A Glendale man has been charged with killing a Brea couple after he allegedly burned their bodies and their Teslas in the desert in two different Southern California counties. The man then allegedly stole nearly $250,000 in luxury watches, handbags, and clothing from the couple’s Los Angeles home, authorities said. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) has charged Huangting Gong, 30, with a litany of charges, including two felony counts of murder, one felony count of kidnapping, two felony counts of arson of property, and two felony counts of first-degree burglary.
In addition, he was charged with two felony special circumstances enhancements for multiple murders, one felony special circumstances enhancement for murder during a kidnapping, and two felony enhancements for discharging a firearm causing death. Authorities were alerted to the crime when, on Oct. 15, a family member of victim Kuanlun Wang, 37, contacted the Brea Police Department after not having heard from him for several days.
The family member also noted that Wang had said he was owed $80,000 by a business associate named Huangting Gong. The family member contacted Gong on Oct. 12.
Gong claimed Wang and Wang’s wife, Jing Li, 37, failed to meet him in New York City, where another business associate was to have paid Wang the $80,000 owed by Gong. Wang’s family was not aware of a planned trip to New York City, according to a press release from the OCDA’s office. Gong then allegedly placed L.