那厮本来要骗一个美国女孩Hogan上车,人家警觉不上当,之后就碰到章颖莹了。
Emily Hogan testified that Brendt Christensen, now 29, pulled up to her as she walked alone to a bus stop on the morning of June 9, 2017, the day Yingying Zhang went missing. Christensen was arrested on June 30, later pleading not guilty to a federal charge of kidnapping resulting in death. If convicted, he could be sentenced to death.
Hogan said Christensen, a former doctoral student at the university, wore mirrored aviation sunglasses and flashed a fake badge after pulling alongside her. She said he told her: "I'm an undercover cop. Could I ask you some questions?" Champaign's News-Gazette reported from the trial in U.S. District Court in Peoria.
She initially approached the car but then backed away when Christensen asked if she would get in. As he drove off, she immediately called police to report the driver and his suspicious behavior. She also posted a comment on Facebook about what had happened, as a warning to others.
Christensen began driving around near campus starting that morning, hunting for a victim to fulfill a homicidal fantasy, prosecutors allege. Four hours after he failed to talk Hogan into his car, he pulled up to Zhang at a bus stop as she was heading to sign an apartment lease off campus. She got in.