Parents seek US probe into son's Singapore death

By The Associated Press ·

This is a great story for the conspiracy theorists. The parents of Shane Todd are asking the U.S. to investigate their son's death in Singapore which was ruled a suicide. The suscpicion is that Chinese government may be involved since Todd was working on something that could hurt U.S. national security. (More at FT.com) — Rickey

Parents call for US investigation into American engineer's death in Singapore

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The parents of a software engineer whose body was found last June hanging in his Singapore apartment are calling for the U.S. to take over the investigation.

Rick and Mary Todd of Marion, Mont., say they have found evidence that leads them to believe their son may have been killed over his semiconductor research in New Jersey.

Singapore police originally told them they believed Shane Todd had killed himself. The investigation is ongoing.

Rick and Mary Todd say their son told them months before his death that he believed his employer was asking him to do something that might hurt U.S. national security.

They've enlisted the help of two U.S. senators to bring their case to the Obama administration's attention and plan to meet with Singapore's U.S. ambassador.

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