YingYing was first reported missing in the late evening of June 9. Based on the surveillance tapes and the unique vehicle, the FBI first interviewed BC on the 12th, identified the car as being the one in the surveillance photos on the 14th, got a warrant and seized it on the 15th. It was first towed to Champaign's impound lot, and then to the FBI forensics team in Springfield. I doubt that they have released it since their statements imply that a crime occurred in the car; I would think this is evidence that they hold.
So, it appears that they knew who the perp was on the 14th, that Yingying was most likely deceased, and spent the next 16 days building the case, hoping to locate YingYing's body, doing electronic forensics on his phone, and finally getting a confession on tape on the 29th, and an arrest on the 30th.
I share in everyone's heartbreak. This is not the ending any of us hoped for, but I am grateful for the (IMHO) amazing police work done to identify this (alleged) predator. If guilty, I hope that the rest of his life is one of misery.
Now, I just want YingYing to be found (if she hasn't been already), so that she can go home with her family.
This is an unspeakable tragedy for them. I cannot even comprehend
It is also a (IMHO somewhat undeserved) black eye for the UIUC, which once was and should be a safe enclave where parents can send their children to be educated and feel comfortable that their children are safe. 😪
So, it appears that they knew who the perp was on the 14th, that Yingying was most likely deceased, and spent the next 16 days building the case, hoping to locate YingYing's body, doing electronic forensics on his phone, and finally getting a confession on tape on the 29th, and an arrest on the 30th.
I share in everyone's heartbreak. This is not the ending any of us hoped for, but I am grateful for the (IMHO) amazing police work done to identify this (alleged) predator. If guilty, I hope that the rest of his life is one of misery.
Now, I just want YingYing to be found (if she hasn't been already), so that she can go home with her family.
This is an unspeakable tragedy for them. I cannot even comprehend
It is also a (IMHO somewhat undeserved) black eye for the UIUC, which once was and should be a safe enclave where parents can send their children to be educated and feel comfortable that their children are safe. 😪