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Jury Orders Husband to Pay $23.6 Million over Suspected Death of His Wife – Palo Alto Daily Post

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 20 – A Santa Clara County jury found Harald Herchen liable for wrongful death after Alice Ku vanished in Taiwan, awarding $23.6 million to her family, who allege a cover-up by Herchen.

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A jury Friday awarded Mountain View tutor Alice Ku’s parents $23.6 million from her husband who was accused of killing her at a national park in Taiwan. Harald Herchen, 66, of Los Altos, kept a straight face while the verdict against him was read, and Ku’s family started crying in the courtroom in San Jose. “I’m just overcome with emotions. I’m glad that after five and a half years, justice is finally …

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East Bay Times broke the news in Walnut Creek, United States on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
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