Trung Duc Lu added to FBI's Most Wanted List for kidnapping, murder of 2 Vietnamese brothers in Philadelphia
A man wanted in the kidnapping and killing of two brothers in Philadelphia in 2014 is being added to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List, officials announced Wednesday. Police say the victims were stabbed multiple times, bound and dumped in the Schuylkill River.
Trung Duc Lu, believed to be around 46 years old, is a Vietnamese national who moved to the U.S. as a teenager. Lu at one point resided in Queens, New York, and is suspected of involvement in the "Born to Kill" gang, also called BTK or Canal Boys.
With his addition to the 10 Most Wanted, the reward for information leading to his capture increases to $1 million.
Officials said in August 2014, Lu was involved in the kidnapping and torture of two Vietnamese brothers in Philadelphia, 31-year-old Vu Huynh and 28-year-old Viet Huynh.
The bodies of the two brothers were found in the Schuylkill River bound with zip ties, with their heads wrapped in duct tape, CBS News Philadelphia reported at the time. The Huynhs had also been stabbed multiple times. Their bodies were also tied to weights to help them sink.
Multiple other co-conspirators have been arrested, charged and found guilty in connection with the killings, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said in a news conference Wednesday.
"Many of those defendants are serving significant prison sentences, but there is still an empty cell left to fill, and we need the public's help to do so," Metcalf said.
Lu was charged in absentia in 2019, and warrants were issued for his arrest. Anyone with information on Lu's whereabouts should contact the FBI or the nearest American embassy or consulate.
Officials believe Lu has since fled the United States. The last confirmed sighting of him was in Vietnam, according to the FBI's flyer.
"To the victims' families, this announcement is for you: we have not forgotten what was taken from you; we have not moved on. Every resource available to us here domestically and overseas will remain focused on finding this man," Wayne Jacobs, special agent in charge of the FBI's Philadelphia office, said in the news conference.
According to the flyer listed on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List website, the fugitive Trung Duc Lu has also used the names Phong Le, Brendan Lu and Calvin Lu, among other aliases.
Lu speaks English and Vietnamese and has a listed occupation as a nail technician. He has several distinguishing tattoos, including a dragon and the words "Asian Pride" in cursive script on his back. He also has dragon and tiger tattoos on his upper arms.
