Criminal Law
A Missouri Man Is Accused of Killing His Wife and Leaving Her Body at a Park
Jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of a man charged with killing his Chinese wife two years ago and leaving her body at a Missouri park.
Joseph Elledge, of Columbia, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Mengqi Ji. Elledge reported her missing on Oct. 10, 2019, prompting numerous searches before her remains were found March 25 in a remote area of Rock Bridge State Park about 5 miles (8 kilometers) south of Columbia.
Authorities have not said how she died, but prosecutors have suggested Elledge strangled or suffocated Ji before taking her body to the area where her remains were found.
