A Columbia man who was convicted of killing his wife in 2019 and burying her in Rock Bridge state park will serve his sentence at the state’s …
Read More »Columbia’s Elledge heading to prison for 28 years for killing his wife
A Columbia man convicted of killing his wife in 2019 and burying her in Rock Bridge state park has been sentenced to 28 years in prison. 26-year-old …
Read More »UPDATE: Elledge sentenced to 28 years in prison for killing his wife; victim’s remains found in Rock Bridge state park
UPDATE: Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs has sentenced Joseph Elledge to 28 years in state prison. Jacobs sentenced Elledge during a sometimes heated sentencing hearing Friday …
Read More »Elledge’s motion for new trial to be heard in January; sentencing delayed until January 7
A Columbia man convicted of killing his wife in 2019 will spend Christmas in the Boone County jail, instead of a state prison. A judge has approved …
Read More »Rosenblum’s legal filing outlines his argument for new murder trial for Elledge
The top lawyer for a Columbia man convicted of killing his wife in 2019 and burying her in Rock Bridge state park wants a new trial. St. …
Read More »UPDATE: Elledge requests a new murder trial
A prominent defense attorney has filed a motion for a new trial, in Joseph Elledge’s Columbia murder case. The 26-year-old Elledge was convicted in November of second …
Read More »December 17th sentencing date set for Elledge
A Boone County judge has scheduled a December 17 sentencing date for Columbia’s Joseph Elledge, who’s been convicted of second degree murder for the death of his …
Read More »UPDATE: Elledge convicted of second degree murder for death of his wife in Columbia
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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Elledge jurors hear testimony from former KRCG reporter who interviewed Elledge, and from man who found Gi’s remains
A jury in a high-profile Columbia murder trial heard testimony Friday afternoon from a retired carpenter who found Menggi Ji’s remains in Rock Bridge state park in …
Read More »Numerous objections from both sides in Columbia’s Elledge murder trial
Jurors in Joseph Elledge’s Columbia murder trial heard Thursday testimony from a former CPD detective involved in the October 2019 investigation. The 26-year-old Elledge is charged with …
Read More »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. …
Read More »Jurors hear graphic details in first day of Elledge murder trial in Columbia
A Boone County jury heard two different stories about how Menggi Ji died, during Tuesday’s opening statements in a high-profile Columbia murder trial. Boone County Prosecutor Dan …
Read More »Jury to hear opening statements in Elledge murder trial in Columbia; 12 jurors and three alternates selected
A jury will hear opening statements Tuesday morning at the Boone County Courthouse in Joseph Elledge’s murder trial. The 26-year-old Columbia man is charged with first degree …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Final Elledge hearing is Friday, before murder trial starts Monday in Columbia
We’ll learn final details Friday morning about plans for next week’s high-profile murder trial in Columbia. 36-year-old Joseph Elledge is charged with first degree murder for the …
Read More »Elledge case back in Columbia courtroom on Thursday; jury selection begins Monday
Boone County prosecutors and attorneys for Columbia murder suspect Joseph Elledge are back in court Thursday morning for motions ahead of next week’s high-profile trial. Elledge is …
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