Lol. I like Jile's & your reply. Jile's & his brother have done so many of these I'm kind of surprised their children aren't home schooled, home entertained, home socialised, home exercised, home....... etc etc.
I watched this case so closely! Her parents crying out for her return was absolutely heartbreaking. This dude was so nonchalant about taking Yingyings life. May her family find peace, and may the monster never sleep a wink till the end of his days! ! 😢
Hes demonic. Demonics never really sleep. Those who find Jesus the redeemer , when he touches you and sets you free from sin will cause a peace and sleep unlike any on earth
You know what would be cool? If you ran out of episodes. Not because your videos aren’t good, they are awesome and very well done but because that would mean there were no more monsters left❤
I think about that more and more, how there are people just walking around and striking out at people, making opportunities to harm someone who never did them harm.
@🍋 virg0 lem0nade Psychopaths are the predators within the human race. Demons are extremely real,don't worry, not trying to convince you, it's just that I've had experiences personally .
Only in the US for 6 weeks and this is what happens to her?!?! Her family probably already had reservations about her coming here to begin with. My heart breaks for her family.
Not to forget, the general disregard that Americans have for other people and cultures. In most cases, it may not manifest itself into a felony, but for people like Brent, he would probably not even see them as humans.
This is terribly sad. Poor girl. But glad that he is the dumbest wannabe serial killer I have ever heard of: his bragging helped get him caught/convicted. Pity he didn’t get the death penalty.
@@AngelaMStovall, YES!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I'm so damn sick of it too! The worst of the worst get chance after chance while decent people struggle and fall every day. I just don't get our sense of "justice" so much of the time...
@@Alaryicjude Well some of the jurors I heard after I posted couldn't recommend death. Then WTGH were they doing hearing a capital murder case? I'm MORE sick of these disgusting anti-death penalty bastards than the criminal I think because they support so many ppl like him. I don't support public execution it's not about prevention or retribution just removal from an already 7.5 billion + populated planet. They need to be put down like any other rabid animal that turns vicious & feral against the society that we have a contract of law & order to function & behave in or it just WILL NOT WORK & I'm sick of being the one getting ROYALLY SCREWED OVER every instant of everyday for being the one of the ones in a shrinking group that follows the rules set by a bunch of criminals at the top wealthiest using white collar crimes & at all levels of viciousness, especially since I'm a woman, of violence to enforce & keep it the way they want it. Come on everyone they can only make someone so afraid until it makes one fearless.
every time i watch a video about this case i learn something new Yingying, i never knew she was a singer- and it just breaks me. She was really someone special.
Yingying seemed like an extraordinary young woman with a bright future. This is heartbreaking. The therapist should've reported him and this could've been prevented.
That’s illegal. Therapists and other mental health professionals can’t report someone unless they have an active, fully fleshed out plan to seriously harm or kill someone. Brendt didn’t have a plan or a target at that point, so there’s nowhere near enough evidence to report or to justify breaking patient confidentiality.
Yingying had a bright, promising future ahead of her. I can’t imagine how heartbroken her parents are every day. I fully believe that the perpetrator would’ve killed another vulnerable young woman if not Yingying. His approach of Emily proves that. He’s pathetic and despicable.
Agreed. To know that their daughter is 30 feet deep in trash at the time and more trash is put on her her everyday is heartbreaking. Her parents can do nothing about it and can never bring her home is gut wrenching. He definitely deserves the death penalty. Just for that reason alone.
Oh no, I know this one, and this story truly breaks my heart. She was such a sweet and intelligent young woman. Shame on that scumbag, disgusting evil person. June 9th is my birthday. I will do my best to respect her spirit by being more kind and patient with others.😢💔
@Apophis "Oh no" all right, that on your most special of days a most disgusting crime was committed. The annals of true crime have yielded not only 1 (11/20/01) in my case but an earlier horror exactly a year before. "Great, just great." 🤬 However, on the opposite of these dark-side crimes there have been occasions when my b'day has been when some measure of justice - from arrests to convictions - have taken place, & I will keep you in mind when 6/9 shows up under that heading. 🌟 But with it having been long established that the rottenness wrapped in human hides that rape & kill women & children are ... somewhat less than warmly regarded on the inside, we can take grim satisfaction in the knowledge that this complete idiot is not having the time of its life in the prison setting. Leave us to muse with vicious glee on the tables being karmically turned on Th(is) Damn Thing, in as many humiliating ways as its cohorts can contrive, which are Plenty & To Spare. "I feel better already!" 🫡
Further information: his girlfriend was so broken and so seriously unwell mentally after the whole ordeal, she had to go to therapy. I hope she's doing better now❤
I can understand why, what a nightmare to discover; imagine how she finally was able to react when she was away from Brent, how frightened she must have been.
