12th June 2023 · Episode 208
Morbidology the Podcast - 208: Ashley Zhao
38 Min · By Emily G. Thompson
China was governed by the Communist Party of China in the late 1990s, a regime that had held power since 1949. Consequently, a significant number of Chinese citizens emigrated from the country, with some choosing to settle in the United States. Among them were Ming Ming Chen and Liang Zhao, who arrived in Ohio and established their own restaurant. In 2017, however, tragedy struck, when a phone call came in to police from their restaurant.
China was governed by the Communist Party of China in the late 1990s, a regime that had held power since 1949. Consequently, a significant number of Chinese citizens emigrated from the country, with some choosing to settle in the United States. Among them were Ming Ming Chen and Liang Zhao, who arrived in Ohio and established their own restaurant. In 2017, however, tragedy struck, when a phone call came in to police from their restaurant.
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Sources:
CBS – 19 WHNT, 10 January, 2017 – “Missing 5-Year-Old Girl Found Deceased and Concealed”
FOX – 8 WJW, 10 January, 2017 – “State Issues Missing Child Alert”
FOX – 8 WJW, 10 Janaury, 2017 – “Police Use Drones, Dogs to Search for 5-Year-Old Girl”
Independent – 3 KTVK, 10 January, 2017 – “5-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing”
The Repository, 10 January, 2017 – “Statewide Alert Issued for Girl Missing in Jackson”
FOX – 8 WJW, 11 January, 2017 – “Memorial Growing Outside Restaurant in Jackson Township Where Little Girl Was Killed”
FOX – 8 WJW, 11 January, 2017 – “Police Investigating Past of Parents Accused in Girl’s Murder”
FOX – 8 WJW, 11 January, 2017 – “It Rips Your Heart Out”
FOX – 8 WJW, 11 January, 2017 – “Vigil Held for 5-Year-Old North Canton Girl”
The Repository, 11 Janaury, 2017 – “We Never Stopped Searching”
FOX – 8 WJW, 12 Janaury, 2017 – “Sister of Murdered 5-Year-Old Stays in Custody”
FOX – 8 WJW, 12 January, 2017 – “North Canton Mom Charged with Daughter’s Murder Ordered Deported”
The Repository, 15 January, 2017 – “Mother’ Religious Claims don’t Jibe”
The Repository, 22 Janaury, 2017 – “They Looked so Nice”
The Repository, 7 March, 2017 – “Ashley Zhao’s Parents Indicted on Murder Charges”
The Repository, 16 June, 2017 – “Psychiatrist to Evaluate Ming Ming Chen”
Akron Beacon Journal, 11 September, 2017 – “Man Pleads Guilty to Hiding 5-Year-Old”
The Repository, 12 October, 2017 – “Jackson Twp. Mother Seeks Insanity”
The Repository, 16 October, 2017 – “Judge to Rule on Evidence in Jackson Township Murder Case”
Akron Beacon Journal, 29 December, 2017 – “Mom Gets 22-Years”
Ashland Times-Gazette, 29 December, 2017 – “Judge Rebukes Mother”
FOX – 8 WJW, 1 January, 2018 – “Chilling Video Shows North Canton Mother Confessing”
The Repository, 10 Janaury, 2018 – “Ashley Zhao’s Father Failed Her”
CBS – 3 WTKR, 23 January, 2018 – “Father Reveals Disturbing Details During Interrogation About Daughter’s Murder”
