Family's playful & lovable white Labrador-"Sunshine" at Esteban's Breckenridge Park Memorial @ Richardson, Texas.
Contents:
1. Suspects.
3. Known Asian gangs in Garland, Texas.
4. D magazine article. You can access their web site/article by pressing this link.
5. Some information about (girlfriend) Huong Q. Nguyen's family.
Last update: Sunday, August 17, 2008
Following some facts of circumstantial and physical evidence, we have developed this page to share some of our personal views and opinions on the abduction and homicide investigation of our beloved Esteban. This writing and conclusions are based on confirmed information and reports we have acquired and is not conjecture or any false misleading fabrications. The overview gives a glimpse as to what we were against from the first day Esteban disappeared. With no doubt his problems with his perpetrators escalated when he decided against their wishes to take the trip to Aspen immediately at the end of the school term. Esteban followed his father's advise and began to disassociate himself from the people who had negatively changed his life. In the past he had always been persuade to remain by his associates when he attempted to leave. By remaining in the group they offered him and his family protection. But it was mostly from them.
Overview-seeking justice and the obstructions.
Local and State Political Party Wall-
Trying to collect information on this case or to report any wrongful and criminal activities to the Garland City officials, Dallas County officials and local Federal officials has been next to impossible for us or anyone else associated with us, including the media, or anyone wishing and wanting to know facts about this case. A political wall from the controlling Republican Party faction that for many years has led Garland government was built and used following Esteban's disappearance by former Garland Mayor Bob Day and Councilman Randall Dunning to conceal Esteban's abduction and murder; and other reported criminal activities. This opposition became very difficult to overcome as it quickly spread into county and state governments controlled by the same republicans.
Dallas County District Attorney, Bill Hill, a Republican and native of Garland, TX has assisted the City of Garland officials in having his office collaborate and look away from all the reported criminal activity and failures to uphold the law by Garland officials in this investigation. Mounting records collected have indicated this.
The Dallas County Chief Medical Examiner, Jeffrey Barnard MD, failed to respond to the crime scene, correct documented published errors in their autopsy report and follow-up on new submitted confirmed evidence which was forwarded to him. Our many ignored follow-up letters were received by his office. We learned in 2008 that false and erroneous information contained was never amended in their autopsy reports of Esteban. Instead another Republican, Dallas County Judge, Margaret Keliher responded in his behalf.
At a higher law enforcement level, the former FBI Dallas Chief, Guadalupe Gonzalez, a Busch Republican administration appointee, failed and ignored our many official criminal complaints. Based on the information he received from the Garland police, Gonzalez in a letter relates to Congressman Sam Johnson that Esteban's father is a liar and not to be trusted. Agent Gonzalez was previously criticized for his lackluster performance in Phoenix, Arizona for stalling counter terrorist investigations that could have stopped some of the infamous Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Its well rumored the Bush administration placed Gonzalez here in Dallas to finish his days of public service and to help protect his inner circle of Republican friends. For his efforts in the cover-up Mr. Dunning was rewarded by his cronies with a spot to run for Texas state representative district 112 Republican primary in 2008.
The Garland Police ("GPD")-
The unfounded and un-collaborated notion by the Garland Police, starting from the first day, that Esteban's mysterious disappearance was a "runaway" case and days later that his death was a suicide was completely outrageous. Specially when there was absolutely no supporting factual evidence to base these scandalous prejudicial determinations and when there was more evidence indicating that Esteban had been abducted and a victim of organized crime. Instead of following the evidence they began to fabricate it*.
*Evidence which would collaborate with their "suicide" determination was fabricated. The motive for Esteban to kill himself was reported to be that he was being abused at home by his father. This slanderous and false report not only closed the case but brought and motivated hate crimes against Esteban's father. He began to receive anonymous hate phone calls - dead animals were placed in his property - his automobiles were vandalized. His daughter separated from the family. Since it was also suspected that maybe the Garland police may have been involved on some of this- complaints were not filed with this agency - but all was documented and photographed.
Esteban's scent trail identified by Search One Rescue Team hound dog which brought the Investigators to the entrance of a nearby Apartment complex's entrance/parking indicated he met someone there. Esteban's scent ended there suggesting he got inside a motor vehicle and was transported out. There was no reported scent trail leading into the alleged crime scene. This indicated that his body was later transported and dumped by someone.
Mounting events that occurred and followed can now be traced back showing a calculated plan by Garland police to: ignore the Salazar family / other leads and rescue Esteban, limit and misguide their own police recovery search/investigation efforts and to only collect selected and limited information and physical evidence that would only support this Garland police predetermined "suicide" theory. Garland police records indicate the Dallas County Medical Examiners' office was excluded from the recovery area-the police reported that they never responded-why? The Dallas County Medical Examiners have no records indicating the Garland police called them to collect evidence as per open records request in 2008.
Important relative information and evidence that was readily available was ignored and not collected by the Garland police. It included but not limited to physical evidence: the alleged recovered pistol-property of Esteban's father had been wiped down- there was no trace of Esteban's father DNA or fingerprints- Esteban's recovered clothing had no trace of gunpowder residue-there was no reported trace of blood found at the crime scene-the missing shoe which was found by volunteers near a grid search marker placed by the Garland police two weeks earlier and after Esteban's girlfriend was made aware that this search was specific to finding this evidence. All circumstantial evidence reported to police on the first day of the investigation linking Asian organized crime was ignored. This includes the fact that Esteban was inquiring and searching for old licensed plates the week before he disappeared and days later the girlfriend's family's automobile is reported to have license plates from a salvaged vehicle. It was very obvious that Esteban was being manipulated by these people and he wanted no part of this.
Important circumstantial evidence that began the escalation of problems was: 1. Girlfriend and family were very unhappy that Esteban went on this skiing trip to Aspen, Colorado with his family - he did not invite and include the girlfriend and records indicated he never phone her while he was on vacation until 12/24/02- 2. On the day following his return, the girlfriend was brought to our home to exchange Xmas gifts by her older sister- Esteban refused to go over and pick her up- very unusual? 3. Girlfriend reported to a third party that Esteban severed their relationship on 2/25/02. 4. The following day 2/26/02 he was scheduled to drive his father and instead broke that engagement and was allegedly with this girl all day- this sudden change indicated Esteban was being manipulated and controlled by her family. 5. On 2/27/02 someone or some event brought fear into Esteban- he had a terrified demeanor the following day. On that evening, in a closed bedroom, he spoke on the phone with the girlfriend- after the conversation he came out fro his bedroom with swollen and red eyes- evidence he was crying. 6. The next day the girlfriend comes to our home. She is very cheerful and confident; goes upstairs uninvited to Esteban's father' office to greet him, meanwhile Esteban waits at the bottom of the stairs. This is the first time this shy girl does this. Later, in the presence of his father, Esteban challenges and tells the girlfriend to disclose what has caused his unusual changes- the girlfriend is stunned becomes speechless and bows her head away from any eye contact. Evident she was had full knowledge and was not going to disclose this secret that greatly troubled Esteban. On that morning Esteban had asked his father some very unusual questions regarding illegal activities that later were to be observed part of the girlfriend's family. Other unusual events follow and social contact stops with this girlfriend on 12/31/02 until the day he disappeared 1/4/03. 7. On 1/4/03 phone calls from her father's cell phone are sent to Esteban- Some to his cell phone and others to the home land line. From the direction that they were called into it was evident they knew when Esteban was home and when he was not. He had refused and used an outlandish excuse not to go meet with these people on 1/4/03.
Days later, the girlfriend was fixated and wanted to know if Esteban had available the use of an automobile for that day/night- Esteban had told his associates he did not have use of a motor vehicle on that day. But he did. We suspect he was selected to drive in an illegal criminal undertaking. When we later reported that he did, she became very still and quiet. Days later the older sister's motor vehicle is observed and reported to be operated illegally with license plates from a salvaged auto of the same make and model as hers. This is immediately reported to Lt. K. Thompson/Garland police and he repeatedly ignored it. She also moves back from an apartment in Carrollton, Texas with her parents, quits her job, and changes cell number.
Following his disappearance and the fact that Esteban did not want to be with this girl it was very unusual behavior that she was very adamant to be in constant communication with the Salazar family and know everything about Esteban's search and investigation- She would contact our home daily. Greeting cards and gifts were sent to Esteban. This unusual beahvior continued until the skeletal remains were reportedly discovered, we did not hear from her for days- Esteban's mother called her to find out if she was OK and update and inform. Surprisingly she responded that she had no idea of the current disposition of the case- she blamed it on her TV- but these news had also been rampant in area schools and community.
