Crime & Justice

Pro Poker Player Was Bound, Sexually Assaulted, ‘Lit on Fire’ After Motel Meeting

DISTURBING DEATH

Susie Zhao was found “badly burned” in a Michigan park in July, a day after authorities said she met her alleged killed at a motel room.

Pilar Melendez
Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

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Friends of Susie Zhao/Oakland County Jail
Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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