Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain has been missing since May 2024. Her husband, Tyler Scott McCain, was arrested Aug. 20 on a murder charge for allegedly killing his wife. We are following the legal process as it plays out.
Tyler McCain has been charged with killing his wife to prevent her from testifying against him. Sheriff's employees shared new details of an investigation that's spanned the fifteen months between Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain’s disappearance and the murder charge against her husband, which was filed last month.
A motion by the prosecution to disqualify McCain’s attorney, Michael Borges, was denied by the judge after testimony from several witnesses. Borges’ motion to obtain a closed hearing for his client was also denied.
A rare request by the prosecution to disqualify McCain’s defense attorney will be heard tomorrow, September 3. Court documents requesting the disqualification have been redacted to shield them from public view.
The Shasta District Attorney’s Office has filed 12 charges against McCain. His charge of murder includes a special allegation that he killed his wife to prevent her from testifying against him in court. McCain pleaded not guilty to all charges today and remains in jail without bail.
Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain went missing in May 2024 and is believed dead. During a press conference today the Sheriff’s Office announced that her husband, Tyler McCain was just arrested for murder. New details of the investigation were made public today.
County authorities said details they’ve learned indicate that Saelee-McCain was killed. They’re asking the public for help identifying a person of interest.
Both the Sheriff and District Attorney Offices say they are limiting how much information about the ongoing investigation into Saelee-McCain’s disappearance is shared with the public in order to preserve the integrity of both the DV charges and the missing person case.
The husband of the missing woman was charged with multiple felony domestic violence crimes six months ago. Her family and friends surrounded him, chanting, as he left court this morning, June 28.
