A man has been accused of a gruesome murder after a couple were slaughtered and their bodies burnt in a vehicle abandoned in the desert. Huangting Gong, a 30 year old from Glendale in the Los Angeles area , faces charges of murder, kidnapping, arson, and burglary after allegedly killing a couple, burning their bodies and vehicles, and then looting their home. Gong reportedly owed Jing Li and Kuanlun Wang, both aged 37, a debt of $80,000.
The brutal crime occurred on October 12 in the Southern California desert, where Gong is accused of stealing nearly $250,000 worth of luxury items from the couple's residence. Arrested on November 5 at Los Angeles International Airport upon his return from Seattle, Gong is now held without bail at the Orange County Jail, as per police and prosecutor statements to NBC. Texas mom left her three kids to live alone in filthy, insect-ridden home with dead son's rotting corpse Missing Wisconsin dad-of-three fled the country and abandoned wife and kids after 'faking disappearance' Farmer mows down 6-year-old boy, breaking both legs in front of his mother for 'stealing oranges' "No one deserves the fate of being executed and then set on fire in the middle of the desert," declared Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer.
Gong's charges carry "special circumstances" enhancements, which could lead to a life sentence without parole if he is convicted. The Orange County public defender's office has yet to comment on the matter. Prosecutors have not d.