Mia-ling Li (b. 14 Feb. 1980, d. 17 Sept 2009) was the daughter of Yee-ling Li and John Li, and sister of Robert Li. The family lived together in the Larchmont section of central Los Angeles. Following Chinese tradition, she was designated as the caretaker for her parents. She did the shopping, cooking and cleaning for the entire family while her parents and brother worked in their two stores. She had a deep resentment towards her parents for forcing her into this role.