Netflix’s latest true-crime doc, “What Jennifer Did,” chronicles the chilling case of Jennifer Pan, who orchestrated a heinous crime—and almost got away with it.
revisits the horrifying tale of Jennifer Pan, who became the subject of Canadian headlines when she survived a home invasion that took the life of her mother Bich and left her father Hann in critical condition. Nonetheless,documentary is a clumsy addition to the ever-expanding true-crime canon, tipping off its central twist with its title, leaving out key details that might have enriched its drama, and sidestepping a discussion of the larger socio-economic forces underscoring its tragedy.
On Nov. 8, 2010 , 24-year-old Jennifer called 911, frantically reporting that a trio of gunmen had broken into her Markham, Ontario, home looking for money. In this recording, Jennifer—who claims that the intruders have tied her to an upstairs banister as they assault her parents—is heard yelling to her father, who audibly moans in the background.
Much of this is recounted by homicide detectives Bill Courtice and Alan Cooke, who were initially baffled by the crime. The Pans were one of many immigrant families in the neighborhood, and known to be hard-working and unremarkable. Originally from Vietnam, Bich was a car parts supervisor and Hann was a machinist at the same auto parts manufacturer, and though they owned nice sedans , they lived a modest middle-class life.
This was all suspicious, and it pointed in one direction. With no forced entry and the robbery motive appearing to be suspect, cops began assuming that Jessica wasn’t being completely forthright, and’s interrogation videos depict her as an increasingly agitated individual, compulsively wringing her hands and stroking her hair.
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