I would have assumed she would be so broken and unwell mentally that she'd need short-term inpatient treatment, a long vacation, and relocation to a different part of the world.
How sad she came here to study and had to suffer from a monster. As a Native to Illinois I’ll say this. They have had cameras everywhere since the early 2000’s. Anytime you leave your home. Smile your on camera! What a real monster this creep. May she rest in peace and he rot in misery. Great job as always! ♥️💯🫶🏽😇
So scary to think just how many sick creeps there are out there just waiting for an opportunity to fulfil their disgusting fantasies. I really hate this world sometimes.
@@rebeccabejenaru I can’t even carry pepper spray in Australia cause it’s illegal. I lived in Seattle for 5 years and loved carrying pepper spray. Been to Oregon a few times - love it there.
The documentary that Yingying’s friend did about her murder and the torment her family went through was one of the saddest things I have ever seen in my life. They never got to put their loved one in her final resting place because of what this loser did. I felt so bad for them.
This story is so heartbreaking. Yingying Zhang had an extremely bright future ahead of her but this monster took it away from her. Hopefully this monster is suffering for the rest of his life inside his jail cell.
Good job on the girlfriend for getting that information and even played along to get more info. That had to be pretty difficult. But it was the right thing to do.
I feel bad for the gf, she cooperated with the feds because she was sure they had nothing to do with it, only to accidently capture a full confession on tape. Can't imagine what was going through her head at that point
She wasn't sure he had nothing to do with it... at least not according to the video. He said she got suspicious of her dipshit bf & decided to record him.
I'm wondering why he felt so comfortable telling someone that he was in a relationship with that he is a serial killer. What the heck were these two into?
There is no Ai that will ever be better than this narrator. You sir, deserve accolades. I appreciate it like old time radio programs. You don't need to see it. Their narration paints a picture like reading a book. This is not average, this is an incredible skill and talent that has been honed to a razors edge. Bravo 👏 ❤️🇺🇲
I was on campus during this incident and it was insanely scary. There are so many international students at UIUC & I’m sure this story made future students hesitant to select this college.
@@1313tennismanprobably not. He tried to pick up another girl who was not Asian and he !mentioned during the event that there were other women he wanted to kill. Not sure if they were Asian but who knows.
That so heartbreaking that they would sit outside waiting for her to come home. I can't imagine sending my child across the world thinking they are going to get a great education for them to end up dead. Smh
@M.C. CheddarBox That revelation alone sent me into anguished weeping mode, their pain at not only losing their daughter - some accident or other would have been bad enough - but at the mitts of this indescribable lunatic, leaving them in ruins, both broke me down & riled me up. They wouldn't have to ask me if I could apply the death penalty in such cases - I'm already there since I was just 8, reading of a 9-yo girl (my middle sister's age) being tortured & scalded to death by the very THINGS she came from, which launched me into such intense grief that I could just scream into my Granny's cradling arms "I want them DEAD!" long before I knew of such an actual penalty. That THIS escaped the noose is just another in a wearying line of likewise failures, but that 1 way or the other it will never get out except its dirty body in a pine box & its bloodsoaked inwards down in the Devil's depths is something from which we can still take comfort as pityless as its crime. I just tearfully wish that we - & more importantly they - did not have to.
It’s so tragic that they likely worked so hard and made many sacrifices in order for their daughter to have a good life and thought that her studying in America was a dream come true only for it to end so terribly at the hands of a despicable, selfish person plus they couldn’t even get her body back for a decent burial.
Thank you for another episode, “This is Monsters.” I appreciate you exposing these cases. My all time favorite line by you when narrating these cases is “GTFOH!” 😂
Information at 7:06 is not correct. It was not an FBI agent who noticed the broken wheel rim. It was a campus security guard, who was looking at the footage on his own time, and then he notified the FBI. It was stated in several news articles about how this hero security guard was how they cracked the case.
To know that their daughter is 30 feet deep in trash at the time and more trash is put on her her everyday is gut wrenching. With her parents not being about it and can never bring her home is so heartbreaking just for that He deserves the death penalty. YingYing was such a beautiful soul. Thankful he was caught and his first potential victim trusted her instincts and knew something wasn’t right. Everyone please be careful out there. If it doesn’t seem right listen to conscience. It’s probably spot on. ” Life’s too short to be ordinary.” -YingYing
Thank you you have done a great job again sharing the story of this beautiful victim. Your always very caring. How sad he didn't get the death penalty. He took a life he has no right to wake up every day.
I got a monster serial killer for you, the first-ever serial killer that's African American in New York state Kendall Francois and he's the inspiration for the movie The Poughkeepsie I lived on 210 North Hamilton Street and God you can smell the rot and decay all over Poughkeepsie
I hadn't heard the part about Emily before, thank you for sharing how she helped catch this POS. I do wonder if Ying Ying could have been his first victim though. Do wannabe serial killers typically dismember their first victims?
