Judge set to sentence U. of I. killer Brendt Christensen to life in prison after jury unable to decide on death sentence
by Jamie Munks, Chicago Tribune
Jul 18, 2019
3 minutes
PEORIA, Ill._A federal judge is set to sentence Brendt Christensen to life in prison without possibility of release after the jury that last month found Christensen guilty in the kidnapping and slaying of Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang was unable to come to a unanimous decision on whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison.
"We need help," the jury said in a message sent to the court
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