The Disappearance of Yingying Zhang 

It was a University of Illinois Police officer watching footage for HOURS to locate the crack in that hubcap. He's the hero of this story

his gf’s like “okay i’m turning the mic on, but idk why, bc he didn’t do anything.” *2 min later* 👁👄👁

I don’t understand why they think that he was lying about having 12 prior victims. He decapitated her. This is not what happens generally with a first kill.

There's a permanent memorial garden on the corner of Goodwin and Clark in Urbana, where Yingying was last seen. Someone still places fresh flowers there every few days. Her memory will never be forgotten. Also, this case transformed the university's safety measures & training for incoming international students. We are not going to let this happen again.

Thank God he drove such a distinctly crappy car.

The fact that her remains will probably never be recovered from that dump site, just breaks my heart. That poor girl was tortured and brutally murdered and she can never be laid to rest by her family. This is absolutely horrific.

Ying ying graduated from Peking University, which is one of the top universities in China and was an exchange scholar. Imagine how much effort she needs to put in to get all these achievements, she really doesn't deserve to go like this. I mean... she is intelligent and very competent, and with her knowledge she can potentially help more people in this society once she graduate. But now, she can't.

Never Never Never Never. Get in car with someone you don't know well .

Hearing that she fought so hard for her life truly breaks my heart 💔. Yingying, you were a brave and amazing girl. RIP.

That would haunt me for the rest of my life knowing the whereabouts of my daughter is under tons of garbage and not being able to do anything to retrieve her remains. No closure at all.

Her poor broken mother had to be propped up and seems to have lost all strength and ability to stand up on her own unaided. How heartbreaking. Poor precious woman my heart bleeds for her. Sincere condolences to the family.

The video of her getting into his car made me shiver. When I was 15 I was waiting at the bus stop and I was late. I man made small talk with me and called a taxi. When he offered me to give me a ride to my portuguese class I accepted. Nothing happened to me, the man and taxi driver were kind people. But looking back I was so naive. I could've ended the same way as this poor girl, I wish she had the same luck I had.

Imagine if the car wasn’t picked up on camera. She would have been another person who disappeared and no one would have known what happened to her

Yingying looked like such a sweet person. I feel awful for her loved ones.

I remember I missed my bus by 2 seconds, and was frustrated that I had to wait 30 mins to an hour for the next one, and the transit supervisor ( they have the transit logo on the car) pulled over and told me that the bus will take 40 mins to come again and that he will drop me off at the subway terminal, I was a little hesitant about it but he was like just come in. As I didn’t want to have to wait and was a little pressured I got in and he drove me to the terminal as said and was nice. But even though nothing happen I will never do that again- you never know who you’re getting in to the car with.

I’m not convinced that he was falsely bragging about having previous victims.

Hearing he decapitated her afterwards just made me sick to my stomach just thinking about how much of a sick individual you have to be to do that

"the last person that I would consider at my level...is Ted Bundy". so cringey. so creepy. I want to know how Terra Bullis initiated the conversation to get these candid details.

Such a beautiful young woman... So many dreams ahead of her... She couldn't even have the honor of remains in a resting place... I hope her soul has found the peace to move on, it's truly horrible to leave this earth like this...

I feel so sorry for the family. They did't even get to give their girl proper burial. The poor girl didn't deserve it.

The image of the mother(?)...standing in the background being supported by two people...says it all. She is beyond inconsolable. Her pain ....visceral. I don't understand people who do things like this..then get up and have breakfast the next day. What a waste of DNA he is.

I already commented but just wanna do so again to say: PLEASE don't get into cars with strangers, no matter how late you are! Your life is more important than an appointment.

Just the way he disposed her remains is enough to get the death penalty! He gave her absolutely no dignity whatsoever!! RIP Yingying❤️

Seems really suspicious that he would just tell the wife all that info and that she was number 13 etc if the wife didn't already know or have something to do with it.

It wasn’t actually the police that noticed the sun roof and cracked hub cap. It was a college security officer! They wouldn’t have found him if it weren’t for that guy!👏🏼

I swear, how many of these different Missing Person stories do I have to watch where the Murderer is right there at the Search Party and Memorial Vigils. *Every. Single. Time.*

Caution to people. Never get in a stranger's vehicle, ever, no matter what.

“Did you two have sexy time?”- I think I just threw up a bit.

“The only one on my level is Ted Bundy” first time he does it, first girl gets away, second time he does it, he gets caught in 3 days.

Its crazy how the bus being a few minutes behind schedule lead to her murder. Being late for work everyday could be the only reason im alive still. If only my boss could understand this.

