8/2/2021- 3:48 p.m.
HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION
Arrested on Saturday, July 31, Karina See Her, 40, of St. Paul on suspicion of murder.
She’s suspected of killing her husband, Kou Yang, 50, whose body was found at 11xxx Kennard Street this weekend after he disappeared last month.
According to the criminal complaint, at about 2:30 p.m. on July 22, a 911 caller asked police to perform a welfare check on Yang at a residence along Kennard Street in St. Paul.
The person said she had not seen Yang in a few weeks, explaining she typically does a ‘few times a week.’Officers went to the residence and Her said she didn’t know where her ex-husband was.
Her told police that Yang mentioned going to his sister’s house in Oklahoma, saying he may have left because she had threatened to get an order for protection in place against him because she was scared of him, the complaint states.
Police asked if Yang took an RV to Oklahoma, noting a June call during which authorities responded to the same residence due to a dispute between Yang and Her.
Her said the RV couldn’t be kept in the driveway and was moved to her brother’s residence in Milwaukee.
Yang’s pickup truck was left at the house. However, other possessions were gone, according to Her. She claimed he left sometime on June 30, saying she woke up and he was gone.
She also told police he has left ‘many times in the past,’ and that he would get mad at her for following him. Her was then advised to make a missing person report, which she did in early July.
As police walked through the house and noticed many rooms being remodeled and fresh paint on some walls, Her explained they were fixing up the house to sell it as part of their divorce agreement.
Her told police if the house wouldn’t sell it would go to foreclosure.At about 4 p.m. that same day, Her called police to notify them her ex-husband had been missing since July 1.
She stated, although they were divorced, they were still living together until they sold their house.
Additionally, the couple’s divorce decree stipulated two vehicles were to be sold and proceeds divided evenly.
Three other vehicles were to go to Yang. Her was to receive a sixth vehicle. Yang and Her were also to receive a ‘half-share’ of the family home.
A little over five hours after the missing person report was made, police received a call from Her’s 17-year-old daughter who said she had not heard from Yang ‘for several weeks.’
The girl told police she had been staying at a friend’s house since June 29, and Her told her to continue staying at the friend’s house.
On July 2, the girl returned home. When she asked about Yang, Her reportedly became ‘very angry,’ and unexpectedly announced they were moving to Milwaukee.
