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American Student Convicted of Savage Murder at Goldsmiths

12/8/2025

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Joshua Michals, a 26-year-old American student at Goldsmiths, University of London, was convicted of murdering Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old creative writing student, whose body was found in March 2024.
The jury deliberated for 16.5 hours before delivering the guilty verdict.
Police described the attack as savage.
Goldsmiths mourned Wang and said her work will be published posthumously.

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Joshua Michals, a 26-year-old American student at Goldsmiths, University of London, was convicted of murdering Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old creative writing student, whose body was found in March 2024.
The jury deliberated for 16.5 hours before delivering the guilty verdict.
Police described the attack as savage.
Goldsmiths mourned Wang and said her work will be published posthumously.