California man accused of killing wife, hiding remains in remote area of the mountains

LOS GATOS, Calif. (TCD) — A 56-year-old man is in custody after allegedly killing his 40-year-old spouse and dumping her stays in a distant space within the Santa Cruz Mountains.

In accordance with a information launch from the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Division, on Jan. 8, officers obtained data that YingYing “Daybreak” Yu’s employer hadn’t heard from her since earlier than New Yr’s Day, they usually couldn’t attain her. Her husband, John Yeager, reportedly offered inconsistent statements concerning his spouse’s whereabouts.

Police allege Yu and Yeager have been concerned in a home incident on the night time of Dec. 31, which induced her dying.

On Jan. 10, a number of legislation enforcement businesses began working collectively to analyze Yu’s disappearance and to “guarantee the security of the kids throughout the house.” Yeager was arrested the subsequent day in reference to the home incident.

Upon additional investigation, police mentioned “extra proof developed regarding foul play associated to Yu’s welfare.”

In accordance with the assertion, investigators discovered Yeager traveled to the Santa Cruz Mountains alongside Summit Street in early January. Officers adopted the tracks, they usually found doable human stays when looking out the world. Authorities imagine the stays are Yu’s, however they’re nonetheless pending optimistic identification from the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner.

The East Bay Occasions experiences Yeager is being charged with first-degree homicide and false imprisonment. Court docket paperwork cited by the paper allege Yeager strangled Yu to dying with a rope.

Yeager stays held within the Santa Clara County Division of Corrections with extra fees associated to his spouse’s alleged dying. The investigation is ongoing.

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