The investigators,
instead of following the reported facts, statements from interviews by Esteban's
father and events; ignored and changed them. New evidence and events were
fabricated. The facts and truth were ignored. The Garland police rumored
initially to the media (Dallas
Morning News) that Esteban's suicide death came as result from
"child abuse", but there was absolutely no credible and verifiable information
to indicate this as reported to
the News Media, the Public, the Dallas County Medical Examiner, the FBI and the
Dallas County District Attorney.
Why would they fabricate such a horrible accusation specially when the Salazar
family was already enduring great pain? Their motive was to divide and
destroy the Salazar family so they would no longer be an opposition and
challenge their false
determinations. The police, following their
receipt of multitudes of affidavits from family and friends quickly dismissed this
fabrication and made it disappear from their case
records. A new motive and an alternative twist
was developed and placed in this case by the Garland police.
As reported in a November 2006 interview with D magazine, Officer Joe Harn
, spokesperson
for the Garland police, stated that there is no record in their files of this
alleged "child abuse" ever happening.
The new reported motive for Esteban's alleged suicide was now "girlfriend problems".
Officer Harn succeeded Lt. Martin as the spokesperson for the Garland police department following the investigation of this case. Lt. Martin became inept for conveying their lies to the public and quickly replaced.
Dr. Jill Urban, the Dallas County Medical Examiner ("DCME"), who made her determination of manner of death, based it on this very important and critical false circumstantial information. She reported this and also other similar fabricated evidence received from the police. Dallas County Medical Examiners records received in 2008 indicate that upon first contact with this agency Lt. Keith Thompson/Garland police provided misleading information to their field agent Richard George. He reported that Esteban *"left his residence with a weapon". His parents were the only ones to witness Esteban leave his home that day and no one witnessed or reported such misleading evidence. Later on, this same individual continued to misinform the DCME on their reported time of search by five hours late. This prevented the DCME from participating on this important collection of evidence and gave the GPD full command to conduct their own limited collection and erasure of evidence.
*This was part of the misleading primary circumstantial evidence the Garland police submitted to the ME-Jill Urban, MD to steer and make her "suicide" determination.
These same horrendous "child abuse" accusations from members of the Garland police were discovered to have been reported and being rumored early to the media and public. Strangely, all friends, neighbors and family members were never questioned about this horrific accusation by the Garland police. Since the police, in 2006, stated there was never any record of abuse at the Salazar home, then whatever police reports indicated this in 2003 can now be undoubtedly reported to be calculated fabricated falsehoods with absolutely no supporting evidence and part of the cover-up conspiracy. But this false information in included and part of Esteban's autopsy report.
Other later discovered police fabrications of evidence included: Esteban's father reported to the police that he thought Esteban killed himself - Esteban had a fight with his father on the day he disappeared and then departed from the house - he was seen leaving his home with a pistol - etc.. Was evidence fabricated and tampered with and was there obstruction of justice by these investigators? Records will confirm this to be so. How can trust and confidence be placed on law enforcement when their brazen actions so clearly demonstrate lack of integrity, morality and honesty?
More credible reports and physical evidence accounting for other reasons of Esteban's mysterious disappearance suspecting of his abduction, captivity and murder were provided from "day one" of this investigation but have all been ignored by the Garland police. Following a letter sent to Officer Harn-GPD Information regarding confirmation on his statements to D magazine a response letter was received on 1/3/06 not from the Garland police but from Councilman Randall Dunning. An unofficial copy of an "information release" to D magazine by the Garland Police was provided by Dunning. In it the police excluded "child abuse by his parents" motive and now claim "the girlfriend" as being the motive for Esteban committing suicide. There are no records or any evidence that this was the cause unless they are indirectly referring to her and her family's involvement in Esteban's abduction and murder. This was suspected from the first day from observing her unusual behavior the previous week, her false and conflicting statements and the sudden changes in her family including her older sister immediately quitting her professional real estate/finance job and moving back to parent's home-changing cell phones, calculated switch of license plates in their 1996 Acura from TX F23FPK to TX WKS79Z- the former were from a similar dismantled/salvaged 1996 Acura model. It is suspected this automobile was being used for illegal purposes and maybe to transport Esteban on the day he disappeared. This motor vehicle operated illegally for months while the Garland police did nothing. The original plates were later placed on the motor vehicle.
Early stages of our own investigation-
The Salazar investigation into Esteban's murder looked into all possible situations which could have caused Esteban's death. This initially also included the possibilities of an accident in the nearby creek area which he always frequented. The police theory of suicide was looked and investigated first in order to move on. After we collected all the physical and circumstantial evidence information (i.e., letters, web sites, phone records, family and friends commentary, reported physical evidence gathered by the police, events the days prior, etc.). There was absolutely no evidence or reasonable conclusion that Esteban committed suicide!! The next step was to look at all family members and all their close associates who had contact with Esteban. We suddenly began to discover that Esteban was associated with local individuals in organized crime.
The search for Esteban's murderer began. Finding out backgrounds about friends and associates of Esteban followed. In this latter group we began to find a very large number of criminal elements surrounding Esteban and reasons for someone having him killed. After many years of investigation and research the following is our picture of the events leading to Esteban's murder:
Esteban's father
became suspicious and later aware that Esteban was associated with a large group
("gang") mostly composed of Asians youth whose activities he had kept very
secretive about until the week prior to his disappearance. These youth
gangs, seen at first as social groups, have no distinguishing names/identities but through
older leaders are aligned with a well known Asian organized crime family and
national gangs.
These relationships began during his first year in high school after he had
joined a Chinese Kung Fu Academy in 2000. This was contemporary with
Esteban's father undergoing two heart surgeries which we suspect is how he was
attracted to this so called "family". We suspect Esteban unknowingly became
part of this group basically for camaraderie and protection. This
exclusive Kung Fu school was very
involved with the local Asian community and its business leaders. Within
there was a select group of people. Signs
about this new association and introduction came in the form of Esteban giving up his: former
Anglo-American friends - school extracurricular activities - material
possessions for/to these people in a show of his loyalty. It included a brand new
computer system (cost about $1500) which he had purchased with his own money
from the job at Canyon Creek Country Club. Other items which he gave up
included: new computer memory board ($300) - clothes - backpacks - CDs- etc. and
most probable the missing pistol. The week
prior to his disappearance Esteban seemed very unhappy/terrified particularly about an event
that occurred on the night of 12/27/02 while in the company of some
Asian youths he had not seen in a while. These groups of individuals (including some
females) are reportedly aligned with adults who engage in organized criminal
activities as per public records. On the next day, Esteban's cool,
confident and happy demeanor was taken
over by a fearful scared & terrorized look. In the days that followed his father
suggested to him that if this company that he had been keeping made him feel this awful maybe he need to
do make a change. There is hard evidence that Esteban severed the relationships with
these people prior to his death and in order to leave he would have had to follow some gang
ritual- (material offering such as a pistol-a physical beating). We suspect the phone calls
he received and his visits on 1/4/03 were all related to this. A lot of
information was uncovered in blogs, internet postings. They easily connected all these people who
once acted as if they did not know each other. In one blog a suspected
Chinese member,
Jien Cheng DOB 9/21/84 who attended Berkner HS wrote about Esteban "loser"
Esteban D. Salazar RIP. These are some of the weapons he boasts to posses on line-
@ MySpace
Following the evidence-
We always suspected the arranged girlfriend-Huong Quynh Nguyen of having full knowledge but were not sure about her extent in participation. Esteban's mother was under the early impression she was being forced to be an unwilling participant.
There is very good reason to believe she immediately fell in love with him and had a fatal attraction, something unexpected by her family/associates. On the week before his disappearance she told Esteban that because of him leaving she was going to be forced to have sex with older men. We believe there is enough material evidence indicating her primary relationship and interest in Esteban was more than romantic. It was business. This family was reported to be in dire financial situation and the father had a reported back injury that prevented him to work and was reported seen gambling. Esteban was very sympathetic with all this since his own father experienced health problems a year before. This was their connection.
The girl professed and frequently spoke about her Buddhism and her beliefs. After Esteban became absent from her life - all this philosophy and religion immediately disappeared. What later appeared and replaced it was a very immoral and material young person who preoccupied herself in her self image.
It's a very usual Asian gang mode of operation that a new member (specially outside their culture) be monitored by a trusting person who is planted. Huong was that person. We suspect Esteban told her all about the occurrence on 12/27/02 on 12/28/02. She called Esteban that night and before the closure of this conversation he was crying. He told her he wanted to get out. She tried to persuade him repeatedly not to severe it/reported this to her associates. The consequences to follow were harm to his family and himself. That was their ultimate connection in this relationship, one she repeatedly talked about. Soon after, her older sister, Thu Q. Nguyen-a college graduate, terminated her professional job with a real estate/finance company and moved back home to monitor Esteban's girlfriend to ensure she would not break down and give up detrimental information about organize crime activities and Esteban's murder to the police. In 2007 she changed her name to Alayna Nguyen. Her mother Co Hong transferred the ownership of their home from her husband, Duc Lam, to her name. All the children's priorities following graduation was to purchase a new import sports car. Records indicate that Alayna provided this to them.
