MO MO - Xiang Sun, 44, Boone County, 23 Sep 2000

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Xiang Sun – The Charley Project

Xiang Sun

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Sun, circa 2000

• Missing Since09/23/2000
• Missing FromColumbia, Missouri
• ClassificationMissing
• Date of Birth11/14/1955 (63)
• Age44 years old
• Height and Weight5'4, 120 pounds
• Distinguishing CharacteristicsAsian female. Black hair, brown eyes. Sun may use the first name Susan. She was born in China.

Details of Disappearance
Xiang was last seen in Columbia, Missouri on September 23, 2000. Her husband, Yinzhou Zheng, was last seen on September 17, six days before his wife disappeared. Zheng was supposed to go visit his daughter, Xiang's stepdaughter, in Iowa City, Iowa, but he never arrived there and his vehicle was later found still at his residence in Missouri.

Xiang disappeared on the day he was supposed to return from Iowa. She went to work that day, returned home and went to bed, and apparently vanished during the night. Both she and her husband are originally from China, and both of them left their passports behind.

Zheng was a graduate student at the University of Missouri and Zheng's son was also attending the university at the time of his father and stepmother's disappearances. Few details are available in their cases.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Laughing]

Interesting --where are the adult children today?

Graduate school in your 40's?

 

[Gardener1850]

Unidentified Skeletal remains found in Columbia: MO - MO - Skeletal Remains near I-70 Southwest & Stadium Blvd, Columbia, 25 July 2019

 

[Laughing]

Remains identified, not this lady:

Human remains identified as Columbia man

 

[caringo]

Hope this link works:

Sun Xiang and Zheng Yinzhou - Newspapers.com

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Anniversary of disappearance today.

 

[spartanx]

I have the impression that they were kidnapped by some envious person maybe for money but at least they weren't separated for so long...
rest in peace

 

[Rush4087]

I wonder if Xiang Sun and her husband Yinzhou Zhen were working for CCP?

 

[Gut_feeling]

I wonder if Xiang Sun and her husband Yinzhou Zhen were working for CCP?

I wonder the same thing. If that were the case, it would explain many of the details provided in the newspaper article posted previously. Sun Xiang and Zheng Yinzhou - Newspapers.com
If he knew he would soon be "pulled" and sent back to china, that could be why he insisted on sending their youngest daughter to be with his mother in China prior to his going "missing". It would also explain why he and his wife did not leave together, as that might arouse suspicion if they worried about American authorities taking notice. His colleagues at work said the grant enabling his employment at the university was ending soon (end of job, end of access? End of mission for CCP?)
They may have left the money in the bank account for his 2 older kids who were staying in the us.

 

[Pennysmom1]

3197DFMO - Xiang Sun

Name: Xiang Sun
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: September 23, 2000
Location Last Seen: Columbia, Boone County, Missouri

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: November 14, 1955
Age: 44 years old
Race: Asian
Gender: Female
Height: 5'3" - 5'4"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Sun, Susan
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not available
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Xiang disappeared one week after her husband, Yinzhou Zheng , disappeared.

Yinzhou was scheduled to travel to Iowa to visit his daughter, Xiang's step-daughter, on September 18, 2000. He never arrived and his vehicle was later found at his residence in Columbia.

Xiang disappeared on the day her husband was supposed to return from Iowa. She returned home from work, went to bed, and has not been seen or heard from again.

Both Xiang and her husband are originally from China. Their passports were left behind. Yinzhou was a grad student at the University of Missouri and his son was also attending the university at the time of his father and step-mother's disappearance.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: University of Missouri Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Sgt. Jennifer Perry
Agency Phone Number: 573-882-7201
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 00-1258

NamUs Case Number: 12715
NCIC Case Number: Unknown

Information Source(s)​

NamUs

Admin Notes​

Added: 2/1/12; Last Updated: 05-18-2022 - By: Htmlcnvtr