USA-Murdered Chinese Scholar/Sentence
FILE: Peoria, Illinois, USA - June 10, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Photo of murdered Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying
2. Various of photos of Zhang and her family members, friends
FILE: USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Photo of Brendt Christensen, kidnapper and killer of Zhang
FILE: Urbana, Illinois, USA - Jan 19, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of drawing of Brendt Christensen
5. Drawing of trial
FILE: Peoria, Illinois, USA - June 12, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. U.S. national flag outside courthouse
7. Police officers on patrol near courthouse
FILE: Peoria, Illinois, USA - June 3, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Federal building of U.S. courthouse
Peoria, Illinois, USA - July 8, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Family members of Zhang entering courthouse
10. Father of Christensen walking towards courthouse
11. Various of family members of Zhang leaving courthouse, crossing street
FILE: Urbana, Illinois, USA - June 9, 2017 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of security camera footage showing Zhang getting into black sedan
FILE: Urbana, Illinois, USA - Jan 19, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Various of notices searching Zhang at bus stop
FILE: Urbana, Illinois, USA - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of Zhang Yingying Memorial Garden
15. Various of toy bear, wreath, flowers under tree near Zhang Yingying Memorial Garden
16. Photos of Zhang hung on tree
17. Various of toy bear, wreath, flowers under tree near Zhang Yingying Memorial Garden
Brendt Christensen, the kidnapper and killer of Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying in 2017, was sentenced on Thursday to life imprisonment without possibility of release, Judge James Shadid announced the verdict in a federal court of Peoria in the U.S. state of Illinois, after the jury failed to reach a unanimous decision on whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison.
It is unknown how many jury members went against the death sentence of the murderer.
The 12-member jury last month unanimously ruled that Christensen was guilty of all three counts of charges against him, namely, kidnapping resulting in the death of Zhang in 2017, and two counts of making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The 26-year-old Chinese scholar went missing on June 9, 2017, after getting into a black Saturn Astra about five blocks away from where she got off a bus on her way to an apartment complex to sign a lease.
Christensen was arrested on June 30, 2017, after being caught on tape pointing out people he described as "ideal victims" during a vigil in Zhang's honor.
USA-Murdered Chinese Scholar/Sentence
Dateline : July 18/8, 2019/File
Location : United States
Duration : 2'41
FILE: Peoria, Illinois, USA - June 10, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Photo of murdered Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying
2. Various of photos of Zhang and her family members, friends
FILE: USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Photo of Brendt Christensen, kidnapper and killer of Zhang
FILE: Urbana, Illinois, USA - Jan 19, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of drawing of Brendt Christensen
5. Drawing of trial
FILE: Peoria, Illinois, USA - June 12, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. U.S. national flag outside courthouse
7. Police officers on patrol near courthouse
FILE: Peoria, Illinois, USA - June 3, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Federal building of U.S. courthouse
Peoria, Illinois, USA - July 8, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Family members of Zhang entering courthouse
10. Father of Christensen walking towards courthouse
11. Various of family members of Zhang leaving courthouse, crossing street
FILE: Urbana, Illinois, USA - June 9, 2017 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of security camera footage showing Zhang getting into black sedan
FILE: Urbana, Illinois, USA - Jan 19, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Various of notices searching Zhang at bus stop
FILE: Urbana, Illinois, USA - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of Zhang Yingying Memorial Garden
15. Various of toy bear, wreath, flowers under tree near Zhang Yingying Memorial Garden
16. Photos of Zhang hung on tree
17. Various of toy bear, wreath, flowers under tree near Zhang Yingying Memorial Garden
Brendt Christensen, the kidnapper and killer of Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying in 2017, was sentenced on Thursday to life imprisonment without possibility of release, Judge James Shadid announced the verdict in a federal court of Peoria in the U.S. state of Illinois, after the jury failed to reach a unanimous decision on whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison.
It is unknown how many jury members went against the death sentence of the murderer.
The 12-member jury last month unanimously ruled that Christensen was guilty of all three counts of charges against him, namely, kidnapping resulting in the death of Zhang in 2017, and two counts of making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The 26-year-old Chinese scholar went missing on June 9, 2017, after getting into a black Saturn Astra about five blocks away from where she got off a bus on her way to an apartment complex to sign a lease.
Christensen was arrested on June 30, 2017, after being caught on tape pointing out people he described as "ideal victims" during a vigil in Zhang's honor.
ID : 8116441
Published : 2019-07-19 10:28
Last Modified : 2019-07-20 12:19:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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