This is not the first time this scenario has played out and it will not be the last as Asian organized crime will continue to influence and come into any of our homes and lives. The fact that Esteban did not use drugs or alcohol and had no extra spending money suggests that whatever extracurricular enterprise he was involved included other people who managed the money received. These individuals responsible for Esteban's abduction and murder first began to plant rumors about Esteban around the area. The girlfriend reported that a mutual friend, Paul Le, stated he was a drug lord and hiding from a drug dealer - the girlfriend later stated that Esteban told her he was not returning to school because he did not need an education -later the girlfriend began to spread rumors that Esteban killed himself-saying that when she talked to him last he was sad. We now know that all that information was false and misleading.
If he was involved with these criminals - was he a robin hood type and giving his money to the needy?? This was the basis for the formation of the Triads in the Ming dynasty in China - but when the Communist took over China they fled to Hong Kong where they flourished for profit under British rule until it became once again Chinese and Communist dominated. This social change cause their relocation to the West- USA and Canada were business has exploded and continues to be profitable.
By following some of the evidence we can concluded that Huong and her family were fully aware and participated in Esteban's abduction- Phone records and statements given for the day he disappeared (1/4/03) indicate this. Huong and her family only called the Salazar home when they knew Esteban or someone would be home. No phone calls were made at any time after Esteban departed or until his parents returned from the movies- Records indicate that this horrific ordeal had been carefully planned the week before.
No phone calls followed for Esteban because Huong and her family knew where he was- the only phone call that followed that evening was shortly after Esteban's parents walked into their home- another coincidence? No - they were at the home and were aware that they were out because Esteban had told them earlier-
This basic information and more has been out there for the Garland police- it gives the motive and opportunity in which these people acted. Instead they chose to fabricate evidence and close the case.
From the information that has been gathered we reasonably believe that Esteban's murder was premeditated and great efforts were later made to conceal it. The search and investigation was being monitored daily by the perpetrators.
Fabrications of evidence and rumors-
Initial unfounded rumors about Esteban being a drug dealer were surfacing everywhere. But why were they being fabricated and by whom?? These rumors were spreading rampantly by kids as well as adults (parents). It could only be suspected then, that its reason was to derail any investigation into Esteban's murder and tarnish Esteban and his family's good character. Some of these outrageous stories heard included one from a former Garland police officer that Esteban was selling drugs at age (13) thirteen during his Garland youth soccer games and that he had been previously arrested by the Garland Police. Absolutely pure nonsense and no record of it; but whom and what reason was behind it? This surely criminalized Esteban's good character. It is a known fact that Esteban's father went with Esteban to every soccer practice and game and nothing of the such was ever observed happening. There are absolutely no police records to support this and Esteban's parents would have been the first to know if it was true? The Salazar family's first private investigator, Duncan & Associates, brought those same similar news and when the Salazar family began to interview the sources to verify the information not none of these sources knew of Esteban or anything about this outrageous story. Other similar outrageous rumors were present at Esteban's high school and now additionally rumors involved Esteban's father being a member of the Mexican Mafia. We suspect these rumors along with other false information was planted into the public's mind by the Garland police to keep away any support from the community and news media to the Salazar family. The Garland police never attempted to inform the public and media that these allegations were false.
More information-
From the first day of Esteban's disappearance it was feared that something terribly wrong had happened to Esteban related to people that he knew and the very unusual activities during the previous week prior to this disappearance. During the first week of his disappearance the new information gathered by the Salazar family indicated that his disappearance was related to the company which he kept. Esteban's cool and confident manner changed drastically during the days before his disappearance. It was new and that of a completely very frightened character; never seen before by his family.
Some people have raised the theory that because Esteban was non-Asian and his girlfriend was Vietnamese that perhaps his death was a hate crime or maybe an act of this girlfriend's obsession/revenge against him since he did not show any romantic interest on her and her relationship with Esteban was seen and reported as one-sided by all who knew them. This family reportedly came to North America through Canada and ease their way into the USA. Some mentioned that maybe the girlfriend had sponsored Esteban into a gang since he was non-Asian or she was planted to monitor his behavior. Her much older sister, Thu, had a personal nickname for Esteban, "Bon Bon". At the time when Esteban was introduced to this girlfriend, her family was experiencing financial problems. Her mother was the only income producing individual (manicurist) in the household. Both older siblings-brother and sister were attending college away from home, living in off-campus apartments and the father was not working. He was reported to be disabled and ill needing surgery and medical care. Reports that he gambled were also appearing. We reasonably suspect their cost of living was being subsidized with some unreported income. The mother, Co Hong Nguyen, worked at Best Nails on Skillman, Dallas, TX. The shop was reported owned/operated by a Ken Thi Tran but this individual was never seen- she is also owned another salon in Mesquite and listed as the owner of a residence at 1608 Mayflower, Richardson, TX- The shop closed on June 2008- the operator of the shop, Binh Linh Tang, has continued close ties with Co Hong Nguyen. He is seen with her very frequently.
Other considerations- In addition, it was reported from some of Esteban's Asian friends that both the girlfriend's father and brother had disapproved of this courtship. The sister has not been seen in a romantic relationship, although Huong reported she had a very bad experience with an Anglo/American boyfriend who had to be discouraged by a brother.
Esteban related some of this to his parents earlier in this relationship but it was never considered for them to be a serious matter. Instead of becoming alarmed, Esteban's parents encouraged that Esteban worked at improving his relationship with this family. Esteban had mentioned that the girlfriend's father, who did not work and has lived in the USA since about 1987, would sit in front of the TV and never acknowledge his presence during the time of his visits into their home. The girlfriend has repeatedly stated that her father never learned the English language? In early 2003, the Salazar's private Investigator reported that the father had no problem relating to them in English to "never again call my home". It was noted that neither the brother or father came to Esteban's memorial service.
The girlfriend had reported to Esteban's family that she disliked Asian men and would only date non-Asian men. Strangely, shortly after Esteban's remains were discovered and identified she was reported to be dating an older Asian man, Khang Duy Lam. The girlfriend later stated to some investigative reporters that Esteban had severed their courtship on Christmas Day 2002, but "that was not unusual since he had also done the same in the past." This subject was never disclosed to Esteban's parents by the girlfriend or Esteban.
Reports of gang activity at the girlfriend's home was later reported by a young male Hispanic gang member who had a fight with an Asian female at that location. This new girlfriend/Huong was introduced to him at a martial arts exhibition @ City Place-Dallas, TX in April 2002 by Esteban's so called "Kung Fu brother", Peter Kwang who dated her best friend (Kanga).
Was something that initially appeared as a social group of friends supporting each other may have all of the sudden become bigger than it was supposed to be... for Esteban? Esteban knew a lot of whatever activities these people were involved in. At the young age of (17) seventeen and that also being a time for such gang initiations into this type of criminal activity; was this the beginning or was it Esteban wanting to get out of this derelict criminal scene and the company he was keeping? Or was he being set-up by his own "friends" to take the fall on some serious offense?
Esteban was introduced to this girlfriend at a martial arts exhibition by Peter Kwang and his girlfriend Kang Au-Dong. Several times Esteban had stopped attending the Hung Fist Shoaling Kung Fu school only to be persuaded back by Peter Kwang. During the summer of 2002 Kang began attending the martial arts school, Esteban dropped out. There is much evidence that this girl was very romantically interested on Esteban and he had refused her many advances. She is also one to have short term romantic relations-considered once to be unusual for Asian women?
During the first week (April 2002) of Esteban's courtship with girlfriend-Huong Q. Nguyen it was noted that he stopped using his cell phone completely. Esteban's father was in Costa Rica. Very strange behavior for a teenager?? His neck was noted to be covered with bruising. This was later treated by his parents as being from passionate adolescent sexual behavior from this Asian girl. In 2006 it was learned about an Asian gang initiation marking called "coining", where a coin is rubbed in to leave a mark. Cigarette burns were discovered in his forearm before (he never smoked). Could this have been what occurred since this girlfriend appeared to be so innocent? Some cigarettes burns were reported seen on Esteban's forearm in 2000, by other family members, which he kept covered wearing long sleeve shirts. His father during that time underwent two open heart surgeries and was clueless about what may had been happening at that time.
Esteban's last days-
From his appearance and behavior it was evident Esteban was being deceitfully manipulated by these people leading to his decision to severe his relationship. It is suspected something very out of the norm and probally violent occurred, a threat or crime was witnessed by Esteban days prior to his disappearance. Their is no report that the girlfriend was present but there is very good reason to believe she was fully aware of what had transpired from her long telephone call to Esteban on the evening of 12/28/02 and her demeanor during her visit to Esteban's home on 12/29/02. Esteban's father was witness to both.
