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State Employee Stole $130K From Mom Who Killed Both Her Sons In Pennsylvania: DA State Employee Stole $130K From Mom Who Killed Both Her Sons In Pennsylvania: DA
State Employee Stole $130K From Mom Who Killed Both Her Sons In Pennsylvania: DA A Philadelphia woman stole over $130,000 from a former Norristown State Hospital resident who was convicted of murdering her two young sons, using the funds for personal expenses, including a Puerto Rico vacation, officials announced on Monday, Dec. 23. Bridget Nicole Compton, 51, is accused of stealing $132,480.01 from the TD Ameritrade account of Trinh Nguyen, a former Norristown State Hospital resident, officials in Bucks County, PA said. Nguyen is currently serving two life sentences for fatally shooting her sons, 13-year-old Jeffrey “JT” Tini and 9-year-old Nelson Tini, in their Upper M…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA
PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA The day that Trinh Nguyen shot her two sons was also the day she intended to die, authorities said releasing brand-new information. The 38-year-old Pennsylvania mom drove to New Jersey for heroin in an attempt to kill herself after shooting her two sons, Jeffrey "JT" and Nelson Tini, in their Upper Makefield home on Monday, May 2, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said. All of it was planned, said Weintraub, noting the family had been given an eviction notice for Tuesday, May 3.  But things exactly didn't go as planned, for Nguyen, who was captured around 11:3…

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by Cecilia Levine & Nicole Acosta
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Charges Upgraded For PA Mom Who Shot Young Sons: DA Charges Upgraded For PA Mom Who Shot Young Sons: DA
Charges Upgraded For PA Mom Who Shot Young Sons: DA UPDATE: 'PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA' Charges have been upgraded for 38-year-old Pennsylvania mom Trinh Nguyen who shot her 9-and 13-year-old sons last week, authorities said. Nguyen was newly charged with first-degree murder on Monday, May 9, in the Monday, May 2 shooting, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Jeffrey, who went by "JT" and Nelson Tini died on Friday, May 6, less than a week after being shot in the head by their mother while in bed at their Timber Ridge Road home in Upper Makefield, authorities said. JT was a…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
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Brothers Shot By PA Mom Not Expected To Survive: Report Brothers Shot By PA Mom Not Expected To Survive: Report
Brothers Shot By PA Mom Not Expected To Survive: Report The 9- and 13-year-old boys shot by their 38-year-old mom Trinh Nguyen while in bed in the Philadelphia suburbs were not expected to survive, authorities said the evening of the incident. The brothers were identified by friends as Jeffrey "JT" Tini, 13, and Nelson Tini, 9, 6abc reports. A vigil for the was held at Newtown Middle School in Bucks County Monday, May 2. Nguyen was under the influence when she was captured around 11:30 a.m., at the United Methodist Church in Washington Crossing, hours after the shooting at her Timber Ridge Road home in Upper Makefield, Bucks County District…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
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ATTEMPTED MURDER: Mom Was DUI After Shooting Her Young Sons, Neighbor, Police Say ATTEMPTED MURDER: Mom Was DUI After Shooting Her Young Sons, Neighbor, Police Say
Attempted Murder: Mom Was DUI After Shooting Her Young Sons, Neighbor, Police Say A 38-year-old mom was arrested after shooting her young kids and attempting to shoot her neighbor in the Philadelphia suburbs on Monday, May 2, authorities said. Trinh Nguyen was "under the influence" when she was captured around 11:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Washington Crossing, hours after the shooting at her Timber Ridge Road home in Upper Makefield, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. Officers responded around 7 a.m., where a 22-year-old neighbor told police that Nguyen handed him a box of photos and asked him to give the box to her ex-husba…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Woman Wanted For Attempted Murder In Philly Suburbs Arrested: Police Woman Wanted For Attempted Murder In Philly Suburbs Arrested: Police
Woman Wanted For Attempted Murder In Philly Suburbs Arrested: Police UPDATE: 'Mom Shoots Young Sons, Tries To Shoot Neighbor In Philly Suburbs: DA' A woman wanted for attempted murder in the Philadelphia suburbs was arrested Monday, May 2, authorities said. Trinh Nguyen, 38, was captured at the Washington Crossing United Methodist Church in Washington Crossing after a domestic-related incident that left two juveniles hospitalized, 6abc reports. When Upper Makefield police issued an alert early Monday, Nguyen was considered armed and dangerous. The Bucks County District Attorney's Office is expected to release more information at a 2 p.m. press conference.&…

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by Nicole Acosta