Deceased/Not Found IL - Yingying Zhang, 26, Urbana, 9 June 2017 #9 *Arrest*

[kittythehare]

he courtroom is now being shown clips of the recording we heard last week. Throughout this, Nelson asks Bullis to clarify parts of the conversation that are unintelligible. @WCIA3

 

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Eventually BC gets around to telling TB the details. He takes her hand, traces the number 13 in her palm. Tries to gauge her reaction. "I felt like I was being studied and observed," she testifies
9!!!)

 

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wow- this.. he did suspect her, looks like
When the concert was about to begin, she says she went back to the bathroom to turn off the recorder out of concern for battery life. She also emailed the FBI, then immediately deleted those emails. She says when she went back out, BC went through her phone

 

[kittythehare]

wow, this

1. Bullis says she's even more scared now. When she went to turn the recorder back on, she says she texted one of her housemates asking them to make sure Brendt wouldn't be allowed to go home with her. @WCIA3
   
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   Aaron Eades‏Verified account @WCIA3Eades 4m4 minutes ago
   She says during the concert, he pointed out a woman near them, saying she'd be an ideal victim. At the end, she says he didn't clap like people normally do during applause-- she says they were long, slow, spaced stacatto claps @WCIA3
   
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   Aaron Eades‏Verified account @WCIA3Eades 5m5 minutes ago
   TB says BC opened up the notepad application on her phone and typed four lines, deleting each line as soon as he typed it: "It was me. She was number 13. She's gone. Forever."
   

 

[kittythehare]

1. At this point in the recording, BC is hungry, suggesting they go somewhere to eat. He suggests Potbellies. But the conversation keeps going @WCIA3
   
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   Aaron Eades‏Verified account @WCIA3Eades 2m2 minutes ago
   Christensen goes on to talk about how Zhang fought. Bullis says he was laughing when he described cutting her head off, complaining about how long it took to kill her. "[I was like] no. Uh uh," he said, "None of that *advertiser censored***n zombie s***." @WCIA3
   

 

[kittythehare]

Is 13 really a big number?" she asks him. "It's bigger than Jeffrey Dahmer," he says, "Bigger than John Wayne Gacy. I have caught the nation's attention, apparently."

 

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Bullis says you could hear her heart beating in the clip. She describes BC's speech on the matter as "clinical". When she got home, she says she called the FBI and cried @WCIA3

 

[Hatfield]

these tweets are the lead up to the march nad that confession

1. Bullis asked him why he wanted to go. "Have you not seen enough of the posters and the news articles?" She texts him. He implored her to go, and eventually she agreed @WCIA3
   
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   Aaron Eades‏Verified account @WCIA3Eades 8m8 minutes ago
   BC tells her to meet him at Krannert for the walk for #YingyingZhang . "I am going to this no matter what," he texts her, "I'd love it if you were there with me." @WCIA3

This is interesting. So he was obsessed in going to that vigil.

He wanted to relive what he had done and get sick enjoyment that HE caused "all this' and everyone was there concerned about the person that HE took out of the world.

 

[kittythehare]

he says BC tried to call her many times from jail after he was arrested the next day. She also testifies the two of them were not sexually active between June 9-29, 2017. Says thr publicity of the case affected her. Sought therapy and got $7-8K reimbursements from FB aa

 

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Nelson: "How does it feel to be testifying against him today?" Bullis: "Terrifying." Nelson: "So why are you doing it?" Bullis: "Because it's necessary." Nelson: "No further questions, your honor." Court's in recess until 1:40.

 

[kittythehare]

"He was excited," Bullis testified, recalling Christensen's mood when he told her the grisly details of Zhang's death. MM

 

[Hatfield]

wow- this.. he did suspect her, looks like
When the concert was about to begin, she says she went back to the bathroom to turn off the recorder out of concern for battery life. She also emailed the FBI, then immediately deleted those emails. She says when she went back out, BC went through her phone

Wow is right.

The GF is a true hero in this case and she had nerves of steel to agree to record him.

Its awful to think what could have happened if he found those emails or if he spotted the hidden wire she was using to record him.

 

[kittythehare]

Wow is right.

The GF is a true hero in this case and she had nerves of steel to agree to record him.

Its awful to think what could have happened if he found those emails or if he spotted the hidden wire she was using to record him.

I would have needed therapy too after that!
Quite a lot of it.
What a brave woman she is!

 

[JaneEyre]

Nelson: "How does it feel to be testifying against him today?" Bullis: "Terrifying." Nelson: "So why are you doing it?" Bullis: "Because it's necessary." Nelson: "No further questions, your honor." Court's in recess until 1:40.

This gal is brave. Seriously brave to risk all to get these recordings.

 

[kittythehare]

fox does are-enactment, God help us all
Jacqueline Francis on Twitter

 

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I think he told her because he was seeking a partner for his next killing.

Jacqueline Francis‏Verified account @FrancisonFoxIL 2m2 minutes ago


Next Victim? Christensen's ex-girlfriend said he gestured to a specific woman at a memorial walk/concert for the victim, saying she'd be a "good next target." He suggested they follow her home, but never did.

 

[Gardenista]

fox does are-enactment, God help us all
Jacqueline Francis on Twitter

Gave me goosebumps

 

[kittythehare]

30 tweets from ben
here's some

1. At the end, she said he clapped in a "way not like anything I had seen." Long staccato claps instead of normal quick claps. There was a standing ovation at the end. She said Christensen didn't stand. (17/32)
   
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   Ben Zigterman‏ @bzigterman 3m3 minutes ago
   During the concert, he continued drinking, she said. "It was incredibly disrespectful for the missing person and all the people there." She also said she was afraid of getting caught. (16/32)
   
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   Ben Zigterman‏ @bzigterman 3m3 minutes ago
   He then opened the Notes app and wrote four lines and deleted them. According to Bullis, who choked up as she read these, Christensen wrote "It was me. She was #13. She is gone. Forever." (15/32)
   

 

[kittythehare]

she had to leave her job, after vigil photos were publshed! What a price she paid!
After photos and video of her at the walk were published, she said she had to get a new job and mental health treatment and received ~$7-8K from the FBI (31/32)

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1. "He just verbally told me that because of what I was doing, I was not safe," Bullis said Thursday. (29/32)
   
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   Ben Zigterman‏ @bzigterman 5m5 minutes ago
   Bullis asked if she should be scared of Christensen. He said, "you're safe." But she said she should worry if she snitched, right? "That's true," he responded. (28/32)
   
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   Ben Zigterman‏ @bzigterman 5m5 minutes ago
   When comparing himself to Ted Bundy, Bullis said "he was standing very tall when he was walking, and seemed like he was rather proud or boastful