Charleston Police Department

Dan Hiers Jr., a former police officer accused of murdering his wife in 2005 and facing additional charges, was extradited from China after evading authorities for nearly 18 years. He was captured in Shanghai under an alias and returned to the United States to face murder and criminal sexual conduct charges in South Carolina.

Ex-police officer Dan Hiers Jr. was extradited from China to the US after being accused of his wife’s 2005 murder and criminal sexual conduct. He fled following her death in 2005, was captured in 2018 under a false name, and returned to face charges in South Carolina with international law enforcement collaboration.