Dateline Unforgettable - Why did Charlie Tan kill his father and where is he now × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout SK POP Feature Dateline Unforgettable - Why did Charlie Tan kill his father and where is he now By Nikita Mahato Modified 22 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Former Cornell University student Charlie Tan allegedly murdered his abusive father in February 2015 (Image via True Crime Daily/YouTube) In 2015, former Cornell University student Charlie Tan killed his father at the family's home in Pittsford, New York, in an attempt to escape years of abuse. He shot his father, Jim Tan, three times in the face and claimed that it was a necessary evil otherwise Jim would have killed his mother. On Tuesday, Oxygen's Dateline: Unforgettable will revisit the murder case that interrupted Charlie's seemingly exceptional future and shocked the once-peaceful, tight-knit community of Pittsford. The episode titled House of Secrets will air on August 23, 2022, at 8 pm ET and its synopsis states: "When a star athlete at an Ivy League university goes on trial for murder, sparks fly in the courtroom; the trial ends with a stunning decision that Dennis Murphy will never forget, but the surprises in the case are just beginning." The trial of the 015 murder case ended in a deadlocked jury and a mistrial. It revealed the Tan family's deep-rooted abuse, tensions and dozens of family secrets, hidden deep within the four walls of their suburban home. The murder charges against him were dismissed in the initial trial. However, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a federal judge found him guilty on three accounts of illegal weapon purchase. The judgment came after he pleaded guilty into tricking a friend into buying him a shotgun. Charlie Tan is currently detained in New York's Ray Brook federal prison in a medium security facility. Trigger warning: This article contains information about graphic violence. Charlie Tan believed his CEO father was going to kill his mother Jean Tan In 2019, the then 24-year-old Charlie Tan confessed to gunning down his father Liang "Jim" Tan, with a shotgun on February 5, 2015. He made the confession roughly four and a half years after the incident. The confession came in a sworn affidavity in 2019 asking for his 20-year sentence to be reversed. Charlie never openly admitted to the killing after he was sentenced. Tan reportedly admitted in an official affidavit in Syracuse's federal court and wrote: "I entered my parents' home through the back door, walked upstairs, turned into my father's office and shot my father three times as he was sitting at his desk. I knew I had killed him." Melanie Johnson@MelJohnsonTVCharlie Tan has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. According to the judge there was overwhelming evidence that showed he murdered his father. In court, Tan took accountability for his actions but did NOT admit to killing his father.614Charlie Tan has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. According to the judge there was overwhelming evidence that showed he murdered his father. In court, Tan took accountability for his actions but did NOT admit to killing his father. In his statement, Charlie Tan claimed that his father had beaten and harassed his mother throughout his whole life. According to the affidavit that Charlie filed in court, Jim allegedly threatened to kill his wife on several occasions. He once allegedly choked her unconscious. The incident occurred after their son had left for university. Charlie stated that in January 2015, his mother, Qing "Jean" Tan, contacted him and detailed the assault and claimed that she was left unconscious when it happened. Jean confided in the former Cornell University student that she believed she was "going to die" and alerted him that Jim would murder her "the next time." His mother reportedly called him once again on February 4, making similar claims. Charlie wrote: "I knew that in killing my father I would be throwing away my future, but I wasn't thinking of that after the February 4 call." The confession came about a year after, in 2018 when Tan entered a guilty plea for persuading a friend into buying the shotgun he used to murder his father. Tan had already been given a 20-year prison term for the acquisition of guns by U.S. District Judge Frederick Scullin Jr. According to Scullin's decision, the accused had unmistakably used the gun to murder his father, qualifying for the harshness of the sentence. Where is former Cornell University student Charlie Tan now Wendy Wright@WendyWrightTVA Juror from the Charlie Tan Murder Trial reacts to an affidavit filed in Federal Court that includes an admission from Tan that he killed his father. This after a deadlocked jury lead to the judge dismissing the case. Tan is locked up on a weapons charge. @SPECNewsROC2A Juror from the Charlie Tan Murder Trial reacts to an affidavit filed in Federal Court that includes an admission from Tan that he killed his father. This after a deadlocked jury lead to the judge dismissing the case. Tan is locked up on a weapons charge. @SPECNewsROC https://t.co/ITkii25dqY Charlie Tan, who murdered his CEO father at their Pittsford home, was given a 20-year sentence. The ruling came after he pleaded guilty to three counts rooting from the from the illegal purchase of the shotgun allegation filed against him by the prosecution in 2017 although the murder charges were revoked in the first trial. Tan's bid to have his sentence reduced in 2019 was denied by a federal judge. The petition stated that there was abundant evidence that the father was abusive towards his mother and posed a threat to her. Joel Rudin, Charlie's current attorney, pleaded ineffectively for a lesser sentence, saying that this evidence should have been used more vehemently for conviction. Generation Why Pod@genwhypodCharlie Tan. Protector or killer? Our latest episode is up. thegenerationwhypodcast.com/charlie-tan-27… #CharlieTan #truecrime227Charlie Tan. Protector or killer? Our latest episode is up. thegenerationwhypodcast.com/charlie-tan-27… #CharlieTan #truecrime https://t.co/FwHdgto7gF Charlie Tan remains detained in New York's Ray Brook federal prison, a medium-security facility that is roughly 7 miles to the west of Lake Placid. Learn more about Charlie Tan, the alleged murderer of his father, and the 2015 case on Dateline: Unforgettable this Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at 8 pm ET. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Madhur Dave × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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