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Thanks for sharing this @WCIA3Eades. May #yingyingzhang rest in peace and her family and boyfriend also find some measure of peace and comfort to carry on with their lives in the spirit she did and would want for them.
The jury in the Christensen trial was unable to reach a unanimous decision as to life in prison or the death penalty. Brendt Christensen will be formally sentenced to life in prison at 4 p.m. @willpublicmedia #YingyingZhang
Gov't prosecutors argued for death & defense attys say life in prison means he will die there too, so justice is ensured. Both sides put up a solid case & litigated the #Christensentrial right up until it went to the jury. @willpublicmedia #YingyingZhang
The jury is eating lunch before deliberations begin. Closing arguments just finished. Judge Shadid told jurors the case was theirs to deliberate but lunch was waiting in the jury room & to start there. #Christensentrial #YingyingZhang @willpublicmedia
The prosecution has just finished closing statements. Atty James Nelson told jurors all the agribatimg factor have been proven and walked them thru each step. #YingyingZhang @willpublicmedia
The jury will hear closing statements tomorrow and likely get the #Christensentrial case for deliberations. They are to decided whether he receives the death penalty or life in prison for the kidnapping & murder of #YingyingZhang in June 2017. @willpublicmedia
For the record, Defense Atty Elizabeth Polleck said, "I can categorically represent that I am not going to bring up SpongeBob SquarePants in my closing statements." It elicited laughter in the courtroom. #Christensentrial #YingyingZhang @willpublicmedia
Pre-jury this morning attorneys debated letting the jury consider certain mental health issues, Christensen's seeming normal relationship with his childhood cat, jail house tapes, & a motion to exclude a random SpongeBob SquarePants reference. #YingyingZhang @willpublicmedia
The parties have rested in the #ChristensenTrial. The jury has recessed & attorneys will spend the rest of today working on jury instructions which might be challenging. Much heated back & forth today (prenjury) on scope of what they will include. #YingyingZhang @willpublicmedia
#YingyingZhang's family sat through the details of her death in the #Christensentrial. Now in the sentencing they see some of the mental health professionals Brendt Christensen told about his "fantasies" of "killing someone."
4 U of I counseling center practitioners saw Christensen, in the months before #YingyingZhang's murder. He said he had fantasized about ways to kill a person & "getting away with it." He had purchased items "to transport & dispose of" a body. #Christensentrial @willpublicmedia
Christensen saw U of I Counselor Tom Miebach for evaluarion on risk of harm to self or others March 30, 2017. Christensen had a follow up apntmt April 7 & didn't show. There was also no follow up... #Christensentrial #YingyingZhang @willpublicmedia
Brendt Christensen's ex-wife Michelle Zortman add nothing new for the jury. But her testimony at this stage in the sentence portion goes to his humaness. #YingyingZhang #Christensentrial @willpublicmedia
U of I counselors who interacted with Christensen in 2017 before Zhang's homicide are on the stand. Question line is his suicidal/homicidal ideation, all toward mitigating factors that might spare him from the death penalty. @willpublicmedia #Christensentrial #YingyingZhang
The Dr who cared for Christensen before he killed #YingyingZhang was NOT called to testify today. His attorneys withdrew a mental health defense in pretrial & chose not to bring her up for the limited nature of her testimony that would be necessary to nulify her expert standing.
Attorneys are wrangling over whether a doctor who saw Christensen 01/16 - 02/17, will be allowed to testify & if so bound by what stipulations. It's a matter that the defense withdrew a mental health defense in pretrial motions. #YingyingZhang #Christensentrial @willpublicmedia
Christensen's U of I profs & assoc note his engagement fell off by Fall 2016. He decided not to continue pursuing his PhD in Physics, & instead to finish his Masters. Depression & alcohol also factored in & he said he was seeking counseling. #YingyingZhang @willpublicmedia
The jury heard from 7 defense character witnesses in the a.m. session of the Christensen sentencing trial. Most are U of I professors and staff who worked with Christensen in the Physics Dept, 1 was another grad student & his jr high track coach. #YingyingZhang @willpublicmedia
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