This poor girl, I’m so sorry for what she had to go through and she still is. Not being put to rest I hope, she haunt HIM every single miserable day/night. RIP Yingying Zhang😢🙏🌹

"Ying Ying is the only person that has produced evidence that leads back to me. Number 13. I've been at this I was 19." WTF I'M SORRY BUT I THINK HE KILLED MORE THAN YINGYING

How to impress your girlfriend: just randomly confess to being a murderer

Poor girl, she was probably panicking about being late so took a offered lift, bless her heart. 😔

This story is very near to my heart. I was studying there that year and watched as the whole case unfolded in real time. I even went out searching for her several times (before details emerged regarding her "disposal"). Just a terrible story. Thank you for telling it in your own way with added detail.

Sounds like they're using 1960's technology to record the confession.

The way he was SO open and comfortable in that taped convo freaks me out so hard

She had such a bright future this got me heated.

Tara was amazing at keeping her shit together, her boyfriend is confessing to being a serial killer and she got all the tea outta him, way to go!

Did he actually think his gf will still love him after confessing? What a degenerate human being.

More people need to be like Emily Hogan. When something sketchy happens to you, immediately call the police and post a warning on social media like Emily Hogan did here. It could help save a life.

They should make him search for her body as part of his punishment.

After years, I am still emotional and heart breaking when I reveal this case again. That girl is so innocent and she don't deserve to die in such a cruel way. She's a hard working girl who graduated from the top graduate college in China and she was planning to use her entire life to give back to the society. I totally understand why the her family hopes the devil got death penalty. He didn't think he did anything wrong after arrested and tried to get away from what he has done. He is smart and has plans. As he is educated and got master degree, I want to know why he can do such thing to another human being. I wonder why Ying Ying don't jump off his car right away?! Why she didn't scream for help so his neighbors can hear? So sad for Ying Ying's family. Hope she can RIP. I really hopes this never happens.

I'm still so confused how his gf was willing to wear a wire, and how easy it was for him to admit how he killed Yingying.

the way he discusses killing her like hes proud of it and its amusing, he deserves everything thats coming to him. This is horrific. My thoughts and Prayers are of Yingying and her family.

This made me so sad she seemed like she was going places and had a happy life : ( .

I can’t imagine the level of pain her family must be in knowing they can’t find her remains in that landfill.

Poor Yingying! She was studying in a foreign country and about to move into her new place. She had her whole life ahead of her. And that was snatched away so brutally

"I never left that day" "I picked her up that day" Caught in a lie.

i was a student at UIUC during her disappearance... i still get chills hearing about this case. our whole campus really came together for her. rip yingying

I've heard so many of these stories but this one just hits different. I feel so much sorrow for her family and boyfriend. I also feel bad for the girlfriend. Imagine being her, hearing that, having to act like you're okay with it, when you were desperate to find this girl. And knowing you were intimate with someone capable of such a horrendous crime. She'll need counseling for a long, long time.

J C S has a solid breakdown of this police interview among others if anyone’s interested in more detail.

When I used to have to take the bus to work or walk home through the city, I had a ton of creepy dudes constantly pulling over asking me if I needed a ride. Shit like this probably happens more than we think. So sad. NEVER take a ride with a stranger, period. And carry a knife. And pepper spray.

She fought so hard because she had so much to live for... Thats heartbreaking. I'm not sure what's worse life in jail or the death penalty... He will have such a bad time in jail he will try to kill himself. The man is such a coward

If she had just caught that second bus this would never have happened and she would have probably completed her PhD right now and have plans to become a humble scientist / academic. She would never have even considered this could happen. I just find that utterly bewildering, mind-boggling. It makes you wonder how many near misses you've had yourself without even realizing it.

It’s devastating that her mother has to be held up in the background

That recorded conversation is one of the most unsettling things I've heard.

That girl man. I cant imagine dating someone, thinking their innocent, then just hearing them ramble on about slaughtering a young girl while trying to keep my cool. Holy hell

Rest in peace, Yingying. I can't imagine how badly your friends and family miss you. I hope they can all find some peace in this life without you.

I’m too paranoid to even look at someone when they stop in their car and I’m walking, let alone hop in. Some people are so crazy and scary, I don’t trust anybody. Rip to Yingying, I can’t imagine how scared she must of been 😢 🌹

"Did you have [unintelligible] have sexy time?" The casualness of their conversation is creepy.

never drive with strangers ... It's so sad. I can't imagine how her boyfriend and family feels ...

Her story reminded me of myself when I was 26 yo and just came to the US. One day after my class, while I was alone waiting for a bus at the bus stop around 8 pm, a truck stopped in front of me. The driver invited me to get in his truck. The only difference I did was I said "No" and walk away. I just keep hoping that they found her and she's safe. It can happend to anyone. Just don't trust people easily!!

It’s so good to see that her case is getting recondition. Because when this came out every one on campus was really scared.

I can’t believe this disgusting man had a wife AND a girlfriend and it wasn’t enough. Yingying’s family knows she was taken in this way and they never even got her body back. Horrible story all around.

