Her daughter will find out that she, as a baby, was driven around in the same car as her mother's decomposing body. That is absolutely horrific. Joseph is disgusting. May Mengqi rest in peace.
@@danielvalenga8156look up the case of Chris Watts. He killed his wife and three daughters in a horrific way that I’m sure at least the oldest daughter could understand
They love to always say "She left with someone else. She was cheating" etc etc.. It's not enough that you murdered her. You had to run her name through the mud too. Make her out like she left her poor husband and child behind to go with another man. So evil!
The fact she left her phone, passport, and the baby she was currently breastfeeding behind are immediate red flags. That poor mom was taken from her baby and that poor baby had to wean without the comfort of her mom because of her DIGUSTING father. Ugh this case always gets to me.
That’s what I was thinking! Ana had to wean alone. 😢 No breastfeeding mother would leave their baby on purpose. First because the baby needs her for survival, second because the mother’s body would be in pain as she would continue to produce milk for her child that would go wasted. Which is hard on the mother’s body too.
Mengqis mother burying her belongings in the river made me cry… Joe is used to getting his way, and I’m positive his mom enabled his narcissistic tendencies his entire life.
His mother was given custody of the baby, with required updates to her parents. Unclear if her parents have visitation. Since his mother raised a monster, I would have preferred baby Anna go to her parents personally.
@@ElusiveAries still not great since she's mostly gonna be raised by his mother. But it's nice she'll be able to see Mengqi's parents during the summer.
@patriciadonoho2199 exactly 💯 and highly doubt this would be fought . They would probably not even know how to navigate through the Broken legal system here.
@@BooPeek13 a dual citizen maybe, since I don't think mom changed her citizenship. The fact that he treatened to have her visa (or whatever he said when he threatened her) shows that she did not. Her family has rights, but maybe not enough money or any support here to help. So sad, as he also abused her.
The way he berates her… makes me feel disgusted. I can’t imagine how alone she must have felt being away from her family. He deserves to rot in jail. I really feel for the baby… she lost both her parents that day.
@@donlalo2002same here ! I was thinking it seemed similar to Watts, the excessive talking, the nervousness and awkward way of asking for his family back, overall weird.
That really got me too. Plus they don’t do full terms so it’s like a percentage… I don’t understand that whole deal either… plus the life her daughter won’t have with her mother, that is a bond like no other and she lost that…
Poor girl thought she’d found a better life. Little did she know she married a narcissistic little weasel. A lying weasel at that. Maybe he’ll be taught a valuable lesson behind bars. The custody of the child should go to her parents. His mother was trying to help him get away and doesn’t deserve to have rights to the granddaughter.
@@sofiemic8827 so ? his mother new that is why she didn't let the grandparents of the girl in. Do you really think she will love the baby from the woman who put her baby in jail ? she will always be the reason why her baby is in jail
The comment above is wild. I know mothers who will not accept the actions of their sons or daughters if they were in the wrong and protect their grandchild at all costs.
Psychopaths are so strange, they have no idea how unnatural their behavior is. He has an odd expression, and shows no emotion. I expect he’s pretending to be sad, as if that would be enough.
@@mariedewitt5033What’s weird about his t-shirt? I’m not in any way siding for this murderer but Five Finger Death Punch is a band. I’m actually seeing them in concert in August. Are you trying to say that it was worn subliminally?
@@omarr6465 They made a deal that she'll spend summers in china but go to school in the US. Not ideal but to be fair the baby is a US citizen not chinese
"Men" are not like this little "weasel" he is someone who will for sure have problems in prison. The scariest of men will eat him alive, because a real man does not need to abuse and murder their woman, obviously. What do you even mean by "blame men"?
This prosecutor dropped the ball. Could have easily have built intent based upon a supposed online affair and destroyed his story of an "accident" with all the recordings of him verbally abusing her. Sad that this guy will get to live the second half of his life outside of jail.
It really is a lesson, isn't it? If someone you love is berating or threatening you, do not hesitate to surreptitiously record them. And ideally, leave before this becomes the last version of your voice and what you experienced. So sad this young lady had so few places to go for safe harbor. I wish she could've taken the baby to a woman's shelter, but who knows how practical this would've been, whether or not one was available and if she had access to it and car.
those recordings weren't that damning. his telling her he no longer wanted to be married to her was not verbal abuse. his saying she wouldn't leave with his daughter was not verbal abuse. the other stuff might have been.
