COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A high-profile Missouri attorney will represent a Columbia man charged in connection with his wife’s disappearance. Scott Rosenblum of St. Louis will defend Joseph Elledge in a Boone County murder case. Rosenblum told ABC 17 News he looked forward to defending Elledge in court. A grand jury indicted Elledge with first-degree murder
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Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs set a trial date Thursday in the child abuse case against the husband of a missing Columbia woman.
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New court documents suggest Joseph Elledge might have killed his wife under the pretense of giving her a massage.
Continue Reading Prosecutors charged Joseph Elledge with first-degree murder Wednesday in connection to the disappearance of his wife Mengqi Ji Elledge.
Continue Reading Prosecutors have filed a murder charge against the husband of a missing Columbia woman.
Continue Reading Online court records show Jacobs denied the motion from Elledge’s attorney John O’Connor after it was taken into advisement on Monday.
Continue Reading Online court documents show Elledge’s attorney has until 5 p.m. on Feb. 4 to submit a list of proposed counties for jury selection.
Continue Reading The lawyer for a Columbia man whose wife disappeared in October is seeking a change of venue in his child abuse case.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department confirmed Friday officers are continuing their search for Mengqi Ji Elledge, who’s been missing since October. CPD spokesman Jeff Pitts said officers will start the search for Elledge on the Lamine River in Cooper County. Pitts could not say what day the search will start again. A photo
Continue Reading Joseph Elledge, the husband of missing Columbia mother Mengqi Ji, pleaded not guilty to three felony charges.
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Law Enforcement agencies will continue to search the Lamine river on Friday for Mengqi Ji Elledge.
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The parents of Mengqi Ji Elledge, Ke Ren and Xiaolin Ji, are asking a judge to give them control of her property and finances. They have filed a petition for a limited conservatorship, meaning they could manage her bank accounts, vehicle, credit cards and debts.
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Law enforcement will resume the search for Mengqi Ji Elledge on Friday in the Lamine River in Cooper County.
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement crews entered the Lamine River in Cooper County for an eighth day in the search for a missing Columbia mother. HAPPENING NOW : DAY 8 of the search for Mengqi Ji Elledge in the Lamine River. The first diver just arrived on scene. K-9 unit has been signaling in
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The search in a Mid-Missouri river for a missing Columbia woman was scaled back Wednesday, the seventh day that crews were on the water.
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Authorities were back at the De Bourgmont access on the Lamine River on Tuesday to search for a missing Columbia mother.
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. Divers will resume their search of the Lamine River for a missing Columbia woman on Tuesday. Columbia Police Department spokesman Jeff Pitts said authorities were pausing their search for the weekend as the sun set Friday. Friday was the fifth day divers were at the De Bourgmont Lamine River Access. Crews also
Continue Reading Lawyers for a Columbia man accused of child abuse and suspected in his wife’s disappearance have asked for a change of judge.
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