//BREAKING/// Brendt Christensen informed his attorneys that after killing Zhang, he placed her body in three separate garbage bags. He then placed those bags in the dumpster outside his apartment
Christensen then took her clothing, cell phone, and items he had used to clean his apartment and dumped those in various dumpsters around the area
The private landfill where Zhang's remains may have been taken is near Danville, Illinois. It's about half a football field in width
Statement from Zhang's family attorney: "It is evident that any attempt to recover Yingying's remains would be complicated, would require government oversight and ... would have no certainty of success."
Statement continued: "To date, no search has been undertaken. But the Zhang family understands that the authorities are still considering an attempt to locate and recover Yingying's remains."
This info was provided under immunity in November 2018, meaning it could not have been used at Christensen's trial.
Prosecutors were barred from sharing this info with anyone, including Zhang's family, until after that trial concluded.