The judge handed down the verdict and gave her a hefty bail of $70 million, while the identity of the real culprit remains mysterious.
Charged with homicide, Li Fanni, who was ** in 2016, was lucky to hand over a large amount of high bail with the help of her family and successfully walked out of prison.
However, the truth of this case has become even more confusing and elusive.
What is it that makes Li Fanni and her family have such amazing financial resources?What kind of entanglement does she have with her ex-boyfriend?
In April 2017, a California high court suddenly received a sky-high bail worth about $70 million, which is extremely rare in the whole of California and even the United States.
It was this bail that enabled the woman named Li Fanni to put down her prison sentence and return to the warmth of her family.
From now on, she will be strictly restricted from stepping out of the house except for necessary trips. And the crime she was involved in was also a serious intentional homicide. It all started a year ago.
Back in the end of April 2016, someone picked up a mobile phone in Golden Gate Bridge Park. And the owner of this phone is none other than Li Fanni's ex-boyfriend Keith Green.
They had just met at a restaurant the night before to discuss custody of their children after their breakup.
However, after they each left that night, Green seemed to disappear from the human world, and neither his family nor ** could get in touch with him.
In the next ten days, ** searched for various clues by investigating Green's mobile phone, and Green's family also offered a reward to find him, hoping to find him in the vast sea of people.
However, no matter how hard everyone tried, Green was never heard from.
It wasn't until May 11 that someone found the missing Green on the side of a stretch of highway.
However, by this time, he had turned into a silent corpse.
At first, it was not possible to determine the identity of the corpse, as it had been severely decomposed due to the passage of time.
Eventually, by comparing the teeth, ** finally got the exact identity information and informed Green's family of the situation.
Next, law enforcement officers need to investigate the cause of Green's death in the wild. A tragedy struck out of a peaceful everyday life. **'s conspiracy and murderous motive wiped out his life. After a careful examination of the body, it was concluded that he did not commit suicide, nor did he die accidentally, but was subjected to **.
The deceased was missing a tooth and had obvious bullet scars on his spine, which was a fatal wound from which his life was taken. The reasoning forensic opinion may have put a pistol into his mouth and then pulled the trigger. This horrific scene is chilling.
However, the decomposition of the corpses was so high that staff were unable to obtain more useful information for the time being. This adds intangible challenges and difficulties to the investigation of the case.
Before meeting his killer, Li Fanny, Green was alive.
But, sadly, after they met, his life was gone. There were emotional entanglements between the two and disputes over custody of the children, all of which made it possible for Li Fanni**.
On May 21, ten days after Green's body was found, she surrounded the mansion where Li Fanny lived and asked her to come out with her current boyfriend, Bayat. No matter how much they block, the house becomes a shell that protects them, providing them with a sense of security.
However, the door of the house could not stop the pace of the case.
The SWAT team members drove a huge armored vehicle and unceremoniously broke through the gate of the Li family, forcibly taking Li Fanni and Bayat. The sword of justice is unstoppable.
Regarding the accusation of being charged with ** crime, Li Fanni firmly denied it. She firmly believes that Green's death has nothing to do with her. This makes the case even more confusing and raises more suspicions.
The prosecution and defense did not immediately go to court to argue, and the prosecutor needed time to gather more strong evidence. It wasn't until August 17, 2016, that Levani and Bayat, along with their friend Adra, were in the dock of the courtroom.
All three were resolute and refused to accept the charges against them from the prosecutor. In the course of the year-long investigation and interrogation, is there any other compelling evidence pointing to them?What kind of story is hidden between Levane, Green, Bayat, and Adela?
Born in 1988, Green is a sunny boy who loves sports and excels in a variety of sports. And Li Fanni is an out-and-out rich second generation who immigrated to the United States with her mother in the early 90s.
The two met in 2009 and started a relationship in the process of getting along and began a life together.
They live together in Ivan Lee's villa in the affluent neighborhood of San Francisco, supporting each other and facing the ups and downs of life together.
They also have two lovely daughters, and the family of four used to live happily ever after, often with a smile on their faces. However, all these fond memories can no longer soothe the grief. If affection is a product with a limited shelf life, then the love between Li Fanny and Green has undoubtedly come to an end. They used to live together and take care of their children, but that doesn't mean they'll be together forever.
In 2015, Li Fanni took the initiative to break up.
However, the breakup did not end the dispute between the two. In November, Ms. Lee also accused Ms. Green of using violence against her.
She claimed that she had been deliberately injured by Green, and that Green had stolen one of the family's off-road vehicles. **After receiving the report, the arrest action was naturally taken.
However, the subsequent investigation proved that Green had not committed extreme violence, and on the contrary, he had affection for Levanie in the hope of salvaging their relationship. Even the accusation of stealing a car does not correspond to the facts.
As a result, in January 2016, the dispute charges between Levani and Green were officially dropped.
In this case, the man's defense lawyer mentioned a key piece of information.
This information reveals that the real reason for the breakdown of the relationship between the two is not because of the disagreement between the two worldviews, but because Green discovers that Li Fanny has an illicit relationship with his good friend Bayat.
Once the fact of cheating is **, the woman proposes to break up and is willing to actively compensate.
This critical information further finesse the lead of the case.