Some people only feel comfortable with someone they know well. The tape I heard of their argument wasn't that bad - he wasn't that loud and her not arguing back meant nothing. Some Asian women don't argue back, but they may still cheat, steal, or do other things considered unfriendly or disloyal. Not yelling back or arguing with someone a lot bigger than you is smart, because there are 500 other ways to get him/her back that won't lead to a physical altercation.
What's so eerie is how calm and soft spoken he was when he threatened and argued with her. That spells psychopath to me. I feel so bad that she had to endure that kind of life before he ended hers so tragically. I pray Anna gets to live with her mom's parents because her dad's mom will no doubt fill her head with lies. I also hope he rots for the next 25 yrs in prison!
It's hilarious that he really thought saying "I woke up to my 1yr old screaming crying at 5am n couldn't find my wife so I just went to bed. Then the next day I went out for a nice relaxing drive" didn't sound suspicious af 😂
Killers always throw the victim under the bus. Of course he is quick to mention her being unfaithful (according to him) in interviews, both with police and the media. Its gross.
It was probably an emotional affair, if anything at all, that only existed online because she had no one else in her life to confide in. She clearly had been unhappy for quite sometime. I'm sure he exaggerated the depth of her cyber partner's importance to her and the extent of their intimacy.
@@KicksOnFee Maybe if her husband hadn't been an insecure, controlling, violent, lazy, lying, scheming, child-abusing a$$hole she wouldn't have sought out an internet friend or companion.
It’s so obvious he deliberately killed her. He said when he buried her he felt nothing, he was empty. I bet when he killed her he felt joy at the opportunity to act out the evil twisted things he had imagined doing to her throughout the relationship. Those recordings were disgusting and I hated hearing them; but they painted a clear picture of a man that should never be released from prison.
It really struck me that when he was trying to have feelings about it for the jury all he could come up with is “empty.” That right there just shows he felt nothing for his wife!! If it was an accident, he would have felt something!
Unbelievable let's make me the victim now because they found her body. Disgraceful. Have pitty on me people. What a weasle. He makes me sick. My heart breaks for her family and daughter.
Hearing the defense attorney say “They didn’t fully buy that it was an accident” really rubbed me the wrong way. I don’t know how defense attorneys are able to sleep at night.
He nods his head yes when she is asked if he killed his wife or knows where she is. Her mother putting things in the river to try and lay her to rest was absolutely heartbreaking.
His mom is a monster too, I’m sure she erased Anna’s culture and her mom from her life. I hope when she grows up she comes to understand what her monster of a father did and reconnects with her maternal grandparents
She spends the summers with her grandparents. I agree that's not enough but at the very least she will still be connected to them until she's old enough to decide for herself what she wants to do.
That’s sooooo messed up why would they allow the baby to go to the monsters parents! I’m outraged I don’t care if the baby is a US citizen. The grandparents clearly raised a monster and can’t raise children correctly. That’s sickening to know the baby has to live with the parents of the monster who took her mother. Sick and disgusting
Doesnt the fact that shes a dual citizen technically make her daughter one by default? Or am I mistaken? Marryingnandnhaving a green card doesnt mean she loses her citzenship in chian does it? How is the child not also the same? I couldve SWORN that was how all that worked?
@cee_el right? Like, her mother held dual citizenship. From what I've been told both by parents who hold dual citizenshi, and kids who held it via their parents- is that you have it because it's your birth right. As in even though you were born in let's say new Zealand- mom and dad were on a baby moon - you decided to come early or factors made you come early. Mom and dad didn't plan this but that's what happened. Those kids hold it solely because of the place they were born. But what about the kids whose parents were in America wether for a trip, or through marriage or in the middle of acquiring citizenship- those kids also hold duals sometimes, and it's nothing like the hoops these grands had to go through just to remain in her life. Maybe china just has super weird laws tied to this kind of thing? I'm not sure. But I'm curious about it, that's for sure. I kind of thought because of her mothers status, she automatically had it, because most places kind of follow that some guidelines of if the mother had dual citizenship or the father is the one with sole custody and has it the child does as well. It's usually when the parent caring for the child travels back and fourth alot with the kid as well that this kind of thing becomes more of a benefit if I'm not mistaken. Leaves alot of the hassle out for traveling as often as some do.
