Investigators search for man s body in Chelan County after suspect s confession in China
Tianyu Tommy Lyu is believed to have been killed in Newcastle in November. Police in China said that a man confessed that two people killed Lyu and hid his body. Author: Glenn Farley Updated: 6:05 PM PDT May 5, 2021
CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. A team of 60 volunteers scoured 13 miles of Highway 2 in Chelan County Wednesday looking for any sign of Tianyu “Tommy” Lyu, a Chinese national that authorities believe was murdered in a Newcastle condo back on Nov. 22.
While search and rescue volunteers are usually called in to help find the lost, this time they are asked to find signs of remains.
Detectives asking hikers to be on the lookout for possible human remains in Stevens Pass
By Jamie Tompkins and Q13 News Staff
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WENATCHEE, Wash. - Detectives with the King County Sheriff s Office are asking for the public s help in looking for evidence regarding a case of a man reported missing back in 2020.
Investigators say Tommy Lyu, a Chinese citizen, was first reported missing to Bellevue police in November of 2020 after he failed to meet up with friends.
According to court documents, a former Newcastle man confessed to police in China that he had stabbed Lyu to death in a dispute over drugs and hid his body in the Wenatchee National Forest.