A former South Carolina police officer, Dan Hiers, who had been a fugitive for more than two decades, has been returned to the United States from China to face charges including murder and child sex offences. Hiers, who was featured on the television programme "America's Most Wanted", had been wanted in connection with the killing of his wife before he vanished. His capture and extradition mark the end of a lengthy international manhunt and bring a long-running case back before US authorities.

The US Marshals Service led the operation to track down and repatriate Hiers after his disappearance of more than 20 years. He is accused of murdering his wife as well as separate child sex offences, and will now face prosecution in the US for both sets of allegations. Details of exactly how and when he was located in China, along with further specifics of the charges, have not been fully disclosed in the available report.