TX TX - Trung Ngo, 23, Katy, 15 January 2013

[summer_breeze]

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/n/ngo_trung.html

 

[TroyinTX]

So just for clarification, has his car ever been found?

Also, what I find disturbing is I lived in the very area Trung vanished from (Fry Rd. & Saums) WHEN this happened and never heard ANYTHING about it until seeing this thread today.

 

[Coldpizza]

From my understanding his car hasn't been found.

 

[TroyinTX]

And another thing, if his phone was found by the field/apartments that I am thinking of, I gotta say that they seemed pretty shady.

I used to jog along a jogging trail that ran directly behind these apartments and the field and used to see some definite shady people/activities to the point that I quit using the trail (the last straw was coming across a gutted and mutilated kitten that someone had cruelly left right in the center of the trail), as I was getting uncomfortable.

Might be meaningless in this case, but wanted to give some perspective on this specific location (not all of Katy is "nice" and "crime free!)

 

[TroyinTX]

From my understanding his car hasn't been found.

If the car has not been found, I do want to go back to what someone had posted on this thread a few pages back: there were SEVERAL car jackings from Wal-Mart parking lots that occurred over a course of several months last year. Though I would think if this was the case, that someone would have saw something.

The discarded cell phone tells me that the whoever did it was smart enough to do so in order not to be tracked.

 

[ohhieliz]

We are in contact with the detective handling the case. Though not daily, we are able to communicate about twice a week. Trying to strike a balance between keeping the detective on the case and allowing him room to do his job. Should we be more aggressive about contacting him?

It is possible that it is a hate crime. That has not been ruled out. I hope it is not, as I would think that would be more difficult to track.

I am not sure what you are asking re: the gang activity. If you're asking whether we consider that angle, we have as well. At this point, the only thing that has mostly been ruled out is that Trung did not run away of his own accord. I say "mostly" because though highly unlikely based on the evidence available thus far, one can't be sure until the person is located. Or someone who knows something confesses. I and the rest of my family believe deep in our heart of hearts that he was taken from us and we are afraid to think what might have happened to him, especially now after he has been gone for nearly 20 days/nights.

Thank you. We have been able to reach out to many outlets mainly through the endless efforts of kind strangers who empathize with my family's pain. As we struggle with the reality of the situation yet strive to maintain hope and continue searching for Trung. If any of us was missing, he would do the same.

The thread lists his last day seen as the fifteenth. That must be inaccurate if he has been missing for nearly 20 days as of this posting.

 

[Houston Mom]

Because of the recent finds involving cars underwater, I wonder if the body of water was searched:

http://goo.gl/maps/XmvFN

 

[Houston Mom]

The thread lists his last day seen as the fifteenth. That must be inaccurate if he has been missing for nearly 20 days as of this posting.

One year and 20 days. Trung went missing in Jan of 2013.

 

[tarabull]

I just don't understand the family 'abandoning' WS as a resource to try and find their loved one. It makes no sense to me.

Thoughts??

Been thinking...

Maybe because of what they came to suspect happened and/or who they suspect...KWIM? Maybe they came to realize they don't need help, it's no longer a mystery to them what happened...maybe they have been waiting patiently for his body to be found...but just thinking outloud on my part.

I can understand (in plenty of cases) not wanting the WHAT, WHY & BY WHO out there' open for the world to see --- not now and maybe never if you could help it sts...again IYKWIM.

:findinglink:
:sweep:
:silenced:

Maybe now - IF it is Trung's body - there will finally be movement in the case.

Regardless, may the family get the answers - may the mystery be solved - may they get to bring Trung home!

