The man who was arrested for the contract killing of his partner, a beloved dentist in Oakland, California, allegedly plotted her murder to take control of her $12-$14 million estate.
Dr. Lili Xu, 60, was inside a parked Mercedes Benz sedan with her longtime boyfriend Nelson Chia, 73, when a gunman, now believed to be 33-year-old Hasheem Bason, approached them in a white Lexus and shot her dead at the intersection of East 11th St. and Fifth Avenue on Aug. 21.
Chia, who was arrested for his involvement in the murder-for-hire plot, reportedly hung himself in his cell hours after authorities announced his arrest alongside Bason on Friday. Read the full story here ▶
