Overview

• Contra Costa County prosecutors charged Oakland resident Yan Wang, 45, with accessory after the fact, first-degree residential burglary and misdemeanor evidence destruction.
• Investigators say she destroyed cellphones on Sept. 18 and entered the Kelobra Court home the next day to remove items tied to the case.
• A judge ordered her held without bail, and her arraignment was reset to Oct. 3 to be heard with Howard Wang’s case.
• Howard Wang, 43, is charged with murdering his wife, Linlin Guo, and mother-in-law, Beimin Cheng, and faces life without parole if convicted.
• Prosecutors say he slashed both victims’ throats, then fired shots while falsely reporting a fleeing intruder, and the couple’s 8-year-old twins are now in protective custody.