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Glendale's Huangtang Gong Charged with Murdering Brea Couple, Burning Their Bodies and Teslas Over $80,000 Debt

Nov 13, 2024, 02:44 PM

A 30-year-old Glendale man, Huangtang Gong, has been arrested and charged with the murder of an Orange County couple from Brea, whom he allegedly owed $80,000. Prosecutors allege that Gong executed the couple, burned their bodies and their Teslas in two different Southern California deserts, and stole $250,000 from them. Days later, he allegedly returned to the victims' home to rob it. The Orange County District Attorney's Office has charged Gong with murder, kidnapping, arson, and burglary. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer described the crime as displaying "depravity that does not adequately describe the callousness" of the act.