I don’t care how late the bus is I’m never getting into a car with a stranger

He confessed so much so easily that it almost seemed fake, like a cartoon.

Stories like this remind me of when I used to walk a long country road at 4am to get to work, and a handful of times people would stop and offer me a ride (spookily, always men) I declined them all fiercely and was always clutching my phone and (if i remembered to put it there) mace in my jacket. One time, it was a customer who I had seen around the store a lot and claimed to be friends with my boss so I accepted, until when I got to work and everyone saw me get out of his car they were shocked, and told me that he wasn't anyone's friend and he was considered a creepy nuisance.... I always think back and realize how close I could have been to a story like this. ( A nice interaction did occur tho- Once a car slowed down and I did my usual mace holding until it ended up being a lady who was practically begging me to take this high visibility safety jacket for free cause she was worried I wouldn't be seen and be hit....What an angel.)

It hits me in the heart and the gut at once hearing how even her remains were so disrespected. My God, man.

15:46 He asked her to get in the car. She said "no". He said "If you see anything suspicious call the police" and drove off. Emily Hogan found this suspicious. She immediately called the police lmao

This story will forever break my heart!.

I’ll never understand how juries in these situations “can’t give a unanimous vote” to put a smug cruel waste of space like this to death. Just always blows my mind. That poor family feels no justice.

The fact he cleaned the one car door she got in was the dead giveaway something was up.

I am a grown dude but when i heard this story I just started to cry ... poor girl.

I've been binge watching these gor days. This is the town I lived in at the time and even looked for her. Spoo cool your showing it. :)

OMG that tells you how much you can't run from your destiny !!! few minutes and hse would have catch her bus and everything would be fine. but she happened to be at the wrong moment,wrong place,wrong people Rest in peace beautiful soul !!!

I don't buy that Yingying was his only victim. Edit: I'm not saying I believe his confession, nor am I necessarily saying he's killed others. A lot of serial killers start with leaving living victims before they start killing. Even once they've begun to kill, sometimes they don't kill them all - it's sometimes how they're captured.

Some genius he was. Such a shame.. I'll never be able to understand the ego it takes to readily kill someone for [momentary?] pleasure knowing the effect and lasting impact it would have forever.

Girlfriend 100% knew before he told her. Theyd had at least part of this conversation before.

First time any channel has mentioned she was a musician. Thank you for caring to explore her life❤

I remember watching That Chapter when he had only 12k now he’s at 262k! His frequent uploads with premium topics is really paying off.

The interviewer in the grey suit - rocks my socks! "You're smarter than me" - bingo! Psycho ate the bait!

You deserve a million subs, appreciate how often you post considering how much effort you put into these!

Glad i found this video after watching JCS's. I don't know why he glossed over the confession recording, it's just as interesting as the interrogation, and shows how sadistic this guy truly is.

Omg all those hours of study. All those hours he stayed awake to receive that masters degree in PHYSICS. He finally finishes it and murders someone. Just nuts

When the victim is someone not in their own country, it always seems so much more harrowing. What a waste of lives.

Great job Mike!

Insightful, and amusing delivery as usual...thanks for the good work.

What's the point of surveilance cameras if they don't have high enough resolution to capture licence plates?

13:20 - the unintelligible parts in the second sentence: "I stepped on her neck and she didn't die." Jesus...

Came here for the tribute to the victim and the digs at the murderer and was not disappointed. Love that you make these!

I have been following this story from the beginning, you did a great job on this one!

This one is absolutely fuuu. So sad 😞 Yingying was so beautiful and smart and sweet. RIP sweet warrior woman. Her attacker is nothing but a coward loser! Rot in hell! Keep up the hard work Mike you rock.

The gf knew more about his lifestyle than she let on. He was far too comfortable talking to her about it as if theyve had convos like that before. Her reaction was too chill too

I do not believe that Yingying was the first victim of this monster. He did everything with too much confidence and knew exactly what to do. He even had an MO. He has done it before, maybe not 13 times but I wouldn't ignore his claim. I'm glad he's away for life because he would definitely have killed more women and probably even more cruelly, as he was "getting bored". Scary dude. He thought himself to be soooo smart.

Your comment of your online history being ," not that dissimilar" was classic! Enjoy your program, especially the droll sense of humor! Keep it up!

Imagine how stupid the family who assumingly paid 10's of thousands of dollars for his schooling just for him to piss it all away over some fetish. What an absolutely selfish person and I really wish he got the chair. 🤷‍♂️

Her boyfriend's English is rough but you can tell how mad he is from his body language

Wow! Listening to that guy go on about his competition to have the highest body count was jaw dropping and shocking. The dismemberment and discarding of the body, equally so. She was an innocent and beautiful young lady and he felt nothing for any of that. I am not convinced that there are no others. This guy kills without a second thought.

I'm so sorry to the family for their loss. Sad story great video. Much love from Mississippi USA