Following that phone call Esteban showed signs that he had been crying. Watery red eyes and swollen eyelids. The next day in front of his father, Esteban challenged the girlfriend to explain what was going on that was troubling him so much. Taken by utter surprise she became speechless and bowed her head down to avoid eye contact remaining silent. A report/lead received indicated that Esteban might have witnessed some horrible crime on 12/27/02 which was part of his full time indoctrination into this criminal group or jumping out-. Other reports indicated that he had confronted someone and got himself and family in serious trouble.
Identifying his phone records indicate some of this and is supported by an article he wrote on his web site/blog two days before he disappeared. His vibrant, happy, cool, confident and calm demeanor drastically changed following the night of 12/27/02. T
General Information-
The Dallas metro area has enjoyed an explosion of immigration (legal and illegal) of Asians since 2000. A very large number have come to reside in Garland, Richardson, Plano and N.E. Dallas. With this large immigration base, Asian business men and organized crime have set their presence here. It is not uncommon for this occurrence and expected. Its has been part of their culture and exists in all large Asian communities. The criminal hierarchy leaders are known to Asian business and participate jointly in projects. Some of these criminals prey on their own people. Businesses are organized and used as fronts to launder lots of money which is later invested in the same community- bringing about a false economic development. An economy within an economy. It has been part of Asian culture for hundreds of years. In New York City the FBI reported that 80% of retail businesses in China town were controlled by Asian criminal enterprises (TRIADS). This large control is the same for other such large United States cities/areas as the West Coast, Chicago, Houston, Boston, etc.. Triads are reported to be the number one organized criminal element in Canada. With their large networking in Canada, Mexico and the USA they present a great homeland security problem for the United States. US immigration laws facilitate Chinese nationals to gain US citizenships. We suspect that lots of illegal drugs (heroin-cocaine-ecstasy-etc..) are coming into the USA/Texas region to importers from Hong Kong via postal services-cargo shipments as well as through Mexican border. A quick glance into local real estate holdings will find that Asian syndicates have purchased large amounts of commercial properties in this area. Your local retail shopping strips are now Asian owned. Most hire property management companies to operate them.
The climate for crime is very advantageous. According to statistics, about 20% of the Asian population gambles- in comparison 1.5% of US citizens do so. Majority is illegal. Most Asian crime victims and families do not report crimes or individuals missing, including that of their loved ones. Families are preyed upon by their own people. Asian family's own complacency and fear facilitates them for becoming victims. Some of the Vietnamese families of Esteban's acquaintances were not alarmed at all that he was reported missing. They told his parents that it was normal for kids Esteban's age to leave home unannounced.
Most of the Vietnamese families that Esteban was associated with were from the lower class in Vietnamese and Asian society. While in their homeland most were accustomed to political and police corruption. Being dishonest and engaging in crime was a way of life and survival for many. This same behavior was carried by them into the United States were they have continued to practice it.
The Asian community is very well knit and acts as one; and any individual act of crime by any member is carried into the whole Asian community who accepts collective guilt for it. Dealing with these cultural indifferences have created difficulties getting people to talk and finding the truth becomes very hard following a crime.
Our investigation continues until the truth is discovered and public is made aware.-
The Salazar's lengthy investigation has gained knowledge of some of the following (all of this information was passed on to the Garland police-no action in their part was ever reported): New leads of group nearby sightings (1/4/03) were Esteban stood out were reported by local residents. Neighbors of suspect's homes were apprehensive and suspicious for some time that there was gang/drug activity. Sales of drugs and weapons have been reported by some of Esteban's associates. Numerous motor vehicles reported may be stolen; they have been reported operating with illegal licenses/cancelled plates and were and in some cases continue being a common daily site. An unusual large number of different motor vehicles and people visit these individuals' homes. In addition it has been discovered that clusters of people who had reported to socialize independently know each other very well, although they have tried to deceive and conceal it. It has been observed that there are a lot of many younger teenagers who visit these homes as well as adults in their 20' and 30's. We believe that these youths and others are or may eventually be at great risk, as Esteban was. *Parents need to be informed by law enforcement when they have knowledge that their underage child is in the company of a criminal regardless of their age. Juvenile criminal's records have been kept sealed to protect them. Organized crime makes use of this. Also many of this immigrants that come into the USA have criminal records and seedy pasts. Their backgrounds should not be concealed.
With all these discovered reported facts and material collected from media information it is amazing that the Salazar family was told in 2003 and repeatedly there after by the Garland Police that there was no serious gang activity in the city of Garland and that they found no criminal links to Esteban.
With the alarming growth of gangs/social groups & violence many of today's youth are forced into banding together in a gang/group for mutual protection and avoid discrimination and isolation. note: Most Asian youth gangs do not have a name but associate with Gangs that do. Gang signs and colors are mostly absent. They are identified mostly by their membership/networking. For most youth, this has become a necessity at most of the city's public schools. As time passes, this social banding later develops into gang associated criminal activities as part of their continued membership requirements.
In 2005 the City of Garland began plans for the purchase of a police helicopter to pursue gang members and criminals. Court records indicate that as early as 1992 there were intelligence officers dedicated to Asian gangs in Garland, Texas. Reports from the US Department of Justice (10/03)- National Drug Intelligence Center "Other retail methamphetamine distributors are present in Texas, but their activities vary depending on location. The Garland Police Department reports that the Asian Pride and Little Saigon Hoodlums street gangs distribute methamphetamine at the retail level in its jurisdiction".
A local merchant, near where Esteban's remains recovery site, who has had run ins with Asian gangs reported in 2004 that the Garland Police knew of at least (24) twenty four major gangs in the city and of these (14) fourteen are Asian. This information was very conservative since a report from the researchers at the Criminal Justice Center at Sam Houston State University stated "The San Antonio Police Department reported the largest number of gangs (797) with six other agencies, including those in El Paso, Garland, Arlington, Euless, Fort Worth and Houston, each reporting over 100 gangs. The police officers added that other ethnic and Anglo gangs fear the Asian gangs for their violence. These Asian gangs are very well organized and disciplined and their leadership on most groups reach organized crime headed by adults. Most have a code of discipline which includes for them to be "good students" and not attract attention. Those who do not follow their rules are severely reprimanded. These people operate mostly from residential properties and commit their crimes outside their own city's boundaries. Some groups ("hasty gangs") assemble a few times a year to commit crimes. Most occur during New Year holidays. Their crimes are for profit. Garland is their sanctuary and base for operations. Some of the national gangs reported to be present in Garland include: ABZ/Asian Boys-TRG/Tiny Rascals Gang-UB/United Bamboo-WC/Wah Ching-KB/Korean Boyz-AP/Asian Pride-BTK/Born to Kill-LSG/Little Saigon Gang-VBZ/Vietnamese Boyz- AA/Azian Assassins- CA/Crazy Azians, etc..
ABZ Asian Boyzs gang has ties with Esteban's girlfriend's sister- Alayna aka Thu. She brought in 2002 to the Salazar home a youth who was shot & paralyzed @ a gang shooting were the ABZ was a principal participant. ABZ presence has been public @ Pro Spa Inc. - more ties and meetings where recorded with Alayna and members of this company. More on the ABZ can be seen at YouTube - Asian Boyz GanG. ABZ and WC/VBZ have been lifelong enemies.
Neighborhood Asian gangs associated with these well-known national gangs are many; some mentioned here by friends of Paul Le are the NGB/North Gate Boys. They mostly resided at the North Gate Apartments and in that area. Most have no identification name/colors/symbols.
This NGB was founded by mostly a group of FOBs (fresh of the boat) Asian individuals residing in the North Gate area apartments, which includes part of Garland. Dallas and Richardson near Plano and Walnut Roads. These (Section 8) apartments are owned by associates of Esteban's Kung Fu SIFU Philip NG- Gloria Eng./TK Eng & Associates. It was reported that Paul Le was associated with these people as well as AJ Anderson, Phoxayvong, some Naaman Forest students and others.
Garland police have a silent code of not interfering in their business as long as they keep violence off the streets.
NOTE: If you observe a lot of traffic coming in and out to your neighborhood's homes and they are not operating a known legal home based business you can bet they are running an illegal criminal operation. Inadvertently, we have come across business which include: sale and distribution of drugs, prostitution, pirate software, auto theft, tax evasion, credit card fraud, money laundering, etc..
If what you see does not look right its because it is not. Report it to law enforcement and form a neighborhood crime watch. Document all of your observations (i.e.. photo). Protect your family and home. Your other option is to move.
