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Alesa Leach in Jacksonville, Florida
Linlin Guo & Beimin Cheng in Martinez, California
Mariah Rosanna Samuels in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Michelle Long in Lisbon, Ohio

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Jacksonville, Florida • 2025-11-17

Alesa Leach

Charges Filed ex-girlfriend

Alesa Leach, a 58-year-old Jacksonville resident, ordained minister, and city bus operator, was found deceased in her West 14th Street home on November 17, 2025. Investigators determined she died of violent trauma before their arrival, discovering her body after she missed a scheduled court appearance. Leach had an active domestic violence protection injunction against her 49-year-old ex-boyfriend, Joseph Anderson. Law enforcement had escorted Anderson away from her residence approximately one week prior for violating the injunction. Following the homicide, Anderson fled to Connecticut, where he was apprehended on December 5, 2025, on an injunction violation warrant and extradited back to Florida. On March 20, 2026, while already in custody at the Duval County Jail, Anderson was formally served an arrest warrant charging him with second-degree murder with a weapon, burglary, aggravated stalking, tampering with evidence, and violating a domestic violence protective injunction. He has entered a plea of not guilty.

Warning signs: Stalking, Separation, Protection order...

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Martinez, California • 2025-09-18

Linlin Guo & Beimin Cheng

Charges Filed wife & mother in law

On September 18, 2025, Walnut Creek police responded to a 911 call reporting a disturbance and possible gunfire at a residence on Kelobra Court. Officers discovered 37-year-old Linlin Guo and her mother, Beimin Cheng, dead inside the home with their throats slashed. Guo's husband, 43-year-old Howard Wang, claimed he shot at a fleeing intruder who committed the crimes. Following an investigation, police arrested Wang on September 19, 2025, exposing the intruder story as a fabrication. The investigation expanded to implicate Wang's mistress, 45-year-old Yan Wang of Oakland, who allegedly burglarized the home and destroyed cellphone evidence immediately following the killings to shield Howard Wang. In March 2026, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office filed an additional murder charge against Howard Wang and a co-defendant, Demarques James Pearl, for the June 2024 contract killing of Chengli Li in San Gabriel, California. Prosecutors allege Howard Wang conspired to kill Li to eliminate him as a romantic rival for Yan Wang's affections. All three homicide charges have been consolidated for prosecution within Contra Costa County.

Warning signs: Stalking, Separation

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Convicted

Minneapolis, Minnesota • 2025-09-14

Mariah Rosanna Samuels

Sentenced ex-girlfriend

Mariah Rosanna Samuels, a 34-year-old mother of two and small business owner, was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend, David Eugene Wright, 51, outside her family home in North Minneapolis on September 14, 2025. Following the termination of their relationship in August 2025, Wright severely assaulted Samuels, prompting her to secure an Order for Protection (OFP). On the morning of September 14, Wright violated the order by contacting her. Samuels requested police assistance, but the responding officer left after four minutes and filed a inaccurate report claiming she felt safe. Approximately two hours later, Wright ambushed Samuels in her parked vehicle, firing 12 shots through the window. Wright fled to Anoka, Minnesota, where he was apprehended. After a grand jury upgraded his charges to first-degree premeditated murder, Wright confessed to the killing on the witness stand during his trial. In April 2026, he was convicted on all counts and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Warning signs: Stalking, Separation, Protection order...

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Convicted

Lisbon, Ohio • 2023-11-29

Michelle Long

Convicted ex-wife

Michelle Ann Long, 50, was shot and killed on November 29, 2023, while sitting in her pickup truck in the driveway of her residence on Carey Road in Butler Township/Salem, Ohio. Her body was located hours later by family members after she failed to pick up her son. The homicide occurred approximately seven months after the finalization of a highly contentious divorce from her husband of 25 years, William P. Long Jr.. The marriage was legally dissolved on the grounds of incompatibility following a bitter litigation process in the Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas. Civil court records detail a volatile separation period characterized by multiple counts of legal contempt, asset depletion, and property hoarding by the suspect.

Warning signs: Stalking, Separation, Protection order...

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