Joseph Elledge was sentenced to prison for killing his wife, burying her body, lying to authorities and child abuse.
Missouri man convicted of killing his wife, burying her body and lying to authorities about her whereabouts pleaded guilty Tuesday to child abuse charges involving the couple's young daughter. Joseph Elledge had originally pleaded not guilty to child abuse, child endangerment and domestic assault. More
February 22, 2022
A Missouri man who was convicted last year of killing his wife and burying her body will face another trial this year on charges that he abused the couple's young daughter. Joseph Elledge has pleaded not guilty to three felonies involving his daughter, who was 1-year-old when her mother was killed. More
January 25, 2022
A judge sentenced a Missouri man to 28 years in prison for the 2019 killing of his wife, whose body he buried in a state park and whose death he misled the authorities about for more than a year.The sentence Judge Brouck Jacobs gave to 26-year-old Joseph Elledge was the one jurors recommended in November when they convicted Elledge of second-degree murder in the killing of his wife, Mengqi Ji. More
January 7, 2022
Joseph Elledge - Missouri man who admitted burying wife's body and misleading authorities for more than a year about her whereabouts - was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder. More
November 12, 2021
Joseph Elledge - Missouri man accused of killing his wife and burying her body in a park - testified they had a turbulent relationship and he had been considering divorce before her death. More
November 9, 2021
Jury selection began in the trial of Joseph Elledge charged with killing his Chinese wife Mengqi Ji two years ago and leaving her body at a Missouri park. More
November 1, 2021
Joseph Elledge's defense attorneys argued the tapes were hearsay and should not be admitted during the trial. More
August 5, 2021
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Decomposed remains found in a Missouri park have been positively identified as those of a Chinese woman who had been missing from Columbia, Missouri, since 2019, authorities said Tuesday. Columbia Mayor Brian Treece said forensic experts used dental records to identify Mengqi Ji’s remains, which were found by a hunter on March 25 […] More
April 7, 2021
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Columbia man accused of killing his Chinese wife pleaded not guilty Monday to abuse charges related to the couple’s child but a plea in his wife’s death was delayed. Joseph Elledge is charged with first-degree murder in the killing his wife, Mengqi Ji, who has not been seen since early October. A […] More
March 3, 2020
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A judge will hear arguments Monday in a dispute involving the 1-year-old daughter of a Chinese woman who has been missing for more than three weeks, with the woman’s parents and the mother-in-law of her jailed U.S. husband seeking guardianship. An attorney for Ke Ren and Xiaolin Ji, who are the […] More
November 4, 2019
