SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. (KRCR) - A California man is charged with the murder of his wife, who disappeared more than a year ago, after prosecutors say they received a confidential report that he admitted to killing her.

The Shasta County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that Tyler McCain was arrested and charged with one count of murder with a special circumstance of intent to prevent testimony. Domestic violence charges against him from a 2023 case will also be refiled.

District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett says officials believe the suspect killed his wife, 39-year-old Nikki Cheng Saelee McCain, to prevent her from testifying in the 2023 case.

Nikki McCain was reported missing by her sister on May 22, 2024, five days after she was last seen at Mercy Medical Center in Redding

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