I think so..look at chandler halderson..wasn't a serial killer but dismembered his parents on his first murder...I think it just takes a special kinda evil to do that to someone bc not all serial killers dismember
I can imagine a first-timer being overzealous. He'd been fantasizing for it and planning it for years. He was gonna do everything he had a mind to do if he could do it, the sick f/ck.
Love your channel and the dutiful research involved. I remember when I first heard of this case, it sent me to a depressive slump for the rest of the evening. Thinking of the unfathomable horrors Yingying Zhang suffered. My condolences to her parents.
I'm so sorry for her parents. Their poor daughter in a foreign country just trying to get to an appointment and she meets a monster. Rest in peace Yingying.
I absolutely LOVE the fact that the first lady He tried to trick into getting in the car bluntly said no..sometimes some rudeness & mistrust can be life saving..If you feel uncomfortable about any requests you can & SHOULD simply decline🔥💥
I listen to several true crime channels and have seen coverage of this case before. However, you have an eye for detail and shed light on these details that others miss. You also have the best 'voice' of all the channels. Your reporting is serious & sensitive, but with a hint of a sarcastic/cynical sense of humour. The combination is awesome! This channel is also my first love in true crime on this platform. Great work, my good man. Blessings from the UK... Puccini
Understandably people will complain about privacy and cameras in the digital age but this another example of how effective a tool they actually are, its just a pity they aren't more of a deterrent. I read a study somewhere about how speed cameras were ineffective but the signage informing people of cameras actually slowed people down, food for thought. I couldn't give a shit about privacy if it means people are safer from this monster.
Interestingly, these psychos and narcissists, however "intelligent", seem to allow their arrogance to override common sense when it comes to technology, cameras, and social media. Some are bragging on social media immediately after they kill, some are going live online and doing it. I'm so glad technology and science can catch these creatures easier.
I’d bet money you vote left as well, and use your fee fees to give you warm and fuzzies thinking you’re a good person. You’re not. You’re cognitive deficient.
I have to give it to the guy that went to the surveillance cameras and spotted the cracked wheel cover attention to detail. I've heard this case three or four times and it's just gets me that attention to detail always sticks out to me❤ I hope her family and friends can heal I know it is never that long when somebody leaves you in this way Take that dude's Camaro and sell it
You covered this one in great detail. I always thought the girlfriend and the wife were one person and it always sounded like she was a participant in some way. Thanks for clearing that up. Your explanation is, as always, much more detailed.
Born & raised in Urbana (ur-ban-uh). Went to UIUC…and even lived in Orchard Downs as a child. Chilling to see all these familiar places associated with such a dark crime.
I’ve lived in C-U for over ten years and I know each and every one of the places associated with this crime. I have to drive past the apartment complex where he did it almost every day. It makes your skin crawl, knowing that you could have crossed paths with a true monster and you’d never know.
Depressing and senseless. I feel so sad for Yingying and her family.. My partner is Chinese. l first met her when she was young and studying too, but in Australia. I am still with her now after 17 great years. We have two beautiful children together. I love her so much.. Very distressing this case..
Your voice is absolutely mesmerizing!! It's calm and relaxing. Even though you talk about all these terrible things... I actually fall asleep to your voice. That's a Compliment!!! It's because your voice is Amazing!!!
I am from this area. Tiny detail, but just wanted to clarify that the defect on the rim of the vehicle was spotted by a University of Illinois police officer, not the FBI agent. 😉 This was a major factor in the authorities being able to positively identify Christensen's vehicle.
Hate to sound like a broken record, but here's another POS killer who doesn't deserve to breathe. Poor Ying Ying. And how completely heartbreaking for her parents. Thank you for the story Giles. Your work on these stories is outstanding
So sad for her and her. There's just no way she could have defended herself. That man is very big and physically strong and easily physically overpowered her.
Love the episode so far very good. Haven’t you covered this already even if you have still great but I thought I saw one of your episodes a while back that was on this same guy. Keep it up always watchin- a sincere fan.
It's always shocking that a man that seems normal can decide to slaughter a young lady. That is what makes these cases so astounding. Just the normalness of it.
