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    Trace Gallagher reports from Los Angeles

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But it calls for -- congressional investigation into the death of an American man working in Singapore are right now follow this.

This American -- Todd was found dead hanging.

In his home overseas last June.

Officials in Singapore called it a suicide.

And produced the note that had been written on a computer.

His family says this was murder.

They say their son was living in fear worried that his employers in Singapore were using him to help China.

Get his get its hands on some very sensitive spying information.

Trace Gallagher has -- story like LA Trace.

And there really are -- so many pieces of this puzzle missing -- -- without question was brilliant athletic a devout -- Christian he was in Singapore working for a Singaporean government company.

And his project included something called gallium nitrate needs nothing to you and me but apparently.

It's better and more powerful than silicon leading to better cell phones computers but also -- better military technology.

High powered radar electronic warfare even weapons.

Shame Todd found out that the Singapore company was working with was also working with the Chinese Telecom giant.

That the US House Intelligence Committee had accused of spying.

He became uncomfortable felt he was in danger even told his parents what to do if he turned up missing.

As the weeks went on he got increasingly.

More.

Agitated and distressed.

And would see things to me like mom I'm afraid I'm never gonna see you again.

-- Todd quit his job and decided to come back to the states a few days later his body was found hanging in his apartment bathroom.

His family was told he drilled holes in the wall and built this elaborate pulley system that he hanged himself with.

They never found any signs of -- all and then they found suicide notes those.

I handed the letter back and I said my son might kill himself but he didn't write this note.

And that was from Dallas from then on I knew.

And that he had been murdered I even knew before that I think I could have hung himself but he was forced to.

Also -- her -- hard drive from his work computer.

They had it analyzed and found the night her son left his company at 3 o'clock in the morning someone broke into the hard drive looking for data.

The parents are now looking for answers -- We do not want somebody else's son and daughter to be put in -- compromising situation.

Where now they they feel like they -- -- -- Their country.

And -- -- or lose their life.

Dogs are now meeting with senators in Montana and DC to get this investigation rolling -- unbelievable story Trace thank you and.

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