NY NY - JuanJuan Zwang, 44 & Peishuan Fan, 48, couple from Old Brookville, mysterious disappearance, no contact with children since 30 Mar 2025

[The Zookeeper]

This story gets stranger and stranger. Supposedly the children have returned to China. So, the older boy who was described as a university student has left his university? He’s 20, so an adult, and he leaves the US when his parents are missing here?

 

[Via Marple]

In Chinese, Yahoo news in Taiwan:

長島失蹤華人夫婦案 2兒返中與親人團聚 長島失蹤華人夫婦案 2兒返中與親人團聚

The 12 year old just finished primary school. I suppose the brothers are both having summer holidays in China with their relatives, it doesn't look like they had much support around Brookville. Their American lawyer is speaking on their behalf.

Try running translation on the page..

 

[GraceG]

In Chinese, Yahoo news in Taiwan:

長島失蹤華人夫婦案 2兒返中與親人團聚 長島失蹤華人夫婦案 2兒返中與親人團聚

The 12 year old just finished primary school. I suppose the brothers are both having summer holidays in China with their relatives, it doesn't look like they had much support around Brookville. Their American lawyer is speaking on their behalf.

Try running translation on the page..

Only highlights are shown due to the copyright limitations for posting here:

John Carman, (the attorney representing the family), said on the 15th that the Fan family's 20-year-old eldest son Yiwei Fan and his 12-year-old brother had recently left the United States and returned to China.

Carmen revealed that Fan Peixuan had run a business near Shanghai before immigrating to the US and had been detained by Chinese authorities for nearly two months. Not clear whether the case was a civil or criminal case.

The Fan family purchased the approximately 6,000-square-foot single-family mansion for 3.8 million yuan in cash at the end of 2023. The two children have been living alone there since their parents disappeared, with occasional visits from relatives and friends and relying on delivery for meals.

The 12-year-old brother just graduated from Glen Head Elementary School a few days ago, Carmen said it is not yet certain whether the brothers' return to China this time is a permanent departure.

Property records show that only the eldest son Fan Yiwei and his mother Zhuang Juanjuan are listed on the deed of the house, and Fan Peixuan is not listed

 

[The Zookeeper]

In Chinese, Yahoo news in Taiwan:

長島失蹤華人夫婦案 2兒返中與親人團聚 長島失蹤華人夫婦案 2兒返中與親人團聚

The 12 year old just finished primary school. I suppose the brothers are both having summer holidays in China with their relatives, it doesn't look like they had much support around Brookville. Their American lawyer is speaking on their behalf.

Try running translation on the page..

Thank you Via Marple!
The boys going to China makes more sense now.

 

[adot0902]

Can anyone confirm this is the lawyer: https://profiles.superlawyers.com/n...man/d5944003-8c3b-402d-9473-d60592be74ee.html

Interesting they picked a very highly rated criminal defense attorney. I don't know that's the type of lawyer I was imagining. I was picturing an estate attorney. I don't know why this stuck out but there isn't much to go on.

 

[TMich6811]

Only highlights are shown due to the copyright limitations for posting here:

John Carman, (the attorney representing the family), said on the 15th that the Fan family's 20-year-old eldest son Yiwei Fan and his 12-year-old brother had recently left the United States and returned to China.

Carmen revealed that Fan Peixuan had run a business near Shanghai before immigrating to the US and had been detained by Chinese authorities for nearly two months. Not clear whether the case was a civil or criminal case.

The Fan family purchased the approximately 6,000-square-foot single-family mansion for 3.8 million yuan in cash at the end of 2023. The two children have been living alone there since their parents disappeared, with occasional visits from relatives and friends and relying on delivery for meals.

The 12-year-old brother just graduated from Glen Head Elementary School a few days ago, Carmen said it is not yet certain whether the brothers' return to China this time is a permanent departure.

Property records show that only the eldest son Fan Yiwei and his mother Zhuang Juanjuan are listed on the deed of the house, and Fan Peixuan is not listed

Seems weird for the deed to be in the moms and sons names?

 

[adot0902]

Seems weird for the deed to be in the moms and sons names?

That actually makes perfect sense for that level of wealth. You potentially avoid a lot of taxes and the house just transfers to son on moms passing. I thought about that too, then remembered they paid cash for the house so they very well are over the federal estate caps, so any assets they can get out of the estate would be beneficial.

 

[TMich6811]

That actually makes perfect sense for that level of wealth. You potentially avoid a lot of taxes and the house just transfers to son on moms passing. I thought about that too, then remembered they paid cash for the house so they very well are over the federal estate caps, so any assets they can get out of the estate would be beneficial.

