Suspects in quadruple murder die in Utah crash

Robert C. Reed

A high-speed chase in Washington Couty, Utah this morning ended in the death of a man and a woman considered suspects in the March 12 quadruple murder outdie Conover. Catawba County Sheriff David Huffman holds a photo of the vehicle at the crash scene in Utah, during a press conference Wednesday morning.

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Published: March 18, 2009

Updated: 03/18/2009 10:43 am

Newton - A high-speed chase in Washington County, Utah this morning ended in the death of a man and a woman considered suspects in the March 12 quadruple murder outside Conover.

The Washington County Sheriff in Utah confirmed that the two suspects are dead.

More details may be forthcoming at a Catawba County Sheriff's Office scheduled for 9 this morning.

Lisa Phan, 40, and her three children, 20-year-old Melanie, 18-year-old Pauline and 4-year-old Cody, were found dead in their home in a subdivision near Conover after 7:30 a.m.

Brian Tzeo, Saephan's husband and the children's father, was at work in Statesville when his family was killed.

Visitation for the slain family members will be held Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Jenkins Funeral Home in Newton. They will be buried in El Sobrante, Calif.

Media partner WSOCTV and the Associated Press contributed to this report. Read more in tomorrow's edition of the Hickory Daily Record.