章莹颖案嫌犯遭起诉 美警认定：被害人「已死亡」
▲中国北大女学生章莹颖被美国警方认定「已经死亡」。（图／翻摄自Chicago Tribune推特）
中国北大女学生章莹颖4月赴美伊利诺大学香槟分校（University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign）交流，不过却在6月初时失踪，至今仍未找到人。美国联邦调查局（FBI）在6月30日时逮捕嫌犯布兰德特（Brendt Christensen），并在近日对他提起刑事诉讼；而伊利诺州的检方人员在综合各项证据后，判定章莹颖「已经死亡」。
章莹颖在6月9日时，被监视器拍到在路边上了嫌犯布兰德特的黑色轿车后，从此不见踪影；而FBI则是在6月29日时锁定布兰德特，并在监听过程中听到他说「绑架了章女，带回自己的公寓」，更在布兰德特的搜寻纪录中找到「绑架」、「完美的绑架」和「策画一起绑架」等相关搜寻纪录。
布兰德特还曾参加香槟伊大校园的「祈祷莹颖平安返家步行及音乐会」，更与旁人表示「这人具有当下一个受害者的完美特质」。布兰德特在12日被起诉，原定在14日的预审也取消，全案进入审判期；法官最后判定若是嫌犯获释，很有可能为社区带来危险，裁定布兰德特不得交保。
报导中指出，联邦检察官办公室发言人保罗（Sharon Paul）表示，基于法庭上所呈现的事实跟文件，还有在调查过程中的发现，警方认定章莹颖已经遇害身亡。
We are releasing this video as we continue our search for Yingying Zhang, missing since Friday, June 9. In this security video from the B-4 parking garage on North Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, just after 2 p.m. Friday, Ms. Zhang is seen standing on the east side of Goodwin Avenue as a black Saturn Astra (unknown year) pulls up beside her. She and the driver speak for some time before she enters the vehicle, which then continues north on Goodwin Avenue. The very last clip of the video is a closer view of the vehicle, just before picking up Ms. Zhang. Any information you may have about this vehicle or the encounter could help in our search for Ms. Zhang. Please call 911 or the University of Illinois Police Department at 217-333-1216. Non-emergency information may also be emailed to police@illinois.edu. We again greatly appreciate all the information we have received. Although we may not be able to respond to everyone immediately, we are following up and thank you for your assistance.