Because he killed her and lied about why, and he figured he was going to get away with it. The dupers delight is from believing everyone is going to believe your lies.
He’s not the only person who thinks it’s OK to kill somebody because they cheat on you. I think it’s absolutely sick that people think that killing someone for cheating on you is an appropriate response.
I don’t think she was cheating on him I feel like he made that scenario up so it could help him “prove” that she left willingly. That he had nothing to do with her disappearance. Which obviously isn’t true.
I'm so tired of the victim not getting justice, and then knowing full well that the husband mistreated her, and after all that, his mother gets custody of this baby 😢 Makes absolutely no sense!!!
This was probably his first girlfriend ever. His ego was hurt. Hurting the baby is disgusting. Taking her mother from her when she's still feeding is beyond vile. It's evil. I hope he pays for his crime. I hope he learns his lesson, and i pray Anna looks nothing like him. 😝🤢🥴
Have you heard of the Rhoden family murders? One of the killers positioned the dead woman's body so her newborn could continue nursing in case the bodies weren't found right away. I wonder what kind of effect the breast milk of a decomposing body would have on a baby. That's such a morbid thought. Fortunately, the babies weren't there alone too long. It was an extremely tragic case.
This guy sounds like every single insecure guy who married a foreign wife that I've ever met. Speaking a second language works great as an insecurity detector too. Just see how quick the insecure person takes to insinuate that you're talking about them. Lol.
Thank goodness it is so hard to get away with murder these days. No one leaves like this with zero contact. Like their phone, ID, and of course their BABY! Bravo to her for making those tapes and sharing the abuse she suffered to her parents. That helped strengthen their case.
Watch his head shake yes when the detective ask if he killed her and if he locked the door. Both response are two different head shakes. He is obviously lying.
Left her ring, wallet, and keys…and the sketch husband is over here “I just want her to come back”….reminds me of Chris Watts. Body cameras are doing the heavy lifting with some of these cases.
My heart BREAKS for that poor baby! Women PLEASE PLEASE seek help once abuse begins (even verbal) it only goes downhill from there 💔 That killer's mother should have been arrested for being an accessory!
Google said (and I’m not sure if this is 100% accurate): “Mengqi's parents filed for guardianship of their granddaughter. Mengqi's mother and daughter are pictured. They reached an agreement that the child will spend her summers in China with Mengqi's parents, and the rest of the year with Elledge's mother in the United States.”
@@Dtzeo503she won't. she's going to grow up learning the minimized story her grandmother tells her, an american citizen. there is no chance for her, getting raised by that woman.
Smothering is wayyy different then controlling, smothering is more like “TOO HAPPY to be in a relationship”, wanting to control is more like “MANIPULATE IF YOU HAVE TO”, whats crazy is the person “wanting to control” will be that way towards a person “smothering”
I think defending a murder er not so bad as lying to the court that said murderer had come clean and told the truth before the body was found. And then leading him on the stand with the obviously coached and rehearsed story of her death. The explanation for the broken ribs should've been enough to disbar that lawyer. ( Lawyer was goodlooking and confident, bet that helped Pinnochio.)
@JohnnytNatural probably because he's an abusive, controlling pos who is insecure because he has nothing of value to offer. He thought he had a level of control over her because she was an exchange student, and he held it over her head to intimidate her.
Abusers rarely leave and are rarely happy. They are usually insecure and in constant stress due to having to be in close quarters with someone they hate; tveur partner. They seek control and leaving is a relinquishing of control
This was local to us and we followed the case. It was heartbreaking when they found her in a place my kids and I have been so many times, and even more when he wasn't given more time. It was such a horrifying case.
I feel bad about these exchange students they expect to have a better life but to get murdered by their significant others. It was clear she didn't like her husband since she was talking to another man. Those voice recordings were hard to listen to. It's unfortunate how things ended this could've been avoided.
@@brianbadonde9251 he threatened her that he wanted a divorce but im not sure why he didn't went on with it. Judging by the voice recordings he didn't really love her.
