A jury selected in western Missouri’s Clay County has been brought to Columbia for a high-profile murder trial that begins Monday morning. It’s a case with ties to Columbia, Jefferson City and Montgomery County, and the Columbia Daily Tribune notes it’s being called the “Snake King” case. Court TV is at the Boone County Courthouse …
Trial to begin Monday for Columbia woman charged in 2017 death of her husband
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Columbia in a high-profile murder trial involving the 2017 death of a snake breeder. Lynlee Renick is charged with first degree murder for the death of her husband, Ben. He was shot to death at his Montgomery County farm. A second suspect, Michael Humphrey of Jefferson City, …
Boone County jury in Elledge murder trial hears hours of tapes in open court
A Boone County jury in a high-profile Columbia murder trial learned Wednesday that Joseph Elledge and Menggi Ji both secretly recorded conversations with the other at times. The jury listened to hours of tapes during Wednesday’s court proceedings. While there were no specific threats, the couple argued over Ji’s parents living at their small Columbia …
COVID concerns a top priority for Boone County judge handling Elledge murder trial
125 potential jurors will be called to the Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia Monday morning, as jury selection begins in Joseph Elledge’s murder trial. The 26-year-old Elledge is charged with first degree murder for the 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Her remains were found in Rock Bridge state park earlier this year. …
Boone County judge sets aside three weeks for Elledge murder trial; jury selection starts next Monday
200 potential jurors will be called for a high-profile Columbia murder trial at the Boone County Courthouse next week. Jury selection will begin next Monday morning for Joseph Elledge’s trial. He’s charged with first degree murder for the October 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs announced in court …