A Texas man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his wife, and prosecutors say a life insurance policy signed just days earlier is part of the case.
According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher, 41, called deputies on Nov. 18 from a gym and asked them to check on his wife, Yuan Hua, 46, saying she had texted him that someone was outside their home in the Cypress area. When deputies arrived, they found Yuan Hua dead from a gunshot wound in the living room.
Investigators said the house did not look like it had been ransacked. In court, prosecutors said Christopher went “to great lengths” to make the killing look like the work of an intruder, ABC13 reported.
According to the court details, gym surveillance video showed him pacing for about 45 minutes and working out for only about five. Investigators say they later found his wife’s wallet, which he had reported missing, in a gym locker. A search of the home turned up paperwork for a $250,000 life insurance policy that the couple signed on Nov. 16, two days before her death, according to court records.
Christopher was charged six days after his wife was found and is being held in the Harris County Jail on a $150,000 bond, KPRC 2 reported. No statement from Christopher or an attorney had been reported at the time. He has been charged but not convicted.
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