@@brianbadonde9251She was being abused and had no family on the continent. It’s not uncommon for abused women to reach out to another man. Women do this to validate it’s not them. Why not file? Fear!
I think the killers family should have no rights when a child is involved. The victims kid or kids should automatically be given to the victims families to be taken cared of. No matter what state or in this case country. If law finds it safe and secure too. If that makes sense.
As of right now if have to agree. I mean there's no way your kind of up bringing from your family has nothing to do with if you go on to murder/harm people. It doesn't come out of nowhere. Either they were bad people themselves and he saw that, they saw that he was a bad person and did nothing about or they were completely oblivious to how horrible he was. Any of those do not make a fit guardian
A mother would NEVER leave a breastfeeding baby on her own free wi!l!! This makes me so angry this poor beautiful woman. He is a monster. That baby should be with mother parents
I learned from Chinese media that Mengqi did not cheat on him. Initially, they argued about small things, but the situation worsened when Mengqi's mother came to take care of her granddaughter. This is when things took a turn for the worse-Joe began cursing at Mengqi's mother in English and demanded that Mengqi remove her from their household. He detested everything his mother-in-law did and said, and he had a deep disdain for Chinese culture and language.
I can't stand his voice! He needs to clear his damn throat and stop trying to act like a victim. His mother also should have never gotten the baby. Her parents deserved to take full custody! ugh!
I just want to add to all this, cops need training!!!😡😡 Training TRAINING!! Whether they are or aren’t on the case is irrelevant to be transparent and respectful, COMMUNICATE!! They are just ignoring families, specially these parents who came from over seas, frantic… Some empathy would be great
He said the same thing chris watts did During his interview after murdering his whole family. He said " I just hope that whoever she is with they are keeping her safe" And maybe A lot of people say that in these cases but it really stuck out to me and this one
@@wiredposting your so right I had to check the comments before I made my post…I saw a shirt and poster I’m surprised I didn’t see any nickleback stuff
This case took years and the whole city was concerned about not finding her body to prosecute. Prosecutor did an amazing job on this case RIP to both victim and Prosecutor Dan Knight. Heart wrenching case.
In domestic murder cases, I have watched so far, murdering a partner does not solve anything only tragedies for all sides, particularly for their innocent children. They lost one parent to death and the other to prison. Divorce is a better option no matter how much anger, resentment, financial downfall, or betrayal the parents feel toward each other.
The way he put her down and threatened her constantly makes me so angry. He couldn’t bully anyone else so he targeted her. Poor baby. In a foreign land and married to a weak narcissist. And the baby, why his mom?? She was there when the berating was going on and did nothing. So sad. RIP🕊️🕊️
Her daughter will find out that she, as a baby, was driven around in the same car as her mother's decomposing body.
That is absolutely horrific.
Joseph is disgusting.
May Mengqi rest in peace.
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Chris Watts, anyone?
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@@kelleyjackson5005what do u mean
@@danielvalenga8156look up the case of Chris Watts. He killed his wife and three daughters in a horrific way that I’m sure at least the oldest daughter could understand
They love to always say "She left with someone else. She was cheating" etc etc.. It's not enough that you murdered her. You had to run her name through the mud too. Make her out like she left her poor husband and child behind to go with another man. So evil!
Did she though?
@@antpaste obviously not in this case
@@antpaste
How did she leave with a man if she was murdered??? Are you trolling?
@@chelseamiranda6651 He's such a great catch and fabulous human being, I can't imagine why anyone would cheat on him.
LIE, lie, 🤥!!
The fact she left her phone, passport, and the baby she was currently breastfeeding behind are immediate red flags. That poor mom was taken from her baby and that poor baby had to wean without the comfort of her mom because of her DIGUSTING father. Ugh this case always gets to me.
That’s what I was thinking! Ana had to wean alone. 😢
No breastfeeding mother would leave their baby on purpose. First because the baby needs her for survival, second because the mother’s body would be in pain as she would continue to produce milk for her child that would go wasted. Which is hard on the mother’s body too.
As a mom, I KNOW that's all she was thinking about when he was murdering her.