Since monitoring some of these residential locations and reporting it to parents; groups have moved out and others have ceased their traffic of large number of people. Parents of young people visiting these establishments were contacted and most took corrective action. Calls from caring parents giving their thanks were received. Calls from irate kids were also received.
Most of these criminal groups we investigated live and meet in the Garland, Dallas and Richardson areas ("Golden Triangle") but commit their criminal activities elsewhere. WE suspect there are ties to a national Asian drug syndicate - these drugs are being moved by the use of mail services such as FedEx-DHL-UPS and even the US Postal Service-to facilitate their delivery and receiving private mail boxes are being used- The blocked phone call that was received at our home on the day Esteban disappeared came from an Anglo individual who owned a postal service in Irving, TX - Since then he has declared bankruptcy and abandoned that mail business.
Points of Interest-it has been discovered that several of our suspects and their associates:
1. Have numerous duplicate licenses. Do not update their primary residence address information on their driver's license. According to the Texas Administrative Code, "a licensee is required to notify the Department (DPS) of any change within 30 days." The information in most instances are many years old. This has been reported. The code is not being enforced by the police. In one instance we came across an apartment (2bedroom) unit that had 23 Asian individuals registered as licensed Texas drivers to that address. Locating these individuals for law enforcement under these difficult circumstances is a very hard task.
2. Use of expired (from salvaged/dismantled vehicles) or cancelled license plates of vehicles of similar make as the ones they presently have in operation. These infractions have been repeatedly reported. These violations are not being enforced by the Garland police. Locating these motor vehicles and their owners following their use in the commission of a crime is a very hard task for law enforcement.
3. Engage in tax evasion/money laundering. This has been reported and action is being taken.
4. Have unaccounted incomes. This will be reported to the respective federal agencies as more information becomes available/verified.
5. Suspects or other associate family members have criminal records for organized crime activities/drugs/auto theft/gambling. Some other are violating their probation. This has been reported to the local police and is updated. Their group activities continued, a sign that no law enforcement action was taken .
6. Their homes are used as temporary boarding places for different individuals, who come and go. They are listed as homesteads when in-fact the owners resides and homesteads in other locations in Texas. Homeownerships are placed in other people's name (third party / trust). This is large scale and has been reported.
7. Registration of motor vehicles is inaccurate-other people's names are used - home address listed are not updated. Has been reported to police.
8. Suspicion of money laundering through front "cash" business such as nail and hair salons, used car sales/garages, real estate and restaurants. Almost all of Esteban's close Asian associates' families worked for themselves in these type businesses, maybe a small coincidence?
9. Suspect of auto theft and VIN cloning.
10. Have ties with the Asian organized crime-TRIADS.
11. Have shown absolutely no respect for the law.
Not enforcing all these mentioned violations create a hardship for all law enforcement to identify and locate these individuals after the commission of a crime.
People we suspect of having knowledge of Esteban's manner of death and why.
(Views will be gradually added as more general information becomes available and confirmed-we are open to hear other explanations)-
The Girlfriend (Huong Quynh Nguyen).
| Esteban w/friend Huong @ home (November 2002) |
| Huong w/friend Bobby @ Night Club/Deep Elum, Dallas TX- her 19th birthday (August 2005) |
| Esteban w/ friend Huong @ Berkner HS, Richardson, TX-National Honor Society-2002 |
First View:
On the week preceding Esteban's disappearance it was very obvious that whatever problems Esteban was facing, the girlfriend was well aware of them. It was stated by this girlfriend that Esteban severed their relationship on 12/25/02. She has also stated to numerous people that Esteban committed a great "unforgivable sin" on this day. *In gang language this would mean death. Her older sister, Thu, drove her to Esteban's home for Christmas dinner that night. That was out of the norm and very unusual that Esteban did not pick her up himself and then bring her to his home.
The start of their relationship and what followed was very odd. Esteban stopped using his cell phone- why? We suspect this was done so no one could trace his whereabouts. A number of other unusual rituals began which we associate with the distribution of illegal drugs. These will link the girl's family to criminal activities.
Esteban spent most of the day (12/28/02) in his bedroom and on that night, immediately following a phone conversation with the girlfriend, it was noticed by both of his parents that his eyes were watery, red and with swollen eyelids. This reasonably indicated that he had been crying. When questioned later about this episode, the girlfriend-Huong went to state that Esteban was fine during this whole period while they conversed. Esteban had been out on the previous night (12/27/02) with his old acquaintance Paul Le and another Asian individual. We suspect the missing pistol was in their possession that night. This was the first reported contact between Esteban and Paul in about one year.
On 12/29/02 it became very apparent that something was very wrong and Esteban wanted to divulge it to his father. His loyalty did not permit him. Girlfriend-Huong came to the house to visit on that afternoon. Suddenly and out of the blue, while everyone was together, Esteban in front of his father and girlfriend brought up the issue of this problem which kept him in his bedroom most of the previous day. Esteban asked girlfriend-Huong if she knew what his father thought was troubling him, expecting a response. Esteban's father anxiously looked and waited to hear a response and reaction from the girlfriend. Esteban challenged her to disclose. Her cheerful happy demeanor drastically changed as she became wordless and only casually smiled while looking down and away from Esteban father's eyes. Esteban waited and continue to look at her, as expecting her to respond. But she never did-remaining silent. This incident later provided background to go along with all the misinformation and deceptions provided by the ex-girlfriend. The police has never performed a polygraph examination on her.
Girlfriend, Huong Q. -Father, Duc Lam and Older Brother, Khang A., with Esteban at a restaurant (April 2002) shortly after they met.
Second View (phone records):
On the day, Saturday (1/4/03), Esteban disappeared he received six phone calls from the girlfriend and father's cell phones.
At 9:27 am Esteban receives a phone call, on his cell phone, from the girlfriend's father cell phone (469)767-1950. The duration of the call is 80 seconds. Shortly after the call, Esteban showers and dresses and leaves his home to go to the nearby Ekerds drugstore at Beltline and N. Garland Roads. He returns about thirty minutes later with a can of shaving cream. We later learned he did not need it since he already had some. We reasonably suspected Esteban met someone during this interim period and only used this errand to announce it as an excuse to leave and cover where he was going. On his return Esteban seems very confused and showed a piece of paper, a note notifying not to park here (for compact cars only), he reported finding this on his windshield (police failed to view the available security video tapes picturing Esteban there that AM). This parking spot area was on the west side of the building where premises security cameras were present. Along with this information Esteban had the time of his visit stamped on the recovered sales receipt. We suspect this was one of many leads which Esteban was leaving for us.
Phone records indicate that at 12:42 pm the girlfriend's cell phone receives a call from her father's cell phone.
At 12:46 pm, Esteban on his home land line receives a call from the girlfriend's cell phone (214)682-3028. The girlfriend adamantly reported that they talked for twenty-thirty minutes. The Salazar's Verizon phone records indicate that the call only lasted 2 seconds. This may indicate the following: that Esteban answered the call before his parents and hung-up or girlfriend cell call dropped or simply hung up. Esteban had caller ID on his phone line so he knew who the caller was. This brings the following questions as to: why the girlfriend miss-stated the above facts and why Esteban did not want his parents to pick up the call. Did she or someone else make that call?? Was that call simply a signal for Esteban to act on?? Huong later stated that Esteban returned her phone call and that was when they talked for 20 minutes. There are no land-line phone record of this occurring in the file provided by the Garland Police Department. This brings in the issue of deceit by the girlfriend; we reasonably suspect a lot of the information that she passed on shares the same credibility and was used to confuse the Garland police. She was never given a polygraph examination. She told the Salazar family and Garland police that when she talked to Esteban last he sounded very sad. Little did we know then that this call lasted only two seconds.
At 1:51 PM a call is made to Esteban's cell phone from the girlfriend father's cell phone. The call is registered in Esteban's and Huong father's cell phone records. Strangely, no one in the girlfriend's family acknowledges making this call although this is a matter recorded on the phone records. Whoever made this phone-call knew Esteban was not answering the home line or was leaving/had left and was not at home, otherwise they would have called him on the home line. It is then reasonable to assume the following; the last one who spoke with or called Esteban was the girlfriend/family member or associate who was/passed this information to this unidentified caller. The call did not go through and the caller did not leave a message. Minutes later another phone-call, Esteban's answers the "blocked phone call" on the first ring @ 1:58 PM- His parents are in the kitchen. The duration of the call is 38 seconds. Records indicate the Garland police did not issue an order to obtain information on the blocked call until four months later. A few minutes later Esteban leaves his home. The family was told by the police that this phone call was a fax blast-the family discovers in 2006 that this was not a fax; receiving notification of that fact from that company's legal counsel. In 2007 an anonymous caller identifies the subscriber to that fax line. Its a Coppell, TX couple who had recently filed for bankruptcy. They owned a mail service in Irving, TX. When contacted by the family their first response was - Do we need to call the police or an attorney? They asked the police for protection from the Salazar family.
