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Yingying Zhang Missing Person Case

Last seen in Urbana, Illinois on Jun 09, 2017

Victim Details

Jun 13, 2017

Sep 08, 2020

Yingying

Zhang

35

26

60 inches

68 inches

110 lbs

140 lbs

Asian

Female

Jun 09, 2017

Urbana

Illinois

Champaign County

34619

University of Illinois Police Department

Urbana

Illinois

,

2017-06-09

University of Illinois Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/18/2026


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Yingying Zhang, a 26-year-old visiting scholar from China, embarked on her dream of studying in the United States at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in April 2017. She was a bright and dedicated student, researching photosynthesis and crop productivity, with aspirations of becoming a professor in her home country. In her personal life, she was described as compassionate and talented, enjoying music and singing, and she planned to marry her fiancé in the fall of that year. On the aft ...
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