I sure remember this when it happened. I had a graduating grandson possibly heading in that direction. Not far from home. Very sad. Unbelievable that man was allowed to go about his plans to do EXACTLY what he did and no one did a thing! What's the point of having these therapists then? My granddaughter is in college studying child psychology. I sure hope she doesn't end up doing that. That monsters whole LIFE was a freaking pile of shite. Married but with a girlfriend and a wife off with her boyfriend? Trolling for ANOTHER woman to kill? Ugh. Thoroughly disgusting. At least they got him. RIP young innocent girl. May God be with her loved ones. Thank you🙏💔🥀
I can't imagine being Jiles' child 😅 "You mean to tell me you did your homework, but somehow the teacher lost only yours? Get the fuck outta here"
😂😂😂 Worth a try! Haha lol
My kids are so immune to my sarcasm at this point I just get a lot of eye rolls from them.
😂
@thisisMONSTERS i think science could benefit from studying their sarcasm-resistant DNA.
Lol. I like Jile's & your reply.
Jile's & his brother have done so many of these I'm kind of surprised their children aren't home schooled, home entertained, home socialised, home exercised, home....... etc etc.
Yingying didn’t deserve this. May she rest in peace.
What does Ying Ying mean?
@@cryosightgaming She’s Chinese. It’s her first name.
@@MsRotorwingsYo RIP Ying-yang
Yingying's story always breaks my heart, she had so much more life to live. May she rest in peace ❤
@@NickyBlue99 it's not really an appropriate place for that kind of joke
@@willie4982 I reported that comment. You can't spell out the SA word, but that guy makes that comment. Sicko
I’m glad I missed it.
Poor YingYing. She didn’t deserve what happened to her.
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Yes after listening to her last writing in her diary; she was like a blooming flower and sweet lady. It breaks my heart too.
I watched this case so closely! Her parents crying out for her return was absolutely heartbreaking. This dude was so nonchalant about taking Yingyings life. May her family find peace, and may the monster never sleep a wink till the end of his days! ! 😢
Omg same I watched this and it broke my heart.
Well said. Perhaps some prison justice. Rip Ying Ying. ❤🙏
Always amazed that these monsters can ever sleep again . I can't sleep right if I know I've upset a friend .let alone brutally murdering people.
Hes demonic. Demonics never really sleep. Those who find Jesus the redeemer , when he touches you and sets you free from sin will cause a peace and sleep unlike any on earth
He doesn't care
You know what would be cool? If you ran out of episodes. Not because your videos aren’t good, they are awesome and very well done but because that would mean there were no more monsters left❤
Unfortunelatly, I’ll be doing this show for a long time.
@@thisisMONSTERS
Yeah I know, one can only dream, maybe one day. ❤️
No fortunately we love ❤ your shows ❤from UK 🎉🎉
One can always dream!
This show will never end, folks. There will always be another monster.
Poor girl fought like hell in her last moments. Blows my mind that creatures like Brent are just floating around waiting for their next victim.
Why does this surprise you? This is what the Western world has devolved into. And it is only getting worse. Faust has come of age.
I think about that more and more, how there are people just walking around and striking out at people, making opportunities to harm someone who never did them harm.
His was Brendt with a d
I always think how scared these people must be in their final moments and it just breaks me. Will never understand how these monsters exist.
Possessed by demons, IMO, not human.
@@josephosullivan9506 --
That's not a real thing, though.
Human evil, on the other hand, is all too real.
@🍋 virg0 lem0nade Psychopaths are the predators within the human race. Demons are extremely real,don't worry, not trying to convince you, it's just that I've had experiences personally .
@@virg0_lem0nade Demons give humans the evil thoughts. We have the free will to ignore them or entertain them
I always think about that also, their last moments of pure terror. What an awful way to go
Brent was dangerous way before this happened. He just didn't get caught.
So true , like the other 95% of these creatures.
What happened before?
Yeah, what happened before?
I am speculating
Or was able to control his urges until something tipped the scales?
Only in the US for 6 weeks and this is what happens to her?!?! Her family probably already had reservations about her coming here to begin with. My heart breaks for her family.
Not to forget, the general disregard that Americans have for other people and cultures. In most cases, it may not manifest itself into a felony, but for people like Brent, he would probably not even see them as humans.
This is terribly sad. Poor girl. But glad that he is the dumbest wannabe serial killer I have ever heard of: his bragging helped get him caught/convicted. Pity he didn’t get the death penalty.
Death penalty for these sick violent offenders FEDERAL I'm done with this rinse & repeat some nut will probably parole him due to overcrowding.
@@AngelaMStovall, YES!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I'm so damn sick of it too! The worst of the worst get chance after chance while decent people struggle and fall every day. I just don't get our sense of "justice" so much of the time...
