Homicide Archives

Arrest in 1991 murder is long-overdue, Russellville residents say

February 25, 2020 4:33 PM Joe McLean

More than a dozen Russellville residents told ABC 17 News Tuesday they felt frustrated that the case took so long to yield an arrest.

Joseph Elledge pleads not guilty to three felony charges.

Husband of missing Columbia woman not yet served with warrant

February 25, 2020 4:06 PM Connor Hirsch

After first-degree murder charges were filed nearly a week ago, Joseph Elledge has not been served with a warrant and his arraignment has not been set.

Second murder charge filed in connection with Doris Drive shooting

February 25, 2020 3:36 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County prosecutors on Thursday charged a second person with a teen’s killing in a Feb. 5 shooting on Doris Drive.

Sedalia police find body with gunshot wound in street

February 22, 2020 9:54 PM Zach Boetto

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sedalia Police found a deceased man with a gunshot wound in a street Saturday morning. According to a post on Facebook, by the Sedalia Police Department, officers responded around 6:40 a.m. to the 700 block of East 17th Street to a report of a man lying in the roadway. Upon arrival, officers

Suspect arrested in 1991 Cole County killing

February 21, 2020 2:08 PM Matthew Sanders

Cole County authorities have arrested a suspect in the 1991 killing of a teen boy.

Woman charged with murder in connection with Columbia teen’s shooting death

February 21, 2020 2:27 PM Sydney Olsen

Prosecutors on Friday charged a woman in connection with the Feb. 5 deadly shooting of a 17-year-old in north Columbia.

Friend of missing Columbia woman speaks out about disappearance

February 21, 2020 9:08 AM Joe McLean

Less than a month before Mengqi Ji went missing in October, the Columbia mother called her friend, Muzhen Li, to complain about a fight she was having with her husband, Joseph Elledge.

Court documents reveal additional details of days leading to Mengqi Ji Elledge disappearance

February 20, 2020 9:35 AM Madison Fleck

New court documents suggest Joseph Elledge might have killed his wife under the pretense of giving her a massage.

Judge sets April trial date for Elledge child abuse charges

February 20, 2020 11:53 AM Joe McLean

Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs set a trial date Thursday in the child abuse case against the husband of a missing Columbia woman.

Murder charge filed in case of missing Columbia woman

February 19, 2020 4:43 PM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors have filed a murder charge against the husband of a missing Columbia woman.

Sylvan Lane murder suspect pleads guilty

February 19, 2020 11:46 AM Madison Fleck

One of seven suspects in a Columbia murder case pleaded guilty on Tuesday to second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Two people were shot at a downtown Columbia nightclub.

Columbia Police Department disputes nightclub management’s version of fatal shooting aftermath

February 17, 2020 5:17 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department responded Monday to allegations of maltreatment made by the management of a Columbia nightclub after a deadly shooting.

Audrain County reaches settlement with family of slain jail inmate

February 14, 2020 2:32 PM Associated Press

The mother of a Mid-Missouri county jail inmate who died after another inmate attacked him for nearly 20 minutes has settled a lawsuit for $5 million.

Mid-Missouri truck driver pleads guilty in Indiana crash deaths

February 10, 2020 11:52 AM Matthew Sanders

A Sturgeon truck driver pleaded guilty last week in Indiana to killing three people in a crash last year.

No charges will be filed against security guard in deadly Waffle House shooting

February 7, 2020 3:55 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Boone County prosecutor said Friday that a security guard who shot and killed a man at a Columbia Waffle House on New Year’s Day 2018 will not be charged.

Names released in apparent murder-suicide near Columbia

February 4, 2020 5:23 AM Brittany Wiley

Boone County sheriff’s deputies are investigating what they believe is a murder suicide.

The Ben Renick case: snakes, shootings and millions of dollars

January 30, 2020 8:50 PM Lucas Geisler

MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As prosecutors in Missouri begin making their case that two people killed Ben Renick in 2017, courts are still settling millions of dollars worth of deals he started before his death. In the years since Renick, 29, was shot and killed at his Montgomery County home near New Florence, attorneys and

Miller County sheriff arrests one in connection with 19-year-old cold case

January 28, 2020 10:50 AM Connor Hirsch

The Miller County Sheriff’s Office arrested one woman in connection to a murder which took place 19 years ago.

Sheriff: Callaway County murder under investigation

January 24, 2020 5:37 PM Matthew Sanders

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office says one person was found dead in Guthrie and foul play is suspected.

Bond hearing delayed for woman accused of killing husband

January 23, 2020 6:32 PM Lucas Geisler

MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A hearing for a woman accused of killing her husband at their Montgomery County home will now take place in February. Prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed to push back a bond hearing for Lynlee Renick until Feb. 24. She will remain in custody without bond until then. Montgomery County Prosecutor Nathan