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

Here is a Case Archive for Trung Ngo:

http://s296.photobucket.com/user/crankycrankerson/library/Trung%20Ngo%20%20-TX-#/user/crankycrankerson/library/Trung%20Ngo%20%20-TX-?sort=6&page=1&_suid=139067576448802579696212279816

 

[KateB]

Bumping for Trung with this post. Trung is the first one that came to mind that is missing with his vehicle in the Houston area, although I'm sure there are many more.

http://www.chron.com/default/article/Sonar-pictures-reveal-more-than-100-vehicles-sunk-5474530.php

Texas Equusearch officials said they have evidence of more than 127 cars submerged in Houston's bayous and they think some could contain the bodies of missing people, perhaps murdered or lost. Equusearch, a non-profit search and rescue organization designed to help find missing people, also claims the police told them to keep quiet about it because the city doesn't have the money to deal with the sunken vehicles. The organization's founder, Tim Miller, claims a Houston Police Department detective gagged them after their search for a missing elderly woman turned up more than they expected.

 

[KateB]

http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2014/12/02/hsco-investigates-remains-found-in-katy/19788845/

Harris County Sheriff's detectives are trying to identify human remains found in a secluded wooded area in Katy.
...

Searches grided off the area and combed it for clues finding the remains and what appeared to be a handgun.
Officially the department is not saying how long the person may have been here, or if it is a man or a woman found.

 

[Snoods]

http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2014/12/02/hsco-investigates-remains-found-in-katy/19788845/

It's less than 3 miles between the remains and where Trung's phone was found.

 

[KateB]

https://www.facebook.com/PleaseHelp...6441780497102/408400092634602/?type=1&theater

Tomorrow Trung will be missing for two years.

 

[Redux]

I was just thinking of Trung today and came here to see if there were any updates. I can't believe he's been missing for two years now.

I don't see any updates anywhere regarding those remains that were found in December.

 

[NatalieLouiseXx]

:bump: :bump:

All gone quiet on the missing Facebook page. Can't believe there's no updates!

 

[KateB]

Tim Miller with Equusearch was in the news today. He is still lobbying Houston city government to do something about the 127 vehicles in the bayous he has located with his sonar equipment.
http://texasequusearch.org/2015/02/houston-our-bayous-have-a-problem/

HOUSTON, TX – Today, Texas EquuSearch and Michael Kubosh, Houston City Council Member At-Large 3, conducted a new sonar scan of Houston’s navigable bayous in preparation for removing more than 127 vehicles that have previously been located in the water. Council Member Kubosh and Tim Miller, Founder and Director of Texas EquuSearch, will share their findings Wednesday, February 4 at 2 p.m. during a press conference, along with plans to remove the vehicles from the bayous.

Channel 2 news video at link.

Plan to pull sunken cars from Sims Bayou gains momentum
January 28, 2015
http://abc13.com/news/plan-to-pull-sunken-cars-from-bayou-gains-momentum/495173/

Council member Michael Kubosh, along with Texas EquuSearch, are spearheading the effort to pull every car out -- 127 vehicles at the last count done by sonar -- and that effort will include dive teams and heavy equipment.

Trung's vehicle has never been found either.

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

I sure hope they can get it going. And still no word on remains.


Trung Ngo Case Archive:

http://s296.photobucket.com/user/crankycrankerson/library/Trung Ngo -TX-?sort=6&page=1

 

[Snoods]

Since it had been so long with no word, I went onto NAMUS to see if maybe they had input the unidentified Katy remains into their system. Here is what I found:

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/13462

They have the date remains found as 11/2/14. But this has to be the remains found in Katy on 12/2/14 because there were no other remains found in Katy during the time period of 11/2/14. Or anywhere else in Texas.

Then, I noticed they have the age at 25-50 with height of 55 inches, estimated. I know that's just an estimate, but that puts this guy at 4'6" tall!

Anyway, it says DNA still pending so if it's Trung we'll find out soon enough. I have a polite email that I was going to send to the case worker just to clear up the discrepancies, should I send it? If it's not Trung, having the found date and height incorrect wouldn't be good.

ETA: I sent it

 

[Houston Mom]

I think those are different UID's. Maybe they identified the one from Dec 2 and it just did not get publicized? JMO

Here is more information on the November find:

http://www.harriscountytx.gov/CmpDocuments/21/UDF 2014/2014-11-02-3568.pdf