@@Alaryicjude Well some of the jurors I heard after I posted couldn't recommend death. Then WTGH were they doing hearing a capital murder case? I'm MORE sick of these disgusting anti-death penalty bastards than the criminal I think because they support so many ppl like him. I don't support public execution it's not about prevention or retribution just removal from an already 7.5 billion + populated planet. They need to be put down like any other rabid animal that turns vicious & feral against the society that we have a contract of law & order to function & behave in or it just WILL NOT WORK & I'm sick of being the one getting ROYALLY SCREWED OVER every instant of everyday for being the one of the ones in a shrinking group that follows the rules set by a bunch of criminals at the top wealthiest using white collar crimes & at all levels of viciousness, especially since I'm a woman, of violence to enforce & keep it the way they want it. Come on everyone they can only make someone so afraid until it makes one fearless.
@Alaryicjude
the while being soft on criminals while disregarding the victims is insane to me. They should all get the 💺⚡️
Just end them!!!
every time i watch a video about this case i learn something new Yingying, i never knew she was a singer- and it just breaks me. She was really someone special.
Just cuz she was a singer?
Yingying seemed like an extraordinary young woman with a bright future. This is heartbreaking. The therapist should've reported him and this could've been prevented.
That’s illegal. Therapists and other mental health professionals can’t report someone unless they have an active, fully fleshed out plan to seriously harm or kill someone. Brendt didn’t have a plan or a target at that point, so there’s nowhere near enough evidence to report or to justify breaking patient confidentiality.
Best crime channel on YT hands down.
dreading is up there
@@pinkpugginz Dreading is so boring...
Agree and the disturbing truth is pretty good too
Yingying had a bright, promising future ahead of her. I can’t imagine how heartbroken her parents are every day.
I fully believe that the perpetrator would’ve killed another vulnerable young woman if not Yingying. His approach of Emily proves that. He’s pathetic and despicable.
case such as this where victim and their family denied of proper burial is so sinister
Agreed. To know that their daughter is 30 feet deep in trash at the time and more trash is put on her her everyday is heartbreaking. Her parents can do nothing about it and can never bring her home is gut wrenching. He definitely deserves the death penalty. Just for that reason alone.
If they didn't already, I'm pretty sure they REALLY hate American and Americans now. :/
@futoma21,he is pure evil!
Just disgusting.
Oh no, I know this one, and this story truly breaks my heart.
She was such a sweet and intelligent young woman.
Shame on that scumbag, disgusting evil person.
June 9th is my birthday. I will do my best to respect her spirit by being more kind and patient with others.😢💔
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@Apophis "Oh no" all right, that on your most special of days a most disgusting crime was committed. The annals of true crime have yielded not only 1 (11/20/01) in my case but an earlier horror exactly a year before. "Great, just great." 🤬 However, on the opposite of these dark-side crimes there have been occasions when my b'day has been when some measure of justice - from arrests to convictions - have taken place, & I will keep you in mind when 6/9 shows up under that heading. 🌟 But with it having been long established that the rottenness wrapped in human hides that rape & kill women & children are ... somewhat less than warmly regarded on the inside, we can take grim satisfaction in the knowledge that this complete idiot is not having the time of its life in the prison setting. Leave us to muse with vicious glee on the tables being karmically turned on Th(is) Damn Thing, in as many humiliating ways as its cohorts can contrive, which are Plenty & To Spare. "I feel better already!" 🫡
So senseless and tragic.....it's truly frightening in our world today just how many psychos are out there, may Yingying Rest in Peace......
Further information: his girlfriend was so broken and so seriously unwell mentally after the whole ordeal, she had to go to therapy.
I hope she's doing better now❤
I hope she has nothing more to do with him ever.
I can understand why, what a nightmare to discover; imagine how she finally was able to react when she was away from Brent, how frightened she must have been.
I would have assumed she would be so broken and unwell mentally that she'd need short-term inpatient treatment, a long vacation, and relocation to a different part of the world.
Of course she needed therapy lol, in other news... water... is wet
Of course she had to go to therapy! Who wouldn't?
Seen this story so many times, it NEVER gets old watching them nail him in the room.
How sad she came here to study and had to suffer from a monster. As a Native to Illinois I’ll say this. They have had cameras everywhere since the early 2000’s. Anytime you leave your home. Smile your on camera! What a real monster this creep. May she rest in peace and he rot in misery. Great job as always! ♥️💯🫶🏽😇
So scary to think just how many sick creeps there are out there just waiting for an opportunity to fulfil their disgusting fantasies. I really hate this world sometimes.
Then they made if you're carrying a weapon. I've been arrested for a pocket knife. In OREGON of all places.
Monsters that appear human but see no one else as human.
@@rebeccabejenaru I can’t even carry pepper spray in Australia cause it’s illegal. I lived in Seattle for 5 years and loved carrying pepper spray. Been to Oregon a few times - love it there.
I've seen this story many times but I still learned some new things from this video. poor yingying 😭
The documentary that Yingying’s friend did about her murder and the torment her family went through was one of the saddest things I have ever seen in my life. They never got to put their loved one in her final resting place because of what this loser did. I felt so bad for them.
