TX TX- Kim Nguyen, 8, Autistic/non-verbal, poss. abducted, found nude & murdered, Garland, 18 July, 1993, *New initiative, reward $5k*

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Three decades later, North Texas family still seeks answers in boy's disappearance

Kim Nguyen, a non-verbal 8-year-old with autism, vanished from his home in 1993.

www.cbsnews.com

By Erin Jones July 18, 2025

''July 18, 1993, is a day etched in Rudolph Nguyen's memory forever. He recalls the moment his wife told him the worst news he'd ever receive: their son was missing.
"She says oh, hunny, Kim is missing," he said. "I don't know, I can't find him anywhere. I just go to the bathroom, the restroom, and I come out and he's gone."
Kim had autism and was non-verbal. His father jumped in his car and started looking.''
For nearly two weeks, his family, neighbors and police searched desperately. Then Kim's remains were found miles away, in a field in Mesquite.
"I wanted to come and see him, but a lot of people held me back and said no, don't see," Nguyen said. "It's terrible."
Nguyen said the medical examiner ruled his son's death a homicide. Police had a possible vehicle of interest, but the lead went nowhere.''

''Now, more than three decades later, the community is tying pink ribbons in Kim's neighborhood. It's a sign to his family that he hasn't been forgotten and that they, too, want answers.
"Pink represents The Pink Panther, he loved Pink Panther," Michael said.''

 

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https://www.change.org/p/garland-police-department-mesquite-police-department-reopen-the-unsolved-case-of-kim-nguyen-aged-8-of-garland-texas-fa52464f-97a8-45ac-b4f9-a4f73993086e

 

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Jul 18, 2025
Thirty-two years after 8-year-old Kim Nguyen disappeared from his Garland home, his family and community are still seeking justice. Kim, who had autism and was non-verbal, was later found dead in a Mesquite field. His case remains unsolved, but pink ribbons now line his neighborhood as a symbol of remembrance and renewed hope.

 

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July 19 2025

An 8-year-old Garland boy was murdered in 1993. Now, there's a new push to solve the cold case

A Garland 8-year-old boy vanished exactly 32 years ago. His body was found days later but the case remains unsolved.

www.nbcdfw.com

“Somebody knows something,” said Rudolph Nguyen, father of Kim Nguyen.
Pink ribbons in front of the family's home on Thornhill Road bring color to a dark time for Rudolph.
“I have nightmare sometimes. Sometimes when I sleep, I see my son,” he said.
Kim, the youngest of three siblings, was a non-verbal child with autism who adored the Pink Panther cartoon.''

''How Kim disappeared remains a mystery, but his family believes he may have walked out the family’s front door down a sidewalk to watch cars pass by, which he enjoyed doing, then got in a car with a stranger.
Kim's death is classified as a homicide though the family says they know few details.''

''Garland police the case remains open but that they've exhausted all leads. They say with no new leads coming in they're looking to the public for more information.''

 

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I didn't realize there wasn't a Websleuths thread for him. I first heard about his case through the Gone Cold podcast. They covered it in May 2023:

The Kidnapping & Killing of Kim Nguyen Part 1: Without a Trace

The Kidnapping & Killing of Kim Nguyen Part 2: Nightmares

Just an incredibly sad case. And it doesn't look like there would be any DNA to help solve it.