Deceased/Not Found IL - Yingying Zhang, 26, Urbana, 9 June 2017 #2 *Arrest*

[SayWhat?]

So where's Yingying?

Glad there's an arrest, but .... ???

I'd say chances are pretty good that she isn't in his apartment.

 

[matou]

Did we already know this guy? I know people were trying so hard via the dockets, etc. I have a bad feeling but hopeful Yingying is alive.

 

[liltexans]

[video=twitter;880964423422291968]https://twitter.com/wdws1400/status/880964423422291968[/video]

 

[liltexans]

Did we already know this guy? I know people were trying so hard via the dockets, etc. I have a bad feeling but hopeful Yingying is alive.

The name doesn't ring a bell for me, but maybe others had noted his name.

 

[Eloise]

[video=twitter;880964423422291968]https://twitter.com/wdws1400/status/880964423422291968[/video]

Damn it. I was kind of hopeful she was being kept in his apartment or something.

that's what I get for maintaining a shred of hope. :gaah:

(sorry I don't make it to sound like it's all about me. It's all about Yingying, and I hope this guy rots.)

 

[LadyL]

holy crap

who is the suspect? what can we find out? do we already know anything?

 

[liltexans]

[video=twitter;880965426221592577]https://twitter.com/news_gazette/status/880965426221592577[/video]

 

[matou]

His facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendt.christensen?lst=1026318590:1262760463:1498873498

 

[liltexans]

[video=twitter;880965536347291648]https://twitter.com/bzigterman/status/880965536347291648[/video]

 

[SayWhat?]

Brendt Christensen, 27,

Pretty young, doesn't sound Chinese. I'm guessing he duped her with the "I'm a cop, get in the car" routine.

 

[liltexans]

Champaign man arrested in UI scholar's disappearance; FBI presumes her dead

A suspect has been arrested in the kidnapping of Yingying Zhang, who is believed by the FBI to be dead.

Brendt Christensen, 27, of Champaign, was arrested late Friday on a criminal complaint as a suspect in Zhang's kidnapping.

According to the affidavit, “while Christensen was under law enforcement surveillance, agents overheard him explaining that he kidnapped Zhang,” the FBI press release said. “Based on this, and other facts uncovered during the investigation of this matter, law enforcement agents believe that Ms. Zhang is no longer alive.”

 

[liltexans]

[video=twitter;880965890380103684]https://twitter.com/SamUngerWGN/status/880965890380103684[/video]

 

[LadyL]

[bbm]

wonder who he admitted it to ... and if that person contacted authorities

Champaign Man Arrested, Charged with Kidnapping Visiting Scholar

Late today, FBI agents arrested a Champaign, Ill., man, Brendt Christensen, 27, on a criminal complaint that charges Christensen with kidnapping visiting Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang on June 9, 2017. Christensen will remain in law enforcement custody pending his initial federal court appearance in Urbana scheduled on Monday, July 3, at 10:00 a.m.


According to the affidavit, on June 29, 2017, while Christensen was under law enforcement surveillance, agents overheard him explaining that he kidnapped Zhang. Based on this, and other facts uncovered during the investigation of this matter, law enforcement agents believe that Ms. Zhang is no longer alive.

Members of Ms. Zhang’s family, the Chinese consulate, and University of Illinois officials have been advised of Christensen’s arrest and the evidence in the possession of the FBI.

 

[LoremIpsum]

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[Eloise]

His facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brendt.christensen?lst=1026318590:1262760463:1498873498

Hmmm. I can see how this guy might seem trustworthy at first glance. But I get an icky feeling looking through it all, like he's the kind of guy who feels women 'owe' him. But maybe it's because I know what he's (allegedly hoh done.

 

[Millhouse]

If this is him, it appears he was a grad student at the university: http://physics.illinois.edu/people/directory/profile/bchrstn2

ETA: As there is not much information on this page, it's hard for me to confirm it is him with certainty, but the names and location match. Just wanted to clarify.

 

[liltexans]

[video=twitter;880966411870457856]https://twitter.com/WCIA3Kaitlyn/status/880966411870457856[/video]

 

[liltexans]

[video=twitter;880967029611778050]https://twitter.com/WCIA3Jenn/status/880967029611778050[/video]

 

[liltexans]

[video=twitter;880967053989097472]https://twitter.com/newsburrow/status/880967053989097472[/video]

 

[liltexans]

[video=twitter;880967598963388416]https://twitter.com/SenaitFOXIL/status/880967598963388416[/video]