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• Walnut Creek Double Murder Suspect Howard Wang Charged With Third Homicide In Southern California Execution Plot

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Prosecutors have added a third murder charge against 43 year old Howard Wang, linking the Walnut Creek man to a 2024 "lover's triangle" slaying in San Gabriel. Wang, already accuse...

• Contra Costa Prosecutors Link Walnut Creek Murder Suspect To Multi-City Contract Killing Conspiracy Across California

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has expanded the criminal case against Howard Wang, alleging he orchestrated a series of killings involving a hired hitman and his own f...