Desert Rd murder trial: Detective recalls key interview two years after Ricky Wang's death
Four former co-defendants have pleaded guilty and are set to testify against Michael Gu.
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Four former co-defendants have pleaded guilty and are set to testify against Michael Gu.
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Bao Chang Wang, known as Ricky Wang, went missing in 2017. Wang’s remains were found in an unmarked grave off the Desert Rd in the central North Island, in 2020, more than two years after he went missing. Zhu said she had met Wang at SkyCity Casino where the pair worked. They eventually married and had two children. But the couple grew apart and Wang began spending nights away from the family home. Zhu said the pair kept in touch. At one point he convinced her to pawn her mother’s Mercedes car because he needed money. Zhu’s mother ended up buying the car back.
Bao Chang Wang, known as Ricky Wang, was last seen in 2017. Johnstone said Wang worked at Sky City Casino, where he met his wife in 2011. The couple went on to have two children but the relationship was rocky. During one of the couple’s arguments, Wang told his wife he had been gambling, seeing prostitutes and taking drugs. Johnstone said the pair drifted apart and Wang began hanging out with Zhao’s group, making methamphetamine to fund his own habit. Johnstone told the court: “By August 2017, Ricky Wang had made at least one fatal error. He either tried to go above Mr Zhao by maki...