Investigators said a man had arrived with Zhuang at the condo the night before on Feb. 3., and there is video of the same man exiting the condo through the second-story bedroom window on the afternoon of the day she was discovered.
During a Thursday news conference, investigators released a photo of the man they hope to identify and locate. Modica said he couldn’t confirm if the suspect is a CalArts student or not. Homicide investigators believe that people in the area may have seen this person of interest.
“It is clear this is not a random act of violence, and Menghan somehow knew the person of interest, evidenced by bringing that person into her apartment,” Modica said.