The girlfriend-Huong reported that on this Saturday, 1/4/03, Esteban had told her that they would see each other in (30) thirty days and that he was not returning to school. There is no record of a long standing phone conversation between them on that day. When was this said? Why would she call back looking for him at 7:24PM ?
Huong reported her reason for phoning Esteban @ 7:24 PM that evening was to invite him to go listen to a female Vietnamese singer with her family. This timely call came in just after Esteban's parents arrived to their home @ 7:20PM. Esteban had commented earlier to his father that he had no interest in going out with Huong to this alleged event. It was later reported by Huong that Esteban made up an excuse to the girlfriend that he did not have a car to drive. At this time Esteban had five cars to choose from to drive. Days after his disappearance, the girlfriend asked Esteban's father if Esteban had a car to use on that evening. We suspect that if Esteban was still alive then this information sealed his death/execution. Esteban's father related the above mentioned to Huong, informed her that Esteban did not want to go with her. This information was not pleasantly received by her.
Third View:
Girlfriend or whomever had the father's cell phone did not call Esteban again until that later that evening. Calls were made by the girlfriend/family member/other using her father's cell phone at 19:24 pm and 19:25 pm to Esteban's home land line.
The 19:24 pm show up on the phone records, but the call did not go through. Note: During 2003 and prior, the local area around the Salazar's home drops cell phone transmissions. The call was made four (4) minutes after Esteban's parents returned home. Coincidence for the timing for this call? Where were the girlfriend's father, sister and brother during that day? Huong reported her father was out all day and returned after 6:00PM. Without his cell phone all day? Why did the girlfriend not call for Esteban before? The last recorded call with a conversation from this family was a 9:27 AM. Two other calls from Huong/her family came in @ 12:26 PM and 1:51 PM and were screened and not answered by Esteban. Why wait to call again six hours later? Where they waiting nearby the Salazar home for Esteban's parents to return to make this call?? The phone company records with the antenna tower locations for this call may identify the origination of this call's location.
The Girlfriend stated to the Police and the Salazar family days later, following Esteban's disappearance, that Esteban told her that they would see each other in "thirty days". Nevertheless, she had stated that she called at 19:29 that evening to ask Esteban to go to a concert? Phone records show that she called Esteban many other times and he did not answer the calls. Were these other late calls to Esteban's parents to establish an alibi that she did not know Esteban's whereabouts then? Did she already know Esteban's whereabouts'? Records indicate that following that call she did not call Esteban (either at home or his cell-phone) again that evening but instead repeatedly called her older sister, Thu Q. aka Alayna (469)951-0223, at least four times. Her sister was very busy, records show she did not use her phone-very unusual for her. She or someone in her family talked to Esteban's cell phone only once that day and it was at 9:27 AM. and met with him later on.
Kang Au-Duong and Peter Kwang-??? NHI ???-Esteban (squatting) and Huong Q. Nguyen
Fourth View:
Girlfriend-Huong stated that her father was gone from the home all day until 18:00. If he had possession of his cell phone all day, then she and other members of her family only had access to use his cell -phone until after his return. The calls made at 9:27 and at 13:51 from the father's cell-phone were from the father or whomever had possession of that phone that day. All these phone calls were made to Esteban's cell-phone. Esteban left the home following the 9:27am call; did he go meet with someone then that morning? This caller remains unidentified and may be one of the murderers.
Fifth View:
By all accounts, Girlfriend was the last known person to have spoken or called Esteban prior to his disappearance. She stated to the Salazar family in her letter " Esteban and I had a great connection, and we cared about each other tremendously". Given all the accounts mentioned did she really have a "great connection" and be so absolutely unperceiving as to what was happening to Esteban and not help him? Why did she not alert Esteban's parents about his apparent problems if she indeed cared for him so tremendously? This problem was very apparent on the week prior to Esteban's disappearance. According to her statement, on 12/25/02 Esteban told her he had committed an "unforgivable sin". Huong knew about the great close relationship Esteban had with his father and that he would help him out of whatever problem he got himself into. Why not help Esteban then? Some of this information was not revealed by her to him until days, months and year after. Some other was learned through third parties.
Was it not very unusual behavior being exhibited by Esteban to her when she reported that he was not returning to school and see her in 30 days? Did Esteban's problems involve the girlfriend, the girlfriend's family or her associates? Huong later asked Esteban's father if he thought Esteban was being blackmailed?
Sixth View:
Esteban did not visit or call (according to phone records) the girlfriend-Huong following New Year Eve. The girlfriend on the other hand continue to call him on a daily basis. Their mutual Asian friends have said that the relationship was very one sided. Esteban was initially fascinated with the attention (gifts, letter, poems) he received from this girlfriend at the beginning of their courtship but became very overwhelmed with her constant need for his attention. She became very relaxed at Esteban's home; in some cases inviting herself to his bedroom and closing the door. Esteban's parents eventually asked that the door be left open. Not for Esteban's welfare but out of respect for her family. Esteban told his father that Huong has expressed willingness and wanting to have sexual relations with him, his father talked to Esteban and advised on the pro and cons of of such relationship. Esteban chose not to.
In the days prior to Esteban's disappearance, the girlfriend began to come visit upstairs alone to Esteban's father's office to greet him. Esteban waited downstairs. This behavior was new and seen as very unusual.
It is suspected, based on all the facts in hand, that Esteban's severing this relationship caused great dislike to the girlfriend and her family. A letter from the girlfriend to Esteban received on 12/31/02 demonstrates her great obsession for him. Other previous letters show her dissatisfaction that Esteban does not take her to school dances. From all reports, this girlfriend relationship was kept by Esteban to be private. His best friends never met her and he did not showcase her as most guys.
Seventh View: Following Esteban disappearance, the girlfriend-Huong stated to the family that Esteban told her he did not have a car to drive that day. The girlfriend was adamant about finding out if Esteban had transportation on that day. Did Esteban give her that excuse because he did not want any part of whatever he was supposed to do with/for Huong during that day or evening?
Eight View: The first week of their courtship, the girlfriend brought Esteban to a PhotoShop to have both their pictures taken. It is said a picture tells a story. People who have seen their photos comment that the two of them visually did not make a compatible looking couple. At this young age beauty is usually the foremost attraction. Not only was there a great differences in their stature, physical and facial attractiveness but they also lacked in having mutual interests. Huong did not enjoy to participate in any outdoors or physical activities and sports as he did. Esteban never introduced her to any of his friends or brought her to parties and dances. When Esteban told his father that he began courting Huong he added " she said me I could date other girls also".
Esteban was very particular on whom he dated. His parents came across many letters from other aggressive girls wanting his attention. Very attractive young ladies where always flirting with him. His father referred to him as his "babe magnet". In lieu of all this female attention Esteban chose to date a not so visually attractive young woman. Was the introduction to Huong a coincidental meeting that led to the courtship or an arrangement by his Kung Fu brother or his girlfriend- a gateway into this group? Was this relationship pre-arranged and did Esteban have to make the best of it? Did the girlfriend sponsored Esteban into a selective group?
Initial meeting / April 2002-Esteban & Huong (airbrushed photo).
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Huong Nguyen 2002 Berkner HS yearbook photo.
Ninth View: Following Esteban's disappearance the girlfriend called or came by the Salazar's home on a daily basis. She would advise us as to where look for him and also had a first hand as to were this investigation was going. These and all phone calls coming into the Salazar home were audiotape and give a more complete picture. Following the news of the discovery of Esteban's remains these calls/visits stopped. After the remains were reported discovered and not hearing from Huong, two days later, Esteban's mother called her to notify her about these bad news of Esteban and that he had been located. Huong responded to knowing nothing about it. She claimed that her TV/cable service was out of order. The identification of the dismembered skeletal remains had been widely publicized and news of it were running in all the area schools. Moments later into the phone conversation it was reported she broke down and cried. This was the first time that Huong showed any emotion to the Salazar family.
Huong had reported chatting on line (E-messenger) with Esteban's acquaintance Paul Le. She had been using Esteban's identity on line- she had his passwords. This is someone whom Huong reportedly despised. In this reported chat she stated that Paul conveyed to her that Esteban was a "Drug Lord and that his supplier was after him because he owed money." For this reason Esteban disappeared and gone into hiding. Huong reported that later during this chat, as soon as she indicated to Paul that she learned Esteban father's pistol had no bullets he exclaimed an angry obscenity and immediately went off line.
Tenth
View: On 1/2/03 a web/blog site called "V3ilsid3's
World of Wonders"
is
reported launched by Esteban and
it is written here: "Today I was told; hey, if u love a person, u gotta love the
whole package, I'll still like u
even if u were bad."
We suspect Esteban was motivated to write something about this girl after she
and her family were embarrassed by Esteban's breaking off.