This story is so heartbreaking. Yingying Zhang had an extremely bright future ahead of her but this monster took it away from her. Hopefully this monster is suffering for the rest of his life inside his jail cell.
Good job on the girlfriend for getting that information and even played along to get more info. That had to be pretty difficult. But it was the right thing to do.
She literally saved future lives .. No doubt this jerk would have kept it up .. Scary stuff. His gf is the real MVP for sure!
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I feel bad for the gf, she cooperated with the feds because she was sure they had nothing to do with it, only to accidently capture a full confession on tape. Can't imagine what was going through her head at that point
She wasn't sure he had nothing to do with it... at least not according to the video. He said she got suspicious of her dipshit bf & decided to record him.
I'm wondering why he felt so comfortable telling someone that he was in a relationship with that he is a serial killer. What the heck were these two into?
They, as in the feds? Or he, as in Brendt had nothing to do with it?
No, the girlfriend was suspicious. That's why she miked up... 🤷🏼♂️
@@MsTJones27 Man, and then with that kind of dirt on him? If things went south? She very well could have been a victim too 😮
This is one of my top 3
Crime channels, it doesn't get any better than THIS IS MONSTERS.
Then you might also enjoy DEADBUG says. I do
EWU and JCS are also good.
That Chapter, and Truly Criminal!
Thanks!
I've seen other channels do this story but never with so much detail and compassion. Thank you.
There is no Ai that will ever be better than this narrator. You sir, deserve accolades. I appreciate it like old time radio programs. You don't need to see it. Their narration paints a picture like reading a book. This is not average, this is an incredible skill and talent that has been honed to a razors edge. Bravo 👏 ❤️🇺🇲
"He thought he was someone special, but turns out he was just an ordinary monster. " Mike drop.
I was on campus during this incident and it was insanely scary. There are so many international students at UIUC & I’m sure this story made future students hesitant to select this college.
was there a sense it was a racial crime?
@@1313tennismanprobably not. He tried to pick up another girl who was not Asian and he !mentioned during the event that there were other women he wanted to kill. Not sure if they were Asian but who knows.
And it’s a bad thing because?
@@1313tennisman no. he picked up the smallest woman he could find. he told this to his gf in a recorded conversation
@@lilithdvs13good thing you getting bred out 😌
Working this graveyard shift omg your upload is gold!!!! Thank you so much.
That so heartbreaking that they would sit outside waiting for her to come home. I can't imagine sending my child across the world thinking they are going to get a great education for them to end up dead. Smh
@M.C. CheddarBox That revelation alone sent me into anguished weeping mode, their pain at not only losing their daughter - some accident or other would have been bad enough - but at the mitts of this indescribable lunatic, leaving them in ruins, both broke me down & riled me up. They wouldn't have to ask me if I could apply the death penalty in such cases - I'm already there since I was just 8, reading of a 9-yo girl (my middle sister's age) being tortured & scalded to death by the very THINGS she came from, which launched me into such intense grief that I could just scream into my Granny's cradling arms "I want them DEAD!" long before I knew of such an actual penalty. That THIS escaped the noose is just another in a wearying line of likewise failures, but that 1 way or the other it will never get out except its dirty body in a pine box & its bloodsoaked inwards down in the Devil's depths is something from which we can still take comfort as pityless as its crime. I just tearfully wish that we - & more importantly they - did not have to.
It’s so tragic that they likely worked so hard and made many sacrifices in order for their daughter to have a good life and thought that her studying in America was a dream come true only for it to end so terribly at the hands of a despicable, selfish person plus they couldn’t even get her body back for a decent burial.
Reality is so heart wrenching and sickening, it brings so much disbelief in society and human beings in general 😢
It's amazing how one life decision can change everything. Imagine if that bus driver had stopped...
I know, it’s sad. But this POS psycho would have definitely killed someone else. And he probably would have continued until he was caught
Thank you for another episode, “This is Monsters.” I appreciate you exposing these cases. My all time favorite line by you when narrating these cases is “GTFOH!” 😂
Sorry to her family’s loss. Not fair …
It would suck to know your loved ones remains are buried in a landfill with endless garbage.
Keep up the good work fella and, as always, stay safe.
Information at 7:06 is not correct. It was not an FBI agent who noticed the broken wheel rim.
It was a campus security guard, who was looking at the footage on his own time, and then he notified the FBI.
It was stated in several news articles about how this hero security guard was how they cracked the case.
Oh there it goes. I was wondering how the investigators did a decent job, unlike all the other cases.
To know that their daughter is 30 feet deep in trash at the time and more trash is put on her her everyday is gut wrenching. With her parents not being about it and can never bring her home is so heartbreaking just for that He deserves the death penalty. YingYing was such a beautiful soul.
