Macon County Sheriffs Office(URBANA, Ill.) — Monday marks the first day of the long-awaited trial of Brendt Christensen, a former teaching assistant at the University of Illinois accused of kidnapping and killing a young Chinese visiting scholar. Christensen, 29, pleaded not guilty to the charges. If convicted, he could be sentenced to death. Yingying Zhang, …
Jun 03
Trial begins for Illinois man in missing Chinese scholar case
