Location of murdered scholar's remains still a mystery

An attorney representing the family of murdered Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying said suggestions that her remains could be in an Illinois landfill are inaccurate.

The attorney, Wang Zhidong, did not elaborate on that comment but added that Zhang's family has scheduled a news conference for 10 am on Wednesday in Champaign, Illinois.

The News-Gazette, a local newspaper, reported that attorney Steve Beckett, who also represents Zhang's family, said the information on the whereabouts of Zhang's remains came from lawyers representing her convicted killer, Brendt Christensen, 30.