Children of Missing Old Brookville Chinese Couple Have Returned to China

By Thomas Nothel

More than three months after a Chinese immigrant couple vanished – disappeared - from their $4 million mansion in Old Brookville, with the FBI and Nassau County Police are on the case looking for answers, the couple’s two young sons – ages 20 and 12 - who were living in the home mostly by themselves, have returned to China to be with other family.

Attorney John Carman, who is representing the 20-year-old son, Yiwei Fan, confirmed that his client and the 12-year-old brother have returned to China.

The couple, Ms. JuanJuan Zwang, age 44, and Mr. Peishuan Fan, age 48, were last seen on March 30th at their Old Brookville home at 7 Maria Lane. Their two sons have not seen nor heard from their parents since then.

Recently Nassau Det. Lt. Scott Skrynecki said the probe into the disappearances was still active. 

The sudden disappearance of the couple has led to speculation about their fate. One law enforcement official said it was believed that they are alive.

But Carman said he was feeling pessimistic about the pair’s well-being. "I think it is very concerning that we haven’t heard from parents..," stated Carman.

Carman said that Yiwei Fan had access to certain financial accounts, so there was money to provide for living and household expenses.

The two sons reported their parents missing later on March 31st. 

The Nassau County Police Department has been working on the case, and brought in the FBI in early June.

Family members and neighbors of the couple say that they are worried about the couple’s fate. Local and federal investigators say they are not ruling anything out in the search for Fan and Zwang, including the possibility that they were abducted by the Chinese Communist government, or fled for financial or political reasons. Neighbors and friends fear foul play.