California man hired hitman to kill wealthy dentist girlfriend for money, prosecutors say
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An Oakland man, who later killed himself in jail, is accused of hiring a hit man to gun down his rich dentist girlfriend so he could inherit her millions, prosecutors said.
Chia and Hasheem Bason, 33, were arrested Thursday for the cold-blooded killing that the pair had planned for weeks, authorities said. Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and book author with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Email tips to rebecca.rosenberg@fox.com and @ReRosenberg.
Chia, driving a car with Xu as his passenger, pulled up to the 1000 block of Fifth Avenue in Oakland's Little Saigon neighborhood Aug. 21 near where the couple had appointments for massages, records show.
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