A transgender New York Times executive was killed allegedly by his 77-year-old in-laws in a Bay Area parking lot during daylight hours.
He had previously made alleged threats against his wife and extended family members, as documented in court filings.
The former executive underwent a gender transition from female to male in 2010 and then married Jang in 2011.
In an August custody petition, McKinsey’s wife Candice Jang said, “During our marriage, the children and I learned to avoid provoking Jonathan lest he became angry. In my experience, appearing agreeable or happy around him was sometimes a means of avoiding his anger,” as per court document obtained by the California Post. Jang asserted that McKinsey had recently given a book to their three children depicting a mother’s death. “ Jonathan dismisses my concern about a book he provided to the children concerning the death of a mother. He omits the context that makes the conduct frightening to me. McKinsey faced two misdemeanor charges related to child abuse stemming from the incident. However, he was discharged from custody contingent upon completing mandatory parenting education. Jang filed a supplementary motion with the court to provide updates regarding the custody matter and to contest what she characterized as perjured statements made by her spouse.
Jonathan has previously threatened to kill me and my parents,” she stated in the documents. The estranged couple was scheduled to appear in court this Friday regarding custody matters before the shooting occurred.
He faced allegations of mistreating Jang and their three children aged 3, 5, and 7.
McKinsey initiated divorce proceedings last year and was engaged in a contentious custody dispute with Jang.
