Love. One would think a former stripper would marry for her husband's money, rather than the other way around. But Janie Louise Pang, Danny Pang's murdered wife, told police that her husband had been abusive and forced her to withdraw $70,000 from the bank to spend on gambling. The Journal reported on the mysterious circumstances of her death:

In May 1997, Ms. Pang hired an investigative agency, which, according to court records, observed her husband holding hands with another woman. The next day, Ms. Pang was scheduled to meet with the investigator at noon. Shortly before that, the doorbell rang at the Pangs' home. According to court records, the family's maid heard Ms. Pang, her 5-year-old at her side, answer the door and begin talking to the visitor, who asked if she was "Miss Pang."

She then began screaming. The maid saw her run through the house, chased by an elegantly dressed man carrying a briefcase and holding a gun. As Ms. Pang cowered in a closet, he shot her dead.