A Boone County jury deliberated for about seven hours on Thursday, before convicting Joseph Elledge of second degree murder for the 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Elledge looked straight down at the table, after the verdict was read in court Tuesday night. His mother was sitting in the courtroom, and appeared to be …
UPDATE: Boone County jury deliberating after emotional closing arguments in Elledge murder trial
A jury in Boone County heard intense closing arguments Thursday morning in Joseph Elledge’s Columbia murder trial. Jury deliberations are now underway. Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight told the jury that Elledge lied several times on the witness stand this week, and says Elledge tortured his wife Menggi Ji. Knight says Elledge deserves no mercy, …
UPDATE: Closing arguments in Elledge Columbia murder trial to start Thursday morning
Closing arguments are set to begin at 8:30 this morning in Columbia in Joseph Elledge’s high-profile murder trial. The 26-year-old Elledge is charged with first degree murder for the 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Boone County prosecutors say Elledge deliberately killed his wife, and had threatened to kill her before. Defense attorney Scott …
Boone County jury hears graphic testimony in murder trial; Elledge testifies for hours on Tuesday
Columbia murder suspect Joseph Elledge says his wife died after they argued and fought after he discovered she was allegedly exchanging sexually-graphic messages with a man from China. The 26-year-old Elledge is charged with first degree murder for the October 2019 death of Menggi Ji. Elledge testified on the witness stand for more than six …
Boone County jurors hear testimony about Elledge’s journal; prosecution still calling witnesses in murder trial
The jury in a high-profile Columbia murder trial heard a few hours of testimony on Monday from a CPD investigator about Joseph Elledge’s journal. The 26-year-old Elledge is charged with first degree murder for the October 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Her remains were discovered in March at Rock Bridge state park. Columbia …