Chong Moua Yang, a 68-year-old Hmong man from Lansing, went deer hunting in Rose Lake State Game Area in Bath Township on November 16, 2018. When he failed to return home after dark, family members found him at the base of his tree stand, face down with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Investigators described the scene as not consistent with a hunting accident: several of his belongings, including his shotgun, backpack, knife, and headlamp, were missing.

The Bath Township Police Department, with assistance from the FBI and other local agencies, continued investigating while the family pressed for answers and created a social media presence called Orange Justice to keep the case visible. In December 2022 authorities announced the arrests of two men, 34-year-old Thomas Olson of Grand Blanc Township and 34-year-old Robert Rodway of St. Johns, on charges of felony murder and felony firearm. In February 2024 a jury convicted Thomas Olson of second-degree murder and a weapons charge, and in April 2024 he was sentenced to 22.5 to 60 years in prison. The family continues to grieve Chong Moua Yang’s loss.

Did anyone in the area remember seeing Chong or his gear in the days around November 16, 2018?