Prosecutors: Kidnapping suspect attended victim's vigil

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 5:34 pm, Wednesday, July 5, 2017




CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors say the suspect in the kidnapping of a University of Illinois scholar from China attended a vigil for the victim a day before his arrest and spoke about how she resisted.

A statement from Springfield's U.S. attorney's office followed a Wednesday detention hearing in Urbana for 28-year-old Brendt Christensen. A judge ordered he remain jailed because he's potentially dangerous.

Prosecutors said 26-year-old Yingying Zhang fought Christensen as he abducted her June 9. Prosecutors say Christensen also spoke about what makes an ideal victim. Prosecutors didn't explain to whom Christensen made the comments.

Agents arrested him Friday. Attendees at Thursday's vigil also walked to the street where Zhang was last seen. Authorities believe Zhang is dead, though her body hasn't been found.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/education/article/Detention-hearing-set-for-Illinois-abduction-11267109.php

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Yingying Zhang

[left-of-center2012]

1. I watch a lot of 'true crime' stories on TV

"They say" it's not unusual for killers to be in attendance at funerals for someone they killed,
or arsonists to be in a crowd watching a building burn.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. "There are 'women of the streets' out there to take care of his urges."

What the fuck does that even mean. Women to take care of his urge to rape and kill?

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

4. Not much of a reply...

... from me. This just disgusts me. I keep shaking my head.

[IronLionZion]

5. sick twisted predator