Connecticut
Second Dartmouth student found dead in Connecticut River in two months
New Hampshire authorities have located two missing Dartmouth College students dead in the Connecticut River since May.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division on Monday announced that on July 7, they found missing student Won Jang, 20, in the river, about 65 feet from shore.
Jang was last seen around 9:30 p.m. on July 6 while “attending an informal social gathering at docks near the Dartmouth boathouse on the Connecticut River,” the agency said in a press release.
“Items found near the dock indicated that Jang hadn’t left the river area. Conservation Officers and officers from NH Marine Patrol began to search the river by boat while the NH Fish and Game ROV/Sonar Team began their search utilizing the remotely operated underwater camera,” the agency continued. “…At approximately 7:25 PM Jang’s body was located in the Connecticut River by the underwater camera not far from the dock where he was last seen.”
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Dartmouth student Won Jang was found dead in the Connecticut River on July 7. (Won Jang/LinkedIn)
While Jang’s cause of death was undetermined as of July 7, Hanover police do not suspect any foul play. They are, however, looking into any potential hazing incidents, Hanover Police Chief Charles Dennis told WMUR9.
“There is some evidence of alcohol involved, certainly from witnesses and talking with things like that. Again, that’s all part of our investigation. We did receive an anonymous email this morning through the college that there may be some hazing involved, so we certainly will look into that aspect, too,” Dennis told the outlet.
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Won Jang’s body was located in the Connecticut River near a Dartmouth boathouse about 65 feet from shore. (Google Maps)
Authorities are asking anyone with information about Jang to contact the Hanover Police Department at 603-643-2222.
Jang’s death comes less than two months after a fisherman in Vermont spotted the body of 26-year-old Kexin Cai. The Dartmouth doctoral student, who had been missing since May 15, was found in the Connecticut River on May 21.
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Kexin Cai was last seen riding her e-bike on May 15. (Lebanon Police Department)
The person who reported Cai missing to the Lebanon Police Department said she was last seen leaving her residence in an unknown direction on an e-bike on the afternoon of May 15, a Wednesday. Police do not suspect there was any foul play involved in Cai’s death.
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Cai, a Chinese native, reportedly admitted herself to the campus medical clinic prior to her disappearance because she was experiencing a mental health crisis.
A fisherman in Wilder, Vermont, spotted Cai’s body in the Connecticut River. (Lebanon Police Department)
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“She was a second-year doctoral student in psychological and brain sciences with a special interest in communication challenges in autism,” Jon Kull, dean of the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, wrote in a Monday statement.
“According to her adviser, Kexin was an exceptionally gifted and humble researcher with a genuinely sweet personality. She loved cats so much that she would sneak images of them into every poster or presentation. Kexin loved the Upper Valley. Here, she discovered the joys of hiking, skiing, and road trips,” Kull wrote.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Business leaders and lawmakers from across Connecticut gathered Friday at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) for the “Shaping Connecticut’s Future” Summit.
The labor market is evolving with advances in AI, technology and rising costs, and keeping up with those changes can be a challenge for both businesses and employees.
“We’re really talking about the next generation of jobs,” Bryn Tindall with Rebellion Group said. “The goal today is to get together a lot of decision makers, people who can actually impact this. Get them in the same room and see if we can get on the same page.”
“When there is so much going on, it’s important that we come together, that we have conversations, that we strategize on how we can work together and enhance our partnerships with one another,” Sandra Bulmer, president of SCSU, said.
If you want to learn more about events like this, head to shapingctsfuture.com.
Connecticut
ARREST WARRANT: Georgia man accused of laundering nearly $63K from dead person’s account in Connecticut
CORNWALL, Conn. (WFSB) – A man from Georgia was arrested for laundering money from a dead person’s Fidelity account, Connecticut State Police said.
Troopers identified the suspect as 37-year-old Kevin Delandric Young of Atlanta.
According to an arrest warrant for Young, an attorney who represented the estate of the victim reported to state police that $62,800 was transferred out of a deceased person’s Fidelity account after the person died.
The report was made to state police in March 2025.
The warrant said the crime happened on Nov. 5, 2024 in Cornwall, CT.
Investigators said they were able to trace the money to a Middlesex Federal Savings/Novo account that they associated with Young and his business, Sophisticated Funk Entertainment LLC.
Bank records allegedly showed that a deposit was made to that account. They also showed two transfers that totaled $29,625 were made to another bank account associated with Young.
Young later admitted to state police his involvement in fraudulent activity.
Troopers said that he described the scheme as moving money through accounts, converting it to Bitcoin, and paying another person through the WhatsApp smartphone app.
Investigators characterized the scheme as an organized fraud operation.
They charged Young with first-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny, and second-degree money laundering.
He faced a judge on May 1 in Torrington.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — With Republican Erin Stewart suspending her campaign for Connecticut governor on the eve of the party convention, state Sen. Ryan Fazio is now the favorite to win the Republican endorsement.
Up until Thursday morning, Fazio was locked in a head-to-head match-up with Stewart, who had long been considered the favorite to win the Republican endorsement at Saturday’s convention.
With Stewart’s exit, the 36-year-old now stands as one of two remaining Republican candidates. Stewart has thrown her support behind Fazio, perhaps best known for his crusades against Connecticut’s high energy costs, a move that could help consolidate support among party delegates.
Fazio first spoke with News 8’s Chief Political Correspondent Mike Cerulli on Thursday.
“Listen, I expect to fight on this campaign all the way through,” Fazio said. “I don’t expect anything; I’m entitled to nothing. I need to earn everything as a candidate, and our campaign has that exact attitude. So, we’re gonna work extraordinarily hard every single day to win the support, to earn the support of every single Republican delegate, every single Republican primary voter, and every single voter irrespective of their background or their party affiliation in November. This is too important not to.”
The other remaining Republican candidate is 77-year-old Betsy McCaughey, the cable TV host and former New York lieutenant governor. Can she secure 15% of the delegates this Saturday and automatically trigger a primary?
“I’ve been calling Erin Stewart’s delegates all day, and in fact, I want to call Erin Stewart, expressing my concern and saying I wish her and her family well,” McCaughey told News 8’s Chief Political Anchor Dennis House. “This is a difficult time. And then I’ve called many of Erin Stewart’s delegates, and I’m sure I’ll reach all of them and meet with them tomorrow. And I’m asking, please join me in launching the Connecticut comeback.”
Stay with News 8 on air and online all day Saturday as we bring the vote count and let you know if we are heading for a primary showdown in August.
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