The Mystery of the Mansion Filled With Surrogate Children

The podcast "The Journal" investigates a bizarre case involving Sylvia Zhang and Guojun Xun, a couple running a surrogacy business called Mark Surrogacy out of their lavish mansion in Arcadia, California. Authorities discovered 15 young children in their care, all born through surrogacy, raising suspicions of child abuse and potential illegal activities. The investigation has put the U.S. surrogacy industry, which lacks federal oversight and operates with a patchwork of state regulations, on edge. The podcast explores the couple's business practices, the experiences of surrogates who worked with them, and the potential implications for the largely self-regulated surrogacy industry.