Overview
- A San Francisco jury found Gathron guilty of 25 counts, including the murder of 88-year-old Yik Oi Huang.
- Prosecutors said the convictions span robberies, carjackings and armed robberies surrounding the attack, with at least six other victims of Asian descent.
- Trial evidence detailed an early-January 2019 sequence beginning with a Jan. 3 assault on Dhung My Chung and a Jan. 4 robbery of Guifeng Yu, culminating in the Jan. 8 attack as Huang practiced qigong in a Visitacion Valley park.
- Huang was discovered severely injured and died on Jan. 3, 2020 after spending months in long-term care.
- Police said Gathron was arrested after committing another robbery, and the park was renamed the Yik Oi Huang Peace & Friendship Park in June 2024 to honor her.