art classes and placed an exhibit of the professor's photography on display at the campus art museum following his death.