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Jury Recommends 28 Years for Missouri Man in Wife’s Murder

November 12, 2021
Crime and IncidentsJoseph ElledgeLocal NewsMengqi JiMissourimurderRegional-Local NewsUSwife
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COLUMBIA, Mo.—A woman who moved to Missouri from China to further her education before she was killed by her husband should be remembered as a kind woman whose death was a “huge waste,” a prosecutor said Friday after her husband was convicted. A jury recommended early Friday that Joseph Elledge be sentenced to up to…

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Defense Attorney: Chinese Woman’s Death a ‘Tragic Accident’

November 3, 2021
Crime and Incidentsfirst-degree murder trialJoseph ElledgeMengqi JiMissouriUSUS News
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COLUMBIA, Mo.—The attorney for a Missouri man accused of killing his Chinese wife in 2019 said Tuesday that the woman’s death was a “tragic accident” that was caused when she fell and hit her head during an argument with her husband. During opening statements in Joseph Elledge’s first-degree murder trial, defense attorney Scott Rosenblum said…

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