It would typically as just a beneficiary also - taxes would vary though. Seems interesting in addition to what are potentially a few other oddities

 

[adot0902]

It would typically as just a beneficiary also - taxes would vary though. Seems interesting in addition to what are potentially a few other oddities

Not quite, if you are a beneficiary it goes through probate if you are a joint owner it does not. It also has an impact on the federal estate death tax which is like 15 million.

 

[TMich6811]

Not quite, if you are a beneficiary it goes through probate if you are a joint owner it does not. It also has an impact on the federal estate death tax which is like 15 million.

Ah I follow

 

[Via Marple]

That actually makes perfect sense for that level of wealth. You potentially avoid a lot of taxes and the house just transfers to son on moms passing. I thought about that too, then remembered they paid cash for the house so they very well are over the federal estate caps, so any assets they can get out of the estate would be beneficial.

But if mum passes before dad, then the house goes to the son and dad doesn't get it..??

If dad already has other assets under his name then perhaps.

 

[adot0902]

But if mum passes before dad, then the house goes to the son and dad doesn't get it..??

If dad already has other assets under his name then perhaps.

Correct. It would go to the son, not that dad. They must not have been concerned with their son's integrity, because if my grandparents did that, my dad would sell the house the 2nd the ink dried, and the surviving parent would be on the street. Just a personal anecdote, I don't know their situation obviously, but you have to have some type of trust in your kid to do that.

 

[Vedder]

But if mum passes before dad, then the house goes to the son and dad doesn't get it..??

If dad already has other assets under his name then perhaps.

There may be an addition to the deed (can't think of the proper term right now) that gives the father the right to live there until he moves out or dies.

 

[adot0902]

There may be an addition to the deed (can't think of the proper term right now) that gives the father the right to live there until he moves out or dies.

An addendum, and yes, I didn't think about that. Should have I had a client who specifically had that specific wording in their will. The house goes to the kids, but husband can live their until death so long as bills and taxes are paid.

 

[slowpoke]

World Journal article from last month (dated 2025-06-07 ), written in Chinese:

Put through Google Translate for English language.

Paraphrased a portion—

With their parents missing, other family members were helping care for the sons. Child ProtectionServices have been making regular visits for safety assessments.

Fan Peixuan runs a construction business near Shanghai, China.
The prior owner of the home that was sold to the family in 2023 said the transaction was translated and coordinated by Fan’s parents and children. They viewed the house twice, then made the deal. At the time of the interview, the prior owner said they had not been contacted by LE.

長島華裔夫婦豪宅失蹤 FBI介入調查 | 世界新聞網

長島納蘇郡一對華裔夫婦自3月30日從其價值近400萬元的住宅中失蹤以來已逾兩個月，目前聯邦調查局(FBI)已介入調查此案...

www.worldjournal.com

(Article found by googling “歲的范培宣” which is Peishuan Fan.)

 

[hibachai]

Surprised at the lack of information.

 

[Inthedetails]

Surprised at the lack of information.

There's no one to keep the story in the news. The son was reluctant to be public and now he's out of the country. jmo

 

[adot0902]

From @slowpoke's article, "As for whether the couple's passports were found in the house, Carman refused to elaborate on the grounds that it was inconvenient to disclose."

Interesting.....

長島華裔夫婦豪宅失蹤 FBI介入調查 | 世界新聞網

長島納蘇郡一對華裔夫婦自3月30日從其價值近400萬元的住宅中失蹤以來已逾兩個月，目前聯邦調查局(FBI)已介入調查此案...

www.worldjournal.com

 

[truthfinder2019]

From @slowpoke's article, "As for whether the couple's passports were found in the house, Carman refused to elaborate on the grounds that it was inconvenient to disclose."

Interesting.....

長島華裔夫婦豪宅失蹤 FBI介入調查 | 世界新聞網

長島納蘇郡一對華裔夫婦自3月30日從其價值近400萬元的住宅中失蹤以來已逾兩個月，目前聯邦調查局(FBI)已介入調查此案...

www.worldjournal.com

Inconvenient ?!

 

[slowpoke]

Inconvenient ?!

I just figured it’s probably an inaccurate translation.

Maybe it’s more like the police declined to disclose, to protect the integrity of the investigation? jmo

I just tried putting it through DeepL Translate, and it translates it:
“As to whether the couple's passports were found in the house, Carman declined to elaborate, citing anonymity.”


Anyone know the Chinese language, and can translate the sentence differently?

至於屋內是否發現夫妻護照，卡曼以不便透露為由拒絕詳細說明。