Family releases new photos of missing scholar
Brendt Christensen, a Physics graduate student, was arrested in connection to Zhang’s disappearance. The University postponed the campus wide ceremony honoring Zhang’s life.
June 26, 2017
More than two weeks after Yingying Zhang’s disappearance, the University of Illinois Police Department released additional photos of the missing scholar, provided by her family.
U of I Police on Twitter: “The Zhang family shared with us these photos of Yingying. Please help us find her. More info: https://t.co/UmW3BlyRgr #findingyingying pic.twitter.com/5OAePPqwmC / Twitter”
The Zhang family shared with us these photos of Yingying. Please help us find her. More info: https://t.co/UmW3BlyRgr #findingyingying pic.twitter.com/5OAePPqwmC
Zhang, a 26-year-old woman from China, was last seen on June 9 entering a black Saturn Astra on Goodwin Avenue in Urbana.
Anyone with information regarding this case should contact 911 or (800) CALL-FBI. Anonymous tips can be made through Champaign County Crime Stoppers at (717) 373-TIPS.
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There is currently a $40,000 Crime Stoppers reward being offered for those with information that lead to Zhang’s location. The FBI is also offering an additional $10,000.
