He killed girlfriend's lover in SoCal, then killed his wife, her mom in Bay Area, D.A. says
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A Walnut Creek man accused of killing his wife and mother-in-law in 2025 now faces a third murder charge tied to a separate killing in Southern California, according to the Contra Costa County district attorney’s office.Howard Wang, 43, faces additional charges in connection with the June 2024 fatal shooting of 41-year-old Chengli Li in San Gabriel, according to prosecutors.Authorities say Wang conspired with 33-year-old Demarques James Pearl to plan and carry out the killing, traveling from the Bay Area to Los Angeles County to do so.Li was the romantic partner of Wang’s girlfriend, who is also charged in connection with the Walnut Creek double murder case, according to the district attorney’s office.Wang was initially charged in September 2025 with the murders of his wife, Linlin Guo, and her mother, Beimin Cheng, who were found dead inside their family’s residence on Kelobra Court in Walnut Creek on Sept.
18, 2025, prosecutors said.Wang was taken into custody following a 911 call reporting a disturbance and possible gunfire.
California Ivanna Ortiz, 35, faces attempted murder and assault charges for allegedly opening fire on Rihanna’s West L.A.home on March 8.In addition to the murder charges, prosecutors previously alleged that Wang made criminal threats against his wife in 2024 and prevented her from reporting a crime to law enforcement in 2023.The district attorney’s office later charged 45-year-old Yan Wang, described as Howard Wang’s girlfriend at the time, as an accessory to the murders.
Prosecutors allege she helped him avoid arrest, entered the home after the killings to commit theft, and destroyed cellphones to conceal evidence.Officials said the newly filed Los Angeles County murder charge would be consolidated with the Contra Costa County case, allowing all three killings to be prosecuted together.Prosecutors say the cases are connected through per...