In missing tutor trial, lawyer doesn't want jury to hear about death of defendant's previous wife
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Herald Herchen, accused of killing his wife, Alice Ku, in Taiwan, filed a motion to dismiss allegations regarding his previous wife's death. Detective Li Tsong Su considers Herchen a primary homicide suspect. He claims that Ku ran off with their driver and is alive. Herchen's second wife, Melissa Yu, died in 2017 under suspicious circumstances with unexplained injuries noted in the autopsy report. Ku, who was unaware of the wedding for her family, and Herchen married four months after Yu's death.
"Herchen is the primary suspect due to his suspicious behavior, failure to cooperate and the conflicting information he conveyed to the Ku family," Su said in a court declaration.
"We were happily married and her disappearance continues to cause me great heartache," Herchen said.
Attorney Andrew Watters, representing Ku's family, said the autopsy report showed Yu "had several unexplained injuries on her body," and that neighbors believe Herchen killed her.
Herchen said Ku is still alive. She likely ran off with their driver to return to her life as an escort and wants to hide her behavior from her family.
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