The photo that brought down a feared drug cartel: How a Google Maps image helped police jail a meth queen and her deadly hitman over two grisly murders
- Photo captured by a Google camera helped bring down a notorious drug cartel
- Thi Kim Lien Do and her boyfriend Son Hanh Nguyen murdered in Sydney, 2013
- Informants told police the pair were killed inside a rented home in Canley Vale
- A Street View photo taken on April 10, 2013, showed two cars outside the home
- Ms Do and Mr Nguyen were murdered on April 10, 2013. It led police to killers
A photo captured by a Google Maps camera helped bring down a notoriously violent drug cartel responsible for at least two grisly murders.
Thi Kim Lien Do and her boyfriend Son Hanh Nguyen were killed in cold blood, wrapped in bedspreads and dumped at separate homes in western Sydney in 2013.
Police informants told detectives the pair had been brutally murdered inside a rented home in Canley Vale. The tip-off led to a remarkable discovery.
This photo captured by a Google maps camera helped bring down a notoriously violent drug cartel thought to be responsible for up to five murders
A photo taken by a Google Street View car on April 10, 2013, showed two white vehicles sitting in the front yard and driveway of the property - the same day Ms Do and Mr Nguyen were murdered, The Daily Telegraph reported.
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Police soon discovered one of the cars belonged to Sydney drug boss Dung Thi Ngo, 42, and her right-hand man, 'Mr Rent-a-kill' Kevin Ly, 27.
On Friday, Ngo and Ly were each found guilty of killing Mr Nguyen and Ms Do, with the Google image proving crucial in prosecutors securing a conviction.
Thi Kim Lien Do (left) and her boyfriend Son Hanh Nguyen (right) were killed in cold blood, wrapped in bedspreads and dumped at separate homes in western Sydney in 2013
The trial had been told Ngo suspected Mr Nguyen staged a break-in at the Canley Vale house, which she had leased for him that year to set up a meth lab.
Ngo instructed others to lure Mr Nguyen back to the lab and pressure him into owning up to the crystal methamphetamine theft.
Despite being held at gunpoint, Mr Nguyen declared his innocence.
Police soon discovered one of the cars belonged to Sydney drug boss Dung Thi Ngo (pictured)
Ly was seen putting a clear plastic hose around Mr Nguyen's neck and eventually 'the two of them ended up with their backs to each other' and the victim was lifted off the ground.
A wet cloth was put over his mouth and eventually he 'stopped struggling and his eyes rolled back', crown prosecutor Ken Gibson told the jury.
No one witnessed Ms Do's death, but she had denied knowing about any theft and pleaded for her life.
The other car belonged to the drug boss' her right-hand man, 'Mr Rent-a-kill' Kevin Ly, 27 (pictured)
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