The family of kidnapped University of Illinois scholar Yingying Zhang is appealing to President Donald Trump for help in finding her.
At a news conference Tuesday, the family read the letter where they asked Trump to “direct all available law enforcement … to find our daughter as soon as possible.”
Zhang's boyfriend, Xiaolin Hou, said he and her family will never give up until she is found.
“I have promised Yingying (that) I will protect her and stay with her. Now, I missed the first one, but I will not miss the second one," Hou said.
Zhang was kidnapped on June 9 and the FBI presumes her dead. Former U of I graduate student Brendt Christensen has been arrested and charged with kidnapping.
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