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2019

Dec 31, 2019 Yingying Zhang lawsuit against U. of I. counselors tossed by judge

July 18, 2019 Judge sentences U. of I. killer Brendt Christensen to life in prison after jury unable to decide on death sentence

June 26, 2019 Killer of U. of I. student from China offered to reveal location of her body in exchange for life sentence, defense attorneys say

June 24, 2019 Federal jury finds Brendt Christensen guilty of kidnapping, slaying of Chinese scholar at U. of I.

June 18, 2019 Witness says accused U. of I. killer Brendt Christensen tried to get her into his car by posing as undercover cop

June 15, 2019 Jurors listen to secretly recorded audio describing killing of Chinese scholar at U. of I.: 'She was valiant'

June 12, 2019 In opening statement, attorney admits Brendt Christensen abducted, killed Chinese scholar at University of Illinois

April 9, 2019 Suspect in U. of I. scholar's slaying sought help for homicidal thoughts, but school didn't offer adequate care, say lawyers

Feb 21, 2019 Trial of man accused of kidnapping, killing Yingying Zhang, a U. of I. scholar from China, could begin in July

Feb 8, 2019 Bloody handprint, cadaver-sniffing dog part of case against man accused of killing missing Chinese scholar at U. of I.

Jan 16, 2019 Judge won't toss evidence in kidnapping of Chinese scholar

2018

Dec 19, 2018 Lawyers for accused kidnapper want evidence suppressed

Dec 7, 2018 Trial of Brendt Christensen, accused of killing University of Illinois student Yingying Zhang of China, to be in Peoria, not Urbana

Aug 22, 2018 Memorial garden to honor University of Illinois scholar from China who went missing

July 29, 2018     Suspect in scholar's death seeks info on Trump, China talks

July 14, 2018     Lawyers for accused kidnapper say they face glut of evidence

July 10, 2018     For Yingying Zhang's family, uncertainty is cruelest part of ordeal

Feb 28, 2018     Judge sets April 2019 trial in missing Chinese scholar case

Feb 12, 2018     Timeline: The kidnapping of U. of I. scholar Yingying Zhang

Jan 19, 2018      Judge sets April 2019 trial in missing Chinese scholar case

Jan 19, 2018      Prosecutors to seek death penalty for kidnapping of Chinese scholar at U. of I.

Jan 17, 2018      Earlier abduction attempt reported on day Chinese scholar went missing at U. of I.

 

2017

Dec 7, 2017 Illinois ranks fifth for number of GoFundMe donors

Nov 10, 2017    Parents of missing Chinese scholar: 'I don't know how to spend the rest of my life without my daughter'

Nov 8, 2917 Defense seeks trial delay to check on reported sightings of missing Chinese scholar

Oct 25, 2017 Lawyers for suspect in killing of Chinese scholar ask for more time to prepare defense

Oct 11, 2017 Man accused of abducting, killing U. of I. scholar from China pleads not guilty to new charge

Oct 3, 2017 Suspect in kidnapping of U. of I. scholar from China facing potential death penalty

Sept 6, 2017 Attorneys ask to withdraw from defending man charged with kidnapping Chinese scholar at U. of I.

Aug 28, 2017 Judge pushes trial for suspect in abduction of U. of I. Chinese scholar to February

Aug 23, 2017    Family of missing Chinese scholar at U. of I. speaks of pain and uncertainty

July 20, 2017 Suspect to plead not guilty in kidnapping of University of Illinois scholar from China

July 14, 2017    Reward for information about missing Chinese scholar raised to $50,000

July 12, 2017    Grand jury indicts former U. of I. physics student in Chinese scholar's kidnapping 

July 8, 2017      From respected physics student at U. of I. to kidnapping suspect

July 6, 2017      At vigil for missing Chinese scholar, suspect talked about 'ideal victim,' prosecutor says

July 3, 2017      Police say suspect in U. of I. kidnap case viewed sexual fetish website

July 3, 2017      Crowd turns out for court appearance of U. of I. kidnapping suspect

July 2, 2017      Chinese students, parents share concerns over campus safety in wake of U. of I. kidnapping arrest

July 1, 2017      'Nobody saw this coming': Arrest in Chinese scholar's disappearance stuns U. of I. community

Jun 27, 2017     Mystery of missing Chinese scholar shakes up the University of Illinois   

Jun 23, 2017     FBI: Search for missing Chinese scholar at U. of I. is a national priority for agency