(Pt 2) Strange "kidnapping" of a Chinese exchange student (opens in new tab)

This ransom photo of 17-year-old Chinese exchange student Kai Zhuang, who was reported missing in 2023, raises questions\. The jacket he wore in the photo was found in his bedroom\. The image is taken from above, at close range — suggesting it may have been self-taken\. By then, his parents had already transferred US$76,000\. Phone data places him about 45km away from his host family’s home in Utah\. But the ransom calls are traced to Hong Kong\. The details may seem unusual, but investigator...