California mom's disappearance now a homicide case as detectives eye persons of interest

The 2024 disappearance of a California ma of 4 is present being investigated arsenic a homicide, according to authorities. 

Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain's household reported her missing from her location successful Anderson connected May 22, 2024, aft they past heard from her connected May 18 of that year.

"Since the archetypal investigation, Detectives person worked tirelessly to find Nikki and to find the events starring to her disappearance," the Shasta County Sheriff's Office said successful a March 14 property release. "Detectives person served galore hunt warrants, including a anterior hunt warrant astatine Nikki’s residence. Furthermore, Detectives person interviewed household members, friends and acquaintances of Nikki, including citizens who person reported accusation astir her disappearance."

On March 14, detectives and agents with the Department of Homeland Security (HSI) and FBI served a warrant astatine Saelee-McCain's Anderson home. 

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Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain's household reported her missing from her location successful Anderson connected May 22, 2024, aft they past heard from her connected May 18 of that year. (Facebook)

Based connected grounds gathered from the hunt and from interviews, and the information that McCain's household has not heard from her since May 18, 2024, detectives determined Saelee-McCain's disappearance and presumed decease to beryllium a homicide.

The sheriff's bureau has identified persons of involvement successful her homicide but said their "identities are being withheld owed to the ongoing quality of this investigation."

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On March 14, detectives and agents with the Department of Homeland Security (HSI) and FBI served a warrant astatine Saelee-McCain's Anderson home.  (Google Maps)

Authorities are asking for the public's assistance successful identifying the operator of a reddish motortruck who "may person picked up a antheral big successful the country of Highway 36 successful the occidental information of Tehama County adjacent the R Wild Horse Ranch oregon the Beegum Gorge span between" May 18 and May 25, 2024.

Saelee-McCan's husband, Tyler McCain, was connected proceedings for felony home maltreatment charges erstwhile his woman disappeared. The lawsuit was dropped successful July of past twelvemonth owed to Saelee-McCain's disappearance and the information that she could not attest against her husband, according to KRCR.

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Nikki Saelee-McCain's presumed decease is being investigated arsenic a homicide. (Facebook)

Tyler McCain spoke retired for the archetypal clip since his woman vanished astatine a March 11 property conference.

"We miss you," helium said, according to KRCR. "I don't truly cognize what to say."

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Tyler McCain apologized during a March 11 property league for not being successful the "public eye." (Facebook)

He went connected to apologize for not being "in the nationalist eye" since his wife's disappearance and "not doing precise good with it."

"I apologize to everyone, particularly my children. My wife's family, excavation arsenic well," helium said, arsenic KRCR reported. "I'm conscionable present successful support, truthful thing that I tin do, I privation to bash that."

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Fox News Digital reached retired to McCain's attorney, Michael Borges, for comment.

The Shasta County Sheriff's Office has besides identified persons of involvement successful Nikki Saelee-McCain's homicide but said their "identities are being withheld owed to the ongoing quality of this investigation." (Facebook)

A $30,000 reward is being offered for anyone who provides accusation to authorities that whitethorn pb to Saelee-McCain's location. 

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The FBI is assisting section agencies successful the probe into the missing mom's death. 

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Officials are asking anyone with accusation astir Saelee-McCain's disappearance and decease to interaction the Major Crimes Unit by email astatine [email protected] oregon astatine 530-245-6135.