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74-year-old, Hou, vanished from his home.

Reported by Alecia Venkataraman, Toni Mitchell, Michael Jorge

  • Published: Dec 23, 2025, 11:55 PM EST
  • Updated: Dec 8, 2025, 2:53 PM EST
  • Views: 1.9K

74-year-old Naiping Hou vanished from his home in March. Police call it a suspicious disappearance, while his family believes he was kidnapped after over a million dollars was converted to gold and crypto.

Credits

  • Alecia VenkataramanDirector & Producer/staff/aleciavenk
  • Toni MitchellWriter & Reporter/staff/toni-mitchell
  • Michael JorgeEditor/staff/michael-jorge
  • Tanya DiazVFX/staff/tanya-diaz
  • Henry ChandlerStudio Character/staff/henry-chandler
  • Rachel CapuanoPublisher/staff/rachel-capuano

Transcript

Nai Ping How, 74 years old, missing.

Empty rooms, no signs of a struggle, furniture gone, almost like they were trying to erase he ever lived here.

million dollars withdrawn in his name, used to buy gold, cryptocurrency.

A month later, there's still no ransom demand and no trace of him.