PEORIA, Ill. (WAND)- Jurors continue to weigh whether Brendt Christensen should be sentenced to death for the kidnapping and killing of Yingying Zhang.

PEORIA, Ill. (WAND) -  The defense continued arguing its case in the sentencing of Brendt Christensen.

PEORIA, Ill. (WAND)- Brendt Christensen maintained his innocence and called his prosecution "political" in recorded jailhouse phone calls played by prosecutors Tuesday.

PEORIA, Ill. (WAND)-Through tears, Yingying Zhang's parents told jurors about their daughter and the painful affect of her death.

PEORIA, Ill. (WAND)- Attorneys described Yingying Zhang and Brendt Christensen in detail during opening remarks Monday for Christensen's sentencing.

PEORIA, Ill. (WAND)- Jurors will see video interviews of Yingying Zhang's friends and teachers during the first day of Brendt Christensen's sentencing, prosecutors said Monday.

PEORIA, Ill. (WAND)- Preparations continue for the sentencing of Brendt Christensen for the deadly kidnapping of Yingying Zhang. 

PEORIA, Ill. (WAND)- Brendt Christensen's ex-wife testified for his defense Friday on the last day of testimony in Christensen's federal trial.

PEORIA, Ill. (WAND)- The woman Brendt Christensen dated in Spring 2017 resumed her testimony Thursday in Christensen's federal trial.

PEORIA, Ill. (WAND)- Attorneys for Brendt Christensen tried to cast doubt on the truth of Christensen's graphic descriptions of Yingying Zhang's killing captured in FBI recordings.