Mengqis mother burying her belongings in the river made me cry… Joe is used to getting his way, and I’m positive his mom enabled his narcissistic tendencies his entire life.
His mama totally enable his Bob Burger looking behind. Mama boys are no joke
It made me so sad too
His mother was given custody of the baby, with required updates to her parents. Unclear if her parents have visitation. Since his mother raised a monster, I would have preferred baby Anna go to her parents personally.
They made a deal that she'll spend summers in china but go to school in the US
@@ElusiveAries still not great since she's mostly gonna be raised by his mother. But it's nice she'll be able to see Mengqi's parents during the summer.
Poor child, who know how much his mother will brainwash the child :(
You cant put a grown adults actions on someone else . No one forced him to make those decisions he made them himself not with his mom
Thank you detective. Stay in touch.
The child should have gone to her parents NOT his Mom!
Thank you
Sickening decision! I would hope they fight it. 😢💙
@patriciadonoho2199 exactly 💯 and highly doubt this would be fought . They would probably not even know how to navigate through the Broken legal system here.
Agreed. Probably because the baby is a US citizen. But I hope they fight for custody
@@BooPeek13 a dual citizen maybe, since I don't think mom changed her citizenship. The fact that he treatened to have her visa (or whatever he said when he threatened her) shows that she did not. Her family has rights, but maybe not enough money or any support here to help. So sad, as he also abused her.
The way he berates her… makes me feel disgusted. I can’t imagine how alone she must have felt being away from her family. He deserves to rot in jail. I really feel for the baby… she lost both her parents that day.
Maybe the grandparents will have rights.
@@Confessions089 hope it's not the father's parents
It is the fathers parents 😢
This guy gives killers a bad name he was already caught before he committed the murder
When guys say they'll hold ya down. This is it ladies! He'll not take care of you , He'll hold you down. Literally.. no life no success no privacy
His interview looks like he was so excited about his wife’s missing. He was so happy that he can’t even hide it.
They should have known from the interview alone he did it
Dupers delight for sure!
I pictured nothing but Christ Watts when he gave *his* interview about his "missing" family
@@donlalo2002same here ! I was thinking it seemed similar to Watts, the excessive talking, the nervousness and awkward way of asking for his family back, overall weird.
His interview gave me Chris Watts Vibes. Same dupers delight smile
It’s upsetting they gave him 28 years due to her age instead of giving him life for the rest of her life she missed.
Stop posting the end of the case. Or at least state "spoiler alert."
You dont get life for 2nd degree murder dude. Thats usually only for 1st degree murder which is premeditated.
@@HidonMesahj211don’t read comments if it’s that big of a deal to you. There are always spoilers in the comments. 100% of the time.
That really got me too. Plus they don’t do full terms so it’s like a percentage… I don’t understand that whole deal either… plus the life her daughter won’t have with her mother, that is a bond like no other and she lost that…
The judge said that was the maximum amount he could sentence him to, though.
Poor girl thought she’d found a better life. Little did she know she married a narcissistic little weasel. A lying weasel at that. Maybe he’ll be taught a valuable lesson behind bars. The custody of the child should go to her parents. His mother was trying to help him get away and doesn’t deserve to have rights to the granddaughter.
That’s what I thought to his mother is just as dangerous as hr is. The baby needs to be with her maternal grandparents
she's also a lying weasel lmao.
Narcissism is the least of his problems! The guy is a total psychopath!
That’s what she gets for cheating.
@@JmagsHeroyou ok bro?
That baby should have gone to the mother’s parents.
Every day of the week!
The baby is American.
@@sofiemic8827 that means nothing
@@sofiemic8827 so ? his mother new that is why she didn't let the grandparents of the girl in. Do you really think she will love the baby from the woman who put her baby in jail ? she will always be the reason why her baby is in jail
The comment above is wild. I know mothers who will not accept the actions of their sons or daughters if they were in the wrong and protect their grandchild at all costs.
Psychopaths are so strange, they have no idea how unnatural their behavior is. He has an odd expression, and shows no emotion. I expect he’s pretending to be sad, as if that would be enough.
His t shirt at 4:34
@@mariedewitt5033What’s weird about his t-shirt? I’m not in any way siding for this murderer but Five Finger Death Punch is a band. I’m actually seeing them in concert in August. Are you trying to say that it was worn subliminally?
