硅谷新年谋杀案﹕湾区男涉家暴勒死华裔妻 疑抛尸山区
2024年1月19日 星期五

当地时间1月16日﹐美国旧金山湾区警方宣布﹐一名56岁男子因涉嫌谋杀40岁妻子而被捕﹐受害者的遗体在圣克鲁斯山区被发现。

警方表示﹐他们此前接到报警称﹐于盈盈（音译﹐YingYingYu）自新年第一天开始失踪﹐她的雇主无法与其取得联系。调查于1月8日开始﹐警方发现于盈盈的丈夫﹑56岁的约翰·马克西·耶格尔向警方提供了错误信息。

随后﹐警方调查发现﹐2023年12月31日晚上发生了一起家庭暴力事件﹐于盈盈被列为受害人。

报道援引法庭文件称﹐耶格尔被指控犯有一级谋杀罪和非法监禁罪﹐他用绳子将于盈盈勒死。1月11日﹐耶格尔被捕﹐并被关押在圣克拉拉县监狱﹐于1月18日出庭受审。

上周六﹐调查小组与当地社区合作﹐在附近山区发现了人类遗骸﹐据信属于受害人。遗体身份正由圣克拉拉县法医进行正式鉴定。

耶格尔和于盈盈住在洛斯加托斯﹐这是硅谷圣克拉拉县著名的小城﹐作为硅谷的一部分﹐该市在1950年至1980年迅速发展﹐由一个农业小镇蜕变为以高生活水平与房价昂贵著称的城镇﹐即当地富人区。

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CRIME
Los Gatos man accused of wife’s murder; body found in Santa Cruz Mountains
January 16, 2024

LOS GATOS – Authorities in the South Bay announced Tuesday a man was recently arrested in connection with his wife’s murder, saying her remains were possibly found in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department began investigating the disappearance of 40-year-old YingYing “Dawn” Yu on January 8, after her employer told police that she was not able to reach her since before New Year’s.

Police said they contacted her husband, 56-year-old John Maxey Yeager, and found the information he provided about her wife’s whereabouts was “inconsistent.”

During the investigation, police uncovered evidence that Yu was the victim of a domestic violence incident that happened on New Year’s Eve. Yeager was arrested on Thursday in connection with the incident.

Additional details about the incident were not immediately available.

After Yeager’s arrest, police located additional evidence in the case. On Saturday, authorities traveled to a remote area of Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains and located human remains.

Police said the remains are believed to be of Yu. The identity of the remains is pending confirmation by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner.

According to jail records, Yeager remains in the Santa Clara County Jail without bail.

“We appreciate the assistance, trust and confidence placed in us by Dawn Yu’s community, colleagues and family throughout the investigation and express our deepest condolences to all who knew Dawn Yu,” police said Tuesday.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Mike Birley of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department over email or by calling 408-827-3219.