The Brief
- Alan Wang, 62, of Naperville, was sentenced to 38 years in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder in the 2020 death of his wife, Hongyan Yang, 35.
- Prosecutors said Wang fatally beat Yang after discovering text messages from another man on her phone. Yang died March 8, 2020, and an autopsy determined she suffered blunt-force trauma from an assault.
- Wang was initially charged with aggravated domestic battery before being indicted on murder charges. He was convicted following a bench trial in October 2025 and must serve 100% of his sentence before becoming eligible for release.
NAPERVILLE – A Naperville man convicted of fatally beating his wife in 2020 has been sentenced to 38 years in prison, DuPage County prosecutors said.
Alan Wang, 62, was sentenced Tuesday after being found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Hongyan Yang, 35, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office.
The backstory:
Following a four-day bench trial, Wang was convicted Oct. 8, 2025, on one count of first-degree murder.…