JoCo woman stalked by suspected KC serial killer pleads guilty to prostitution charge
A Johnson County massage parlor manager who was once stalked by suspected serial killer Robert J. Gross pleaded guilty Monday to a federal interstate prostitution charge.
Chunqui Wu, 62, of Overland Park, had been accused of allowing her workers to perform sexual services in exchange for tips.
Wu owned or operated three massage parlors, according to prosecutors. Two are in Olathe: Alpha Massage at 116 S. Clairborne Road and A Plus Massage at 527 N. Mur-Len Road. Another, in Leawood, is the King Spa at 13104 State Line Road.
Wu faces up to 10 years in prison when she is sentenced Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Kansas.
Wu was arrested when she went to the Kansas City International Airport to meet an undercover confidential informant to drive her to work in one of the massage parlors, prosecutors said.
Before she was indicted in the case, Wu had testified last year at the federal criminal trial of Gross, who was accused of stalking women, including Wu, who worked at massage parlors in Johnson County and in Lawrence.
Gross, 68, was convicted of interstate stalking and several federal firearms violations.
None of the charges in that trial were related to the series of homicides and arsons that Gross has been a suspect in since the 1970s. Gross has been suspected of killing four people, including two women connected to the massage business.
The Star published a six-part series in 2018 about Gross and his possible role in the crimes. He has never been charged in a homicide.