Thankful he was caught and his first potential victim trusted her instincts and knew something wasn’t right.
Everyone please be careful out there. If it doesn’t seem right listen to conscience. It’s probably spot on.
” Life’s too short to be ordinary.”
-YingYing
Thank you you have done a great job again sharing the story of this beautiful victim. Your always very caring. How sad he didn't get the death penalty. He took a life he has no right to wake up every day.
A trash incinerater would work.
The trial was held where I live. I was so angry when he didn’t get the death penalty.
Perfect timing! Thank you for all the work you do for these cases ❤
Becoming one of my favorite channels I love your sarcasm your humor but not losing sight on humanity and the sorrow of the case. Well done
I ALWAYS LOVE your "GTF out of here".
It’s terrifying how normal these monsters are…
They are not. People just are not trained to catch the red flags.
I got a monster serial killer for you, the first-ever serial killer that's African American in New York state Kendall Francois and he's the inspiration for the movie The Poughkeepsie
I lived on 210 North Hamilton Street and God you can smell the rot and decay all over Poughkeepsie
I appreciate your channel because you just don't have the interrogation video. A lot of true crime people do that and don't flesh out the events.
And more so, you have the best voice for crime documentaries.
Calling him "ordinary" is the most insulting thing you can call him. It would bother him more than anything else.
What makes you say so?
Because he's a narcissist who aspired to be a serial killer. But he's just a regular murderer. Unimpressive. He'd hate that.
Excited for this ep!
I hadn't heard the part about Emily before, thank you for sharing how she helped catch this POS. I do wonder if Ying Ying could have been his first victim though. Do wannabe serial killers typically dismember their first victims?
I think so..look at chandler halderson..wasn't a serial killer but dismembered his parents on his first murder...I think it just takes a special kinda evil to do that to someone bc not all serial killers dismember
I can imagine a first-timer being overzealous. He'd been fantasizing for it and planning it for years. He was gonna do everything he had a mind to do if he could do it, the sick f/ck.
Love your channel and the dutiful research involved. I remember when I first heard of this case, it sent me to a depressive slump for the rest of the evening. Thinking of the unfathomable horrors Yingying Zhang suffered. My condolences to her parents.
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I'm so sorry for her parents. Their poor daughter in a foreign country just trying to get to an appointment and she meets a monster. Rest in peace Yingying.
I absolutely LOVE the fact that the first lady He tried to trick into getting in the car bluntly said no..sometimes some rudeness & mistrust can be life saving..If you feel uncomfortable about any requests you can & SHOULD simply decline🔥💥
Rest in peace, angel Yingying.
She surely did left very bright and kind mark after her, people will remember her.
I listen to several true crime channels and have seen coverage of this case before. However, you have an eye for detail and shed light on these details that others miss. You also have the best 'voice' of all the channels. Your reporting is serious & sensitive, but with a hint of a sarcastic/cynical sense of humour. The combination is awesome! This channel is also my first love in true crime on this platform. Great work, my good man.
Blessings from the UK... Puccini
Understandably people will complain about privacy and cameras in the digital age but this another example of how effective a tool they actually are, its just a pity they aren't more of a deterrent. I read a study somewhere about how speed cameras were ineffective but the signage informing people of cameras actually slowed people down, food for thought. I couldn't give a shit about privacy if it means people are safer from this monster.
Why do people think they have any right to privacy in public places?
Interestingly, these psychos and narcissists, however "intelligent", seem to allow their arrogance to override common sense when it comes to technology, cameras, and social media. Some are bragging on social media immediately after they kill, some are going live online and doing it. I'm so glad technology and science can catch these creatures easier.
oh you’re one of those people. Chasing safety above privacy, you deserve neither.
I’d bet money you vote left as well, and use your fee fees to give you warm and fuzzies thinking you’re a good person. You’re not. You’re cognitive deficient.
@@notrolling Hey little troll! If you think you have privacy even in the cave you call home you're delusional.
Thanks!
Thanks so much!
Damn dude, your channel is moving buddy! Keep it up. Great channel almost 1mil
your content has been incredible since season one but every single video you up your game, man!! such great quality and research like always
Rip yingying ! Gone but not forgotten. Lord pls bless her loved ones ❤
i've been really enjoying the last few episodes! great work :)
I have to give it to the guy that went to the surveillance cameras and spotted the cracked wheel cover attention to detail. I've heard this case three or four times and it's just gets me that attention to detail always sticks out to me❤ I hope her family and friends can heal I know it is never that long when somebody leaves you in this way
Take that dude's Camaro and sell it
To say I have been gobsmacked by this monster is an understatement! 😢 I hope Yingling's family finds peace. ❤
You covered this one in great detail. I always thought the girlfriend and the wife were one person and it always sounded like she was a participant in some way. Thanks for clearing that up. Your explanation is, as always, much more detailed.
