Shao Tong with her father on a trip to Southeast China's Yunnan Province. The killing has devastated him: "I can't stop thinking about this whole thing."<br />
Shao Tong with her father on a trip to Southeast China's Yunnan Province. The killing has devastated him: "I can't stop thinking about this whole thing."
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Shao Tong's mother and father scrimped and saved more than $100,000 to send her to study in the U.S.
Shao Tong's mother and father scrimped and saved more than $100,000 to send her to study in the U.S.
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He parents were sold on the idea of sending their daughter to a bucolic setting in rural America. In central Iowa, they believed she would be safe.
He parents were sold on the idea of sending their daughter to a bucolic setting in rural America. In central Iowa, they believed she would be safe.
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Family photos show Tong dressed in a T-shirt and with short hair. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2015%2F04%2F03%2Fus%2Fiowa-killing-chinese-student%2F">Her roomate said Tong embraced America </a>and shed T-shirts for clothes with frills. Her hair was long, almost down to her waist, with a dyed brown streak and curls. "
Family photos show Tong dressed in a T-shirt and with short hair. Her roomate said Tong embraced America and shed T-shirts for clothes with frills. Her hair was long, almost down to her waist, with a dyed brown streak and curls. "
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Tong liked to cook for friends. Her roommate said her boyfriend was a point of friction among them.
Tong liked to cook for friends. Her roommate said her boyfriend was a point of friction among them.
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