On 1/3/03
another web/blog sites is launched on the same Xanga web/under the name of
"Divine Destiny" blog site;
. The site reportedly belongs to Esteban's girlfriend-Huong.
It identifies her being
from Canada, this is were the family immigrate into the USA. This site was blank and now
closed.
This is another one of many leads/indications left by Esteban to all of us that his girlfriend Huong had knowledge of whatever bad situation he was in. Although this is an early indication that whatever bad thing was going on before the disappearance, the girlfriend was well aware of and she repeatedly and completely was indicating continual denial of any knowledge to all, including the police. But, who is the "bad person" being referred to here. Was it Esteban or the girlfriend? Was she telling Esteban that he should continue to like her because she would with him. The answer has future paramount importance since this could be the reason why Esteban broke off their relationship and any other relationship connected to Huong and her associates that lead to his murder. We suspect that Esteban learned that she was monitoring his behavior and passing it on to the gang leadership other suspicions were that because Esteban did not want any part of her she fabricated some "unforgivable sin" which her associates/family took seriously enough to kill him. In a letter to her Esteban notes how well he treated her only to be put in this dangerous position.
These are gifts the girlfriend brought to the Salazar family for Esteban on Valentines Day 2003. It included: A card - a 4-page letter - A T-shirt (s) - A paper weight with the inscription "LOVE".
Eleventh View: It has been reported to us from second parties, some close to Huong, that they were told by the Esteban's girlfriend that she thought someone was "blackmailing" Esteban. Threatening an individual with deadly force and blackmailing may have a similar definition and results as it deals within the circle of these suspects.
Twelve
View: Esteban's parents never met the other members of the Nguyen
family until after Esteban's disappearance. The picture that Esteban had
presented to them was that of a very modest family struggling to fulfill the
American dream. 1) The father was said to have been disabled in the
Vietnam War but records show that his alleged disability did not began until 2001.
2) Dallas County Appraisal District Records show that the family purchased their
home in 1997 for less than $74,000 and shortly after contracted ADT security- a leading
security company to monitor their home. There are no
police incident records showing any crimes reported at that home prior to the
installation indicating the need for protection. Why this costly security
service in such a small modest home with no need for it? Police incident (2005) records show
several calls generated by their alarm system to ADT in which Garland police
responded. Last one on 1/25/03. 3) In 2004 their appraised property
value as per DCDA was reduced by 24%. From $123,900 to $94,160.
This was the only home in this neighborhood area with such a drastic market value
adjustment. Open records indicate that deceitful/fraudulent information was used to
achieve this. Comparable sales from homes as far as six miles away and
sold through foreclosures was used. 4) In 2000, Thu Q. Nguyen filed a complaint with the Garland
police reporting that someone at 3429 O'Henry, Garland TX had changed her
mailing address and home telephone number. People at this location have
ties with the family of Tai Nguyen; many have serious criminal records. 5) In 2003 the father, Duc Lam,
transfer title of his 1996 Toyota Camry to his wife, Co Hong, who does not
drive. 6) In 2004 the father changes the license plates on this car. In 2005 this
car collides, suffers front end damage and it is totaled/salvaged by the
insurance company. Shortly after the father purchases for cash a low
mileage/loaded 2002 Toyota Solara for a reported sale price of
$3500.00 from Tom's Auto Brokers (Thong Van Nguyen-owner) in Arlington,
TX. The suggested NADA retail price for this motor vehicle at the time of sale
in 2005 is $16725.00. By under
reporting this sale the motor vehicle dealer did not file the mandatory IRS forms
8300 and 4789, used to discourage money laundering for cash sales over $10,000.
In 2007 he re-finances the title of this car with City Bank. 7) In 11/04 a motor vehicle driven by Eric Flores Ramos from Grand Prairie, TX
is seen waiting for someone to arrive at the Nguyen home @ 1:00am. Mr.
Ramos has a criminal record. 8) This motor vehicle
photographed at 4002 Burning Tree, Garland, TX and driven by an Asian female
visited the Nguyen home in May 2006. The Texas license plates shown in this
vehicle are not in the state of Texas motor vehicle licensing records.
The driver is a TX licensed operator of a nail salon who had previously visited
their home very frequently in 2003. We suspect criminal activity by this
individual (more of their
associates and their activities will be posted).
Thirteenth View: Given that Huong's statements do not collaborate with the documented information including phone records it is reasonable to suspect deception by this individual. Since her accounts do not collaborate with any of the statements she alleged that Esteban had told her we can presume these were fabrications by a sixteen (16) year kid old that completely dumfounded the investigators of the Garland Police Department.
Fourteenth View: Following Esteban's disappearance leads and rumors were coming in. This information was shared with the police. Since the police failed to act on most leads, we took immediate interest on some and others we followed up as time and resources became more available. Leads being received from members of the Asian community were indicating that: 1. The Esteban's girlfriend was a bad person 2. That the girlfriend was seen in the company of bad individuals at seedy establishments 3. That something similar to Esteban's plight had occurred to one of the girlfriends' family boyfriends.
These above mentioned point of views are enough reason for any reasonable person to raise a "red flag" suspecting honesty from this individual and her family. The police used limited and un-collaborated information to only focus on the Salazar family. New facts about her family and her friends are very conflicting. After her interview with the Police, her last and only contact with the Salazar family included, " I can not comprehend why you would suspect me". This ended the Salazar family's relationship with Huong. In the course of the search and investigation that followed she was never seen shedding a tear. It was reported in 2004 by Detective Myers, that some time later Huong contacted the Garland Police to complain/report that she was being followed by the Salazar family. At the time the surveillance was focused in other individuals and not on her or her family. In 2006 she accused (D magazine-NOV 2006) the Salazar family of vandalizing the "mother's beauty salon" even though no police complaint report was filed. Of note- The mother is not the salon owner-her older sister, Thu, is the owner, the mother is merely a nail technician and the sole employee who works most of the time. On January 2008 the Salon was closed - reason was given to customers to be renovations although none were done.
People of interest and their criminal associations- These associations have been reported to the Garland Police and new information will be continually added and updated to this web site as time permits- Garland Police reported to the Salazar family that there was no link between Esteban and criminals. The following information below disproves their unequivocal assertion to the Salazar family and public.
Esteban began to disassociate himself from his childhood and early school friends after he enrolled in the Kung Fu Academy-@ 749 S. Floyd, Richardson, TX. These new acquaintances were mostly Asian youths and other individuals who associated themselves with them. These people came from families were parents worked in their own businesses or eventually preparing to own a business. Their kids did not work. Most had older siblings. Esteban was perceived by these kids as being very intelligent and coming from a very wealthy family. They knew that his father was a licensed Texas Real Estate and Motor Vehicle sales Broker. Esteban's spending money had come from part time jobs, bonus money received for his good school grades and allowance money for helping in and around the household. He earned and saved. He was very frugal and spent money wisely only on items he really liked and needed. The very good nature of giving by Esteban was exploited by some of these people. Some of these young people known to Esteban included: (it was learned later that most have juvenile criminal records which are protected from the public's access by Texas law.)
Paul Le-3400 Oleander, Wylie, Texas - DOB 6/6/1985 * who is reportedly associated with the following individuals with known criminals records. Some records are available at Dallas County Records. After a long period of no-contact with Esteban, they get together. They spend two (2) reported different nights during the week prior to his disappearance. Following the first night Esteban's demeanor is completely changed, he shows a very frightened look and remains in his bedroom during the day. According to Esteban's girlfriend, Paul later began rumors about Esteban being a "Drug Lord" and going into hiding. Most of his present associates (including females) are known to carry firearms.
*
Jimmy Bui-DOB 4/6/1985 - Potomac- Garland, TX
Quoc Francis Nguyen-DOB 6/27/1985 - 2138 Courtland, Carrollton, TX
Nilam B. Patel - DOB 8/1/1961- Seagoville, TX
Nguyen, Ninh Thi Thuy - DOB 10/10/1979 - Garland, TX
Flowers, Jose Castro - DOB 12/10/1982 - Foxwood, Wylie, TX
Fetter, Wesley A. - DOB 3/21/1983 - Georgetown, TX
Nguyen, Sam An
- DOB 7/11/1981 - Knighthood, Garland, TX
Rodriguez, Andrew Scott- DOB 9/22/1982 - Goliad, Garland, TX
Nguyen, Trung Thanh
- DOB 10/8/1982 - Maydelle, Garland, TX
Phoxayvong, Lae - DOB 6/5/1955 - Lariat, Garland, TX
Phoxayvong, Tony - DOB 7/20/1987 - Lariat, Garland, TX
Phoxayvong, King - DOB 4/25/1960 - Lariat, Garland, TX
Hoang, Nguyen
Nhu Quoc - DOB 4/3/1985 - Richwood, Garland, TX
Chan Kang Au-Duong aka "Julie" - Justice, Garland, Texas - DOB 9/11/1985 - This young woman in 2002 dated one of Esteban's Kung Fu "brothers" Peter (Kwang Hsin) Wang DOB 12/26/1985 and she is *Huong Q. Nguyen's best friend (*Esteban's former girlfriend). Huong met Esteban thru her at a martial arts demonstration. Following Esteban's memorial service she ended her courtship with Peter KWang and began associating with these following individuals:
Quach, Richard
- DOB 2/5/1986 - Kingford, Dallas, Texas - Major graffiti / vandalism- his
exploits were published on a blog - no reported criminal record
to date-
Carrasco, Jose Andres - DOB 8/3/1983 - Red Elm, Dallas, Texas - criminal record-
Chau, Hoang Joseph
- DOB 7/11/1980 - Chaplin, Arlington, Texas - criminal record.