Due to the breakdown of their relationship, Levanne and Green parted ways, but the issue of custody of the child has been a dispute between them.
So, Li Fanni took a risk, and with the help of Bayat, who was the target of the leg at the time, she committed the murder.
Adela is asked to dispose of Green's body and help his two friends cover up their crimes.
The reasoning of this series of cases is not groundless, and the prosecution found a lot of evidence that can support the logic in the subsequent investigation.
For example, on May 5, after Green's death, Adela sold his car to a used car sales agency.
What's more, the car was filled with a strong smell of bleach, as if to cover up something.
It was hard for the staff not to suspect that he had used the car to transport something unpleasant, most likely Green's body.
* Suspicious evidence was also found in Adra's wife's car.
A toll recorder showed that in the early hours of April 29, when the case might have occurred, he drove his vehicle to the vicinity of the Golden Gate Bridge. The crime took place in a park, and a pedestrian found Green's cell phone. This"Accidentally"Obviously it cannot be explained by nonsense.
When police searched Lee's home, they found something with bullet debris in a golf bag.
Golf bags are not uncommon, but few people carry a gun and shoot while playing golf.
Carl, who is Livani's defense lawyer, responded to the suspicions of Adela and Bayat, which has nothing to do with him. His mission is to help his clients clear their minds.
For this strong evidence, Carr believes that bullet debris on the golf bag can be explained.
During the arrest of Li Fanni and the search of her home, the police were armed with guns.
In the course of the work of law enforcement officers, there is a risk that bullet fragments from the muzzle of the gun will fall onto the golf bag.
This does not prove that Li Fanni has a direct relationship with guns, let alone that she committed the ** crime.
Moreover, the custody issue of Li Fanni and Green has been resolved through an agreement. The agreement was more favorable to Livani, who had no motive to kill.
The case becomes more complicated as both sides accuse and respond. Li Fanni is very uncomfortable in prison, what kind of application will she make?
As a wealthy family, what kind of support will her family give her after being trapped in prison?
In November 2016, she applied to the court for bail. However, because she is both American and Chinese, the court feared that she would run away and therefore did not grant it.
A few months later, she filed again, and the court finally took up her plea.
Theoretically, bail is a legal means in a case. Due to the complexity of the circumstances, the court ultimately set the bail at $35 million.
In a short period of time, Levani's family was unable to provide such a large amount of cash, but they had many fixed assets in the United States that could be used as collateral.
However, under California law, when a bail officer provides a fixed asset as collateral, its value must be more than double the amount required by the court.
This rule sounds a bit harsh, but it is not a problem for Liveny's family.
As soon as they received the notice, they began to collect and organize the property under their name. In addition to cash, they own 13 properties that can be used as collateral. The total value of these two mortgage methods is approximately $70 million. It is probably unimaginable for people from ordinary families to raise this high bail fee in their lifetime.
On April 6, 2017, Li Fanni was finally released from prison, where she spent nearly a year. But that doesn't mean she's freed again, or that she's found innocent.
The bail money only allowed her to leave prison temporarily. In all the investigations and trials that followed, she still needed to cooperate.
Only when she is on bail and honestly obeys the rules and earnestly cooperates with the work of law enforcement and judicial authorities can she receive the return of bailed assets at the end of the period.
Being able to come up with such a high bail at once is enough to prove that the mysterious family behind Li Fanni is definitely not to be underestimated.
Her mother, Li Jihong, is a wide-ranging entrepreneur with a strong presence in fast-growing industries such as real estate, construction and financial investment.
After divorcing her ex-husband, the strong woman settled abroad with her two children and has already obtained U.S. citizenship.
Many landmark buildings in Beijing have Li Jihong's enterprises involved in the construction, and she has become an undoubted wealthy person.
In addition, she is very keen on investing and especially loves to buy real estate.
The residence of Li Fanni, who was searched, was the assets in the names of Li Jihong and her later husband Yao Gang.
As her daughter, Li Fanni naturally lives a privileged life. As a rich second generation, she doesn't have much interest in her mother's industry, and limits her positioning to the role of a helper.
*There is very limited coverage of Li Jihong, which also makes the family behind Li Fanni considered a mysterious family.
Despite the public's curiosity about bail, the information they were able to unearth was very limited.
It is reported that Green's mother was very dissatisfied with the matter.
She believes that a person who has been charged with ** should not have a chance of getting bail at all. The Lee family's practice is seen as an act of nudity and privilege.
No matter how the society ferments, the investigation and trial of the case must always continue. However, things turned out beyond many people's expectations.
In November 2019, the case was tried again. The jury found that there was no evidence directly pointing to the suspicion, so they acquitted her.
When she heard the verdict of the acquittal of this controversial rich girl, she couldn't help but shed tears. Afterwards, the lawyer explained that this acquittal verdict was completely objective and impartial, and had nothing to do with wealth.
While discussing Bayat's sentencing, we are still considering it in detail.
Now that the court has acquitted Li Fanni, she has been extricated from the identity of a suspect. Who is the real **, is still unknown.
Only Li Fanny herself knows if she is really innocent. Despite the principle of presumption of innocence, it is better to spare the offender in order to avoid a wrongful conviction, which is the principle of the American justice system as demonstrated in this case.
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