True Crime Stroy: The Shattered American Dream of Zhuo Yilin

In 2013, Chen Mingdong, an undocumented immigrant who felt like a failure due to his lack of a green card, job, and family, brutally murdered his cousin’s wife and four young children in their Brooklyn apartment. Chen’s mental health had significantly deteriorated after his political asylum claim was denied, leading him to harbor intense resentment toward his relatives who appeared to have achieved the success that eluded him. Following a lengthy legal process, Chen pleaded guilty and was sentenced to up to 125 years in prison, while the surviving husband, Zhuo Yilin, was left devastated and eventually moved away to escape the trauma and public scrutiny.