Born & raised in Urbana (ur-ban-uh). Went to UIUC…and even lived in Orchard Downs as a child. Chilling to see all these familiar places associated with such a dark crime.
I’ve lived in C-U for over ten years and I know each and every one of the places associated with this crime. I have to drive past the apartment complex where he did it almost every day. It makes your skin crawl, knowing that you could have crossed paths with a true monster and you’d never know.
Depressing and senseless. I feel so sad for Yingying and her family..
My partner is Chinese. l first met her when she was young and studying too, but in Australia. I am still with her now after 17 great years. We have two beautiful children together. I love her so much.. Very distressing this case..
👋🏼Jiles, 👋🏼 fellow monsters. Ty for the upload! Its 3am somewhere
Yep, it is here in Newport, New Hampshire, USA, and have to get up in 4 hours for work....but now this popped up lol.
@@josephprovencher6345 2am in Missouri 😉
🎶 Ain't no rest for the wicked 🎶
Here in 🗽✨
@Sarah Lee absolute true lol
@Common Sense good morning neighbor and cute fur baby
Love waking up to your videos
Your voice is absolutely mesmerizing!! It's calm and relaxing. Even though you talk about all these terrible things...
I actually fall asleep to your voice. That's a Compliment!!! It's because your voice is Amazing!!!
Thank you so much for your excellent videos.
I am from this area.
Tiny detail, but just wanted to clarify that the defect on the rim of the vehicle was spotted by a University of Illinois police officer, not the FBI agent. 😉
This was a major factor in the authorities being able to positively identify Christensen's vehicle.
I remember this one, sick individual is only almost 5 months older than me
I thought your U/N looked familiar! Turns out I'm a sub! I hope you've been well! 💖
@@retard_activated omg same! Been a sub as well. Hope ur well H.I.A.
I've seen numerous looks into this case. Your's is definitely the best of the lot.
This is disgusting. Imagine the fear and pain this young woman felt.😢
Thank you for the perspective you chose for the telling of this story.
I heard about this guy but don't know any details. Thanks for covering the case. Love your content
Hate to sound like a broken record, but here's another POS killer who doesn't deserve to breathe. Poor Ying Ying. And how completely heartbreaking for her parents. Thank you for the story Giles. Your work on these stories is outstanding
Monsters is quickly becoming my favorite UA-cam channel!!! Thanks for the new content 🧨💥🔥💨💯
Gooooood Morning my Monster's Family I hope you're having an amazing week.
This is Monsters 💗
I absolutely love your videos !!! Look forward to each upload!!
thanks
Really appreciate that you put the phone number to the national domestic violence hotline at the end of every episode! Thank you for all your work
So sad for her and her. There's just no way she could have defended herself. That man is very big and physically strong and easily physically overpowered her.
Thank You. I love your narration Sir!
Massive campaign to pat himself on the back made me laugh out loud this morning. You are never allowed to stop making these.
I love the name of the episode! Great vid as always man
Yes sir I been waiting on the master of true crime to do this one!!
”this is MONSTERS” - fantastic work you do!
Love the episode so far very good. Haven’t you covered this already even if you have still great but I thought I saw one of your episodes a while back that was on this same guy. Keep it up always watchin- a sincere fan.
A masters degree in physics and yet this guy had no clue of his situation.
Oh thank heavens....TIM to the no sleep rescue
Thank you for your professional videos. Your research and hard work are clearly evident. South Dakota
Thank you so much for posting this! Was about to get off and go to sleep but now I'm throwing a little TIM party 🎉
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My mind must be in the gutter because I took this in a completely different context...😬🤣
Cheers! 🍻
@@MusicLeeSarah LoLoL 😂😂😂😂
@@MusicLeeSarahlol, so did I 😂❤
It's always shocking that a man that seems normal can decide to slaughter a young lady. That is what makes these cases so astounding. Just the normalness of it.
Its so fkn funny when the criminal says something absolutely idiotic and he goes “GTFOH!” 😂
Huge fan
Great content
I sure remember this when it happened. I had a graduating grandson possibly heading in that direction. Not far from home. Very sad. Unbelievable that man was allowed to go about his plans to do EXACTLY what he did and no one did a thing! What's the point of having these therapists then? My granddaughter is in college studying child psychology. I sure hope she doesn't end up doing that. That monsters whole LIFE was a freaking pile of shite. Married but with a girlfriend and a wife off with her boyfriend? Trolling for ANOTHER woman to kill? Ugh. Thoroughly disgusting. At least they got him. RIP young innocent girl. May God be with her loved ones. Thank you🙏💔🥀