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Friday, July 12th:
*Penalty Phase of Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 9:30am @ CT) - IL - Yingying Zhang (26) (missing on June 9, 2017, Urbana; not found) - *Brendt A. Christensen (28) indicted (6/30/17) on kidnapping (Federal charge) resulting in death of Yingying & 2 counts of giving false statements to FBI. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP.
Trial started 6/3/19 with jury selection & took until 6/11/19 to pick a jury. 12 jurors & 6 alternates. (7 men & 5 women). Trial ended 6/24/19. Jurors reached a verdict in less than 2 hours. Christensen was found GUILTY of kidnapping resulting in the death of Yingying Zhang. Also found GUILTY on two counts of making false statements to the FBI. Penalty Phase started on 7/8.
Jury Selection Days 1 to 7 (6/3/19 to 6/7/19) & Trial days 1 to 9 (6/12/19 to 6/24/19), Court info (7/2/19 to 7/5/19) & Penalty Phase Day 1 to 3 (7/8/19 to 7/10/19) reference post #706 here:
GUILTY - IL - Yingying Zhang, 26, Urbana, 9 June 2017 #10 *Still Missing*
7/11/19 Penalty Phase Day 4: Defense witnesses: Smitha Vishveshwara (a University of Illinois faculty member in the Department of Physics). Rita Garrido Menacho (fellow grad student). David Belk (Jr. High track coach & advanced algebra teacher). UI Physics and Astronomy Professor Telemachus Mouschovias. Elaine Schulte (the manager of the large intro physics classes). UI Physics Professor, Nayda Mason (hired Christensen to work in her lab). UI Physics Professor Steven Lance Cooper (the assistant head of graduate physics programs). UW Madison physics professor, Matthew Herndon. Defense team also said they hope to finish Monday or Tuesday, with Christensen’s ex-wife, mother and sister still set to testify. Penalty phase continues to 7/12.
*Penalty Phase of Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 9:30am @ CT) - IL - Yingying Zhang (26) (missing on June 9, 2017, Urbana; not found) - *Brendt A. Christensen (28) indicted (6/30/17) on kidnapping (Federal charge) resulting in death of Yingying & 2 counts of giving false statements to FBI. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP.
Trial started 6/3/19 with jury selection & took until 6/11/19 to pick a jury. 12 jurors & 6 alternates. (7 men & 5 women). Trial ended 6/24/19. Jurors reached a verdict in less than 2 hours. Christensen was found GUILTY of kidnapping resulting in the death of Yingying Zhang. Also found GUILTY on two counts of making false statements to the FBI. Penalty Phase started on 7/8.
Jury Selection Days 1 to 7 (6/3/19 to 6/7/19) & Trial days 1 to 9 (6/12/19 to 6/24/19), Court info (7/2/19 to 7/5/19) & Penalty Phase Day 1 to 3 (7/8/19 to 7/10/19) reference post #706 here:
GUILTY - IL - Yingying Zhang, 26, Urbana, 9 June 2017 #10 *Still Missing*
7/11/19 Penalty Phase Day 4: Defense witnesses: Smitha Vishveshwara (a University of Illinois faculty member in the Department of Physics). Rita Garrido Menacho (fellow grad student). David Belk (Jr. High track coach & advanced algebra teacher). UI Physics and Astronomy Professor Telemachus Mouschovias. Elaine Schulte (the manager of the large intro physics classes). UI Physics Professor, Nayda Mason (hired Christensen to work in her lab). UI Physics Professor Steven Lance Cooper (the assistant head of graduate physics programs). UW Madison physics professor, Matthew Herndon. Defense team also said they hope to finish Monday or Tuesday, with Christensen’s ex-wife, mother and sister still set to testify. Penalty phase continues to 7/12.