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The Fugitive Red Prince: Vanishing from Canadian Justice

1 h 2 min · 12. juni 2026
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In 2015, Chinese international student Sun Peng was kidnapped and murdered in Vancouver by an acquaintance, Zhang Tianyi, who lured him under the guise of a celebration and was subsequently sentenced to 14 years for manslaughter after a plea deal,. Despite this violent history, Zhang managed to secure full parole by late 2023, during which he allegedly engaged in a large-scale fentanyl and methamphetamine manufacturing operation and was involved in complex property fraud. By March 2025, Zhang exploited monitoring gaps to vanish while on parole, triggering a nationwide Canadian manhunt and sparking rumors that he may have fled back to China to escape further legal consequences.

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