It’s just subliminal you murder your wife and try to lie to police you think you wouldn’t wear a shirt about death with a skeleton he was in emo mode
The voice he put on in court 🤢🤢🤢🤮
unnatural alright, such a weird, weaselly guy
I can’t believe they gave his mom some custody she is just as dangerous for trying to help him!!!
I was just thinking ... that poor family
@@omarr6465 They made a deal that she'll spend summers in china but go to school in the US. Not ideal but to be fair the baby is a US citizen not chinese
Yeah I dont like the thought of the mom having custody over the child at all disgusting.
@@Dtzeo503 Me neither
they always do that! I dont understand why. why would;d they give a child to parents who raised a monster
His mother knew and covered for him. Blame men for sure, but also this mother did dirty.
Blame men?
@@OsceolaNola7 Men who committed most of the crime towards women and children, yes😅
"Men" are not like this little "weasel" he is someone who will for sure have problems in prison. The scariest of men will eat him alive, because a real man does not need to abuse and murder their woman, obviously. What do you even mean by "blame men"?
Absolutely the mother knew!
And then she got full custody (gets a few weeks in China oooooh wow), it's disgusting!
This prosecutor dropped the ball. Could have easily have built intent based upon a supposed online affair and destroyed his story of an "accident" with all the recordings of him verbally abusing her. Sad that this guy will get to live the second half of his life outside of jail.
It really is a lesson, isn't it? If someone you love is berating or threatening you, do not hesitate to surreptitiously record them. And ideally, leave before this becomes the last version of your voice and what you experienced. So sad this young lady had so few places to go for safe harbor. I wish she could've taken the baby to a woman's shelter, but who knows how practical this would've been, whether or not one was available and if she had access to it and car.
28 year sentence = 14 years actually served
those recordings weren't that damning. his telling her he no longer wanted to be married to her was not verbal abuse. his saying she wouldn't leave with his daughter was not verbal abuse. the other stuff might have been.
He was so loud and clear when he verbally abused her yet he mumbled like a coward in court. That only tells so much about him.
Very true
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YESSSSSSS !!!!!!!
Some people only feel comfortable with someone they know well. The tape I heard of their argument wasn't that bad - he wasn't that loud and her not arguing back meant nothing. Some Asian women don't argue back, but they may still cheat, steal, or do other things considered unfriendly or disloyal. Not yelling back or arguing with someone a lot bigger than you is smart, because there are 500 other ways to get him/her back that won't lead to a physical altercation.
With Lucifer's voice.
What's so eerie is how calm and soft spoken he was when he threatened and argued with her. That spells psychopath to me. I feel so bad that she had to endure that kind of life before he ended hers so tragically. I pray Anna gets to live with her mom's parents because her dad's mom will no doubt fill her head with lies. I also hope he rots for the next 25 yrs in prison!
The soft spoken kind are the worst.
His mother got custody 😢
@@tsimoi273 He definitely wouldn't speak up to a man, but his diminutive Chinese wife? His guilt is so obvious
Yes. I commented that I believe he is a sociopath….lies pretty easily….creepy psychopath vibe….yup
He says he shoved her really hard and that she came at him….bullcrap…she was coxering in fear as he beat her to death basically
It's hilarious that he really thought saying "I woke up to my 1yr old screaming crying at 5am n couldn't find my wife so I just went to bed. Then the next day I went out for a nice relaxing drive" didn't sound suspicious af 😂
Right?! Crazy 🤦♀️
“I just want her (them, him) back.” Words that give Chris Watts vibes. Killers always say this
I was thinking the same thing !!
Barry Morphew too
I thought this as well..even has that same dead behind the eye monotone as well..yikes
Thought the same thing after his interview what a POS.
I thought the same exact thing
Kid should go with victims family always.
Yes. Just imagine how he could potentially get released before the child is 18 and have some involvement in her life 🤮
@@AnonAnna-pz1kp Let's hope he don't kill the child out of anger
Yes I think this should be a law.
The kid is US Citizen
She took her time to leave her wedding ring? Nope! RED FLAG! It’s usually the husbands last insult to her memory. And NO WAY did she leave her child!
