Top Perfect Nails: The Murders of Jacky Nguyen and Nhut Phan

Top Perfect Nails: The Murders of Jacky Nguyen and Nhut Phan

Author: The Fall Line® July 16, 2025 Duration: 35:16

Throughout July, we are re-sharing cases that still need attention and tips. This week, we are re-sharing an episode that first aired in 2022. 

In part one of this two-part series, we cover the cold-case homicides of Birmingham, Alabama nail-salon owners Jacky Nguyen and Nhut Phan, who were killed in their store just after Christmas in 2010; though their children have long hoped for movement in the case, they've been waiting for answers for over a decade. Rumors and lack of communication became a hallmark for their parents' case: Thao and Linda want to know: who killed Jacky and Nhut? Was it just a robbery, or was there something more at stake?  If you have any information, contact Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama at 205-254-7777.

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