In 2006 she began to date a Chinese man 10 years older than her.
In her Xanga blog Kang
wrote: FUNNY "If you love somebody, set him free
> if he comes back, he's yours, if he doesn't he never was.
>
> If you love somebody, Set him free
> Don't worry, he will come back.
>
> If you love somebody, Set him free...
> If he doesn't come back, hunt him down and shoot him.
>
> If you love somebody set yourself free
> If he asks you why say you don't give a damn.
Girlfriend-Huong Q. Nguyen wrote in a letter dated 3/21/03 and stated emphatically in this letter to the Salazar family that "I have no friends that are in any sort of gangs" and "my friends and I do not waste our time performing ridiculous tasks to entertain us".
Tai Minh Nguyen-DOB 3/30/87-Garland, Texas
It was reported
that this young man
saw Esteban on the day he disappeared. In his Xanga
blog/web site named "Negatory Action" he describes himself as "I am not the
ordinary 17 year old Vietnamese high school student you would think I would be".
Tai is the youngest of the family which included three older brothers. Their father, Tuong Kim Nguyen (dob: 9/4/52) has a reported criminal record. Visitors to their home included individuals with criminal records (to be published). During 2003 their former home at 2338 Knighthood, Garland, TX was a very busy location with visitors until older brother, Trong Duc Nguyen (dob 12/1/78), relocated. Trong drove then a late model Lexus IS 300. He was reported to be at home most of the time. His employment was unknown but in a police complaint he claimed it to be at the mother's restaurant. The family relocated in June 2006 to a more upscale Garland residential location @ 7406 Cactus. The family has a restaurant in Coppell, TX which is located 1.5 miles from where the phone subscriber's residence of the blocked call that Esteban received on 1/4/03.
Thu Quynh
Nguyen (dob:1/23/81).
Older sister of Esteban's
girlfriend. Thu like her other younger siblings has enjoyed an education life
style paid by assistance grants and scholarships. She is very intelligent
and street smart; has demonstrated to be the leader in their household. She is associated with Thieu Phuoc Nguyen
(dob:6/8/82)
5900 Mulvane, Plano, TX who was paralyzed at a reported gang (ABZ) shooting in 1999
in Dallas, TX.
At 5900 Mulvane lives a Paul Phuong To
(dob:2/18/72)
who has a criminal record and
previously resided at 2605 Gayle, Garland, TX. At this Gayle location resides
Thong Quac To
(dob:6/1/79) and Phi Van
To (dob:10/20/76)
both who have criminal records. In 2000 Thu filed a complaint with the
police against a resident at 3429 O Henry, Garland, TX. Residents at this
locations include: Giang Hoang Nguyen
(dob:10/31/76),
Khai Hoang Nguyen
(dob:8/7/71) and Phong
Hoang Nguyen (dob:4/3/77)
all
who have criminal records. These individuals are associated with the Tai
Nguyen family who resided at 2338 Knighthood, Garland, TX.
Thu and her family attended Esteban's memorial service with a Darlene Tram-Pham Nguyen (formerly of 3002 OHenry, Garland, TX/presently @ 1109 Fairhaven, Garland, TX); individual at her residence is linked to the group residing/visiting at 3005 Potomac, Garland, TX who have criminal records and are associated with Paul Le. Some short time later, she and her mother are reported to have stopped attending the Buddhist temple and are seen at the Vietnamese-catholic church on Apollo Rd., Garland, TX.
In 2007 some unusual events occurred, she changed her name to Alayna. The father, Duc Lam, refinances his automobile which he paid cash in 2004. On October 2007, the ownership of the home was transferred to the mother Co Hong - it was previously enjoying a disability tax exemption for the father -
She and her siblings first agendas following completion of their education was to purchase new luxury/sport automobiles. In 2008, she delegate all the manual work at her nail Salon-Coco's Nail & Spa to her mother.
Jackie Aaron ("AJ") Anderson (dob:6/18/84) - His family reported that they suspected Esteban was a victim of "mistaken identity". AJ had reported that "this was not supposed to happen to Esteban." AJ has had an illness which has kept him from working, he stated that in high school he sold drugs. Neighbors reported a large number of motor vehicles coming and going at 310 Kingsbridge, TX. Suspected as a business being run by AJ. He lives with his grandparents - Jack and Ramona Anderson. A month following Esteban's disappearance AJ purchases an automobile for cash $4500. The police reported that his cell phone had been cancelled then for non-payment ($700).
Philip NG- "Sifu"- Philip was the owner of the Shaolin / Hung Fist Kung Fu Academy (www.hungfist.com) located at a lease location on Floyd Rd. until 2004. In 2004 the school relocated to Garland at 601 Easy St., Garland, TX Public records indicate there was a business name change to "the Chinese Cultural Center". The property was purchased by Philip. Also registered in 2007 are three commercial vans.
During the time Esteban attended the academy noted were plaques on the lobby walls issued to Philip from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration for community services. In 2002 he purchased some acreage North East of McKinney where on that summer a large "family" picnic was conducted. Esteban invited his parents and he attended with girlfriend Huong and Peter/Kang. Philip's wife attended and sat alone with her two large Doberman pinchers through-out the day. Did not socialize with anyone.
At the time when Esteban began courting girlfriend/Huong, Philip mentioned to Esteban's mother in one occasion that "she was no good for Esteban". Whatever that really meant at the time it was never investigated since there were no reasons to suspect anything other than just being a personal opinion.
Following Esteban's disappearance his father went to the Academy to speak with Philip. When asked if he knew or heard anything about Esteban he answered to go talk to the girlfriend- she knows. Out of the blue, he mentioned he had a brother who was with the Drug Enforcement Agency. He was asked to talk with him to assist. As time passed and not hearing from Philip, he was contacted again. He said he did not know where his DEA brother was and could not help. He was asked if he could put the Salazar family in contact with Asian business leaders in Dallas. He responded that he did not know any.
Strange to all was that this Academy which represents itself to be a family structure and brotherhood never offered or came forward to assist in searching for Esteban. The academy's Lion Dance group briefly attended the memorial service as a group but did not visit the family's home. Garland police never spoke with any of its members.
Philip is well known in the the Dallas Asian business community and performs through the area during the New Years Asian celebrations. He comes from Hong Kong a place where he travels to often. His protégé, Peter Kwang described him as a very powerful and rich man. He is well known to Dallas News writer Esther Wu who did not want to share anything about his background.
continued...........
D magazine article - November 2006 - " Man Undone".
From the interviews conducted by the D magazine staff with principals in this article we have detected some inconsistencies, false statements provided and incomplete information. This we must address so the reader has a complete rendering of the story. The supporting information is or will be contained in this web site. We thank the D magazine staff for helping uncover more information on the cover-up and give all an opportunity to report their story.
December 28, 2002- When Esteban finally came out from his room his eyes were red, teary and eyelids swollen. That was noticed by both Beth and Bill (Esteban's parents); Esteban had just got off the phone with g/f Huong as his parents went to check on him. Huong was asked later about this particular phone call and she insisted that Esteban was fine during the entire phone-call. The next day at home, Esteban in front of his Dad and Huong brought this matter up that had been troubling him. Huong was completely surprised by this and immediately put her head down and looked away. Given Esteban's demeanor and frightened facial appearance that prior night, his parents reasonably suspected that he had been crying for some time while talking to Huong.
Private Investigator - Desirick Duncan- This Investigator was terminated because not only he went on a "fishing expedition" of his own and was failing to follow with our priorities, paid with our money, but also was using his father (an unlicensed investigator) from Biloxi, MISS to investigate in Texas. He lived and was operating from his Mississippi home interviewing people over the phone. The Salazars had expected and where under the impression the interviews to have been in-person. A complaint was filed with the Commission and a reprimand against the company- Desirick and Associates was issued a reprimand. A lot of useful time and resources were wasted.