The University of Illinois has decided that they will dedicate a garden to the 26-year-old Chinese scholar, who authorities say was kidnapped near the campus and presumably killed last year. 26-year-old Yingying Zhang disappeared on June 9th, 2017, after she arrived to the University of Illinois, with former graduate student Brendt Christensen being charged with her abduction and death. Authorities have not yet found her body in the case. University officials say that they will hold a dedication ceremony on Thursday at the Yingying Zhang Garden. The garden is located in Urbana, close to the last place that she was last seen on surveillance video, where she was shown getting into a vehicle. Authorities say that she told friends that she was on her way to go sign an apartment lease.
