Police Investigating The Missing Markham Couple Case Have Found One Body & Made An Arrest

A Canadawide arrest warrant is still in effect for one suspect.

Toronto Associate Editor

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An arrest has been made in connection with the missing couple from Markham, and a body has also been found.

York Regional Police posted an update on October 1 that said the remains of one body has been recovered at Twin Creeks Landfill and Environmental Center in Watford, Ontario. Investigators with YRP's homicide unit are continuing their search to find the second body, which they believe is at the same location.

A Missing Markham Couple Is Now Believed To Be Dead & A Canadawide Arrest Warrant Is Out York Regional Police, York Regional Police

Quoc Tran, 37, and Kristy Nguyen, 25, were victims of foul play in a targeted attack where they were murdered at 111 Zenway Blvd. in Vaughan. They were last seen at around 5:30 p.m. on September 18.

Recaldo Liburd, 36, was arrested on September 29 and was arrested and charged with two counts of accessory after the fact of murder. There is still a Canadawide arrest warrant for the 35-year-old suspect Phuong Tan Nguyen, who police consider armed and dangerous.

Phuong Tan Nguyen is wanted for two counts of first-degree murder.

  • Toronto Associate EditorAlex Arsenych (she/her) was a Calgary-based Associate Editor at Narcity Canada, covering everything from what's trending across the country to what's happening near you. On top of her Bachelor of Journalism, Alex graduated with a history degree from the University of Toronto. She's passionate about past and present events and how they shape our world. Alex has been published at Now Magazine, Much, MTV, and MTV Canada.

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