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Topics: Netflix, TV And Film, Crime, True Crime
Lucy Devine
People think they have found the moment Jennifer Pan's body language gave away her guilt.
ICYMI, Jennifer is the subject of new Netflix documentary, What Jennifer Did, which delves into the horrifying story of a Canadian woman who hired hitmen to murder her own parents.
The shocking incident happened in November 2010 when a group of intruders 'broke into' Jennifer's home in Ontario, which she shared with her parents, Bich Ha Pan and Huei Hann Pan.
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At first it appeared to be an armed robbery - with the three men demanding that the married couple hand over all of their money - however, it soon turned into a brutal murder, after they took Jennifer's parents down into the basement and shot them.
Her mother was killed in the attack, meanwhile her father managed to survive and was taken to hospital.
Jennifer herself actually alerted the emergency services, ringing them from her phone which she had allegedly tucked into the waistband of her trousers while tied to the staircase.
At first, Jennifer appeared to be an innocent victim in the heinous crime, but after a series of in-depth police interrogations, she became the main suspect.
While police were trying to understand exactly what happened on the tragic evening, Jennifer appeared to have a pretty believable story.
But at several points during the interviews, her facade began to crack and investigating officers became increasingly suspicious.
Some of her narrative didn't completely make sense as she stumbled and backtracked over a few details.
In a YouTube video by true crime podcast JCS - Criminal Psychology, Jennifer's interviews are studied by an expert.
The podcast is well known for taking a deep-dive into various, high-profile criminal investigations.
In one clip, experts point out the moment that Jennifer's body language appeared to give away her guilt - and once you spot it, you just cannot unsee it.
The moment came when Jennifer was explaining how she managed to take her phone out of her waistband and make a 911 call.
"I heard my dad come up the stairs... at that point I had my phone in my pock... on me... behind me... that I had hidden there that they didn't know about," she said, stumbling over her words.
"So... when I... I thought I had heard them leave, my dad came upstairs and I whipped out the phone and called 911."
Analysing the moment, the podcast explains: "Jennifer has clearly gotten her story straight beforehand, but in the next moment, appears to realise how unusual it is that she was able to make a phone call when her hands were tied behind her back to a bannister.
"She hesitates, stutters and even looks to the detective for approval twice before she quickly moves on."
You can watch the moment below:
It wasn't the only red flag. Authorities were particularly alarmed when they learned that Jennifer had managed to fool her parents into believing she was attending university in Toronto for a number of years.
What Jennifer Did explores how Jennifer felt like she was under huge pressure from her mum and dad to be academically successful.
The naturally average-achieving student claims she was consistently pressured by her parents to get high grades, become an Olympic athlete, a martial arts professional and an award-winning musician.
Instead of attending uni, Jennifer created fake loan documents and even duped her father that she'd won a scholarship.
It all come to light when she had told her parents that she was volunteering at SickKids, a blood-testing lab.
After never seeing her supposed hospital badge and following her to 'work' one day, Jennifer's parents discovered her deceit.
Her father sought to kick her out of their home, but was calmed down by her mother.
And just a few months later, Jennifer hired hitmen to murder her parents.
Following an intense court case, Jennifer was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 25 years and no possibility of parole for the murder of her mother, and attempted murder of her father.
You can watch What Jennifer Did on Netflix now.