Especially with an abusive man and the baby is nursing.
Yep made me think of Chris watts
@@EmpathsProvidence2true what a monster . That poor baby as well. Prayers for the victim and the victims family and friends.
@1234 singingismylife. I agree 100% with you. Such a monster poor excuse of a man.
Not to mention her keys and everything a person would walk out the door with.
Killers always throw the victim under the bus. Of course he is quick to mention her being unfaithful (according to him) in interviews, both with police and the media. Its gross.
Yep, I noticed that as well 😅
It was probably an emotional affair, if anything at all, that only existed online because she had no one else in her life to confide in. She clearly had been unhappy for quite sometime.
I'm sure he exaggerated the depth of her cyber partner's importance to her and the extent of their intimacy.
@@cyberpunkcentral8500way to justify cheating
@@KicksOnFee Maybe if her husband hadn't been an insecure, controlling, violent, lazy, lying, scheming, child-abusing a$$hole she wouldn't have sought out an internet friend or companion.
@@KicksOnFee I think his abuse justifies it
If you close your eyes he sounds like Chris Watts at times, in both sound of voice and his choice of words
He even talks in the same awkward tone
Dude, I immediately did it and it sounded exactly like Chris
I had the same thoughts and especially the part where he says “I hope she’s safe” kind of line , same as Chris watts
I disagree.
exactly！he reminds me of christ watts🫨
he’s so gross for threatening to deport her…. like she’s an exchange student and deserves her education
He is not the immigration department. Like he has the power to deport anyone…
Maybe she should’ve focused on her education 😂
Like yeah. Literally.
@@josephmarzullo How tacky.
@@josephmarzullo so just because she came here for education, it means that she can’t have a life outside from it?
It’s so obvious he deliberately killed her. He said when he buried her he felt nothing, he was empty. I bet when he killed her he felt joy at the opportunity to act out the evil twisted things he had imagined doing to her throughout the relationship. Those recordings were disgusting and I hated hearing them; but they painted a clear picture of a man that should never be released from prison.
It really struck me that when he was trying to have feelings about it for the jury all he could come up with is “empty.” That right there just shows he felt nothing for his wife!! If it was an accident, he would have felt something!
For every horrible man out there is a mother who will hide his crimes 😅
Yes, cause father it’s no way in site.
@sitns23 😂😂
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Boy moms are dangerous
Unbelievable let's make me the victim now because they found her body. Disgraceful. Have pitty on me people. What a weasle. He makes me sick. My heart breaks for her family and daughter.
Weasel is the PERFECT word! 💯
Hearing the defense attorney say “They didn’t fully buy that it was an accident” really rubbed me the wrong way. I don’t know how defense attorneys are able to sleep at night.
He’s said it in beginning in 911 call. She was 28 not she IS 28 says he guilty
he said "she is 28"
28 years?! You’re kidding! Ridiculous giving that man much in prison, he should’ve been sentenced to life in prison without parole!
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He nods his head yes when she is asked if he killed his wife or knows where she is. Her mother putting things in the river to try and lay her to rest was absolutely heartbreaking.
His mom is a monster too, I’m sure she erased Anna’s culture and her mom from her life. I hope when she grows up she comes to understand what her monster of a father did and reconnects with her maternal grandparents
She spends the summers with her grandparents. I agree that's not enough but at the very least she will still be connected to them until she's old enough to decide for herself what she wants to do.
That’s sooooo messed up why would they allow the baby to go to the monsters parents! I’m outraged I don’t care if the baby is a US citizen. The grandparents clearly raised a monster and can’t raise children correctly. That’s sickening to know the baby has to live with the parents of the monster who took her mother. Sick and disgusting
Doesnt the fact that shes a dual citizen technically make her daughter one by default? Or am I mistaken? Marryingnandnhaving a green card doesnt mean she loses her citzenship in chian does it? How is the child not also the same? I couldve SWORN that was how all that worked?
@@Miss_SkiPp_8812China doesn’t allow dual citizenship though. But still, why is it that an American citizen cannot live in China though?
@cee_el right? Like, her mother held dual citizenship. From what I've been told both by parents who hold dual citizenshi, and kids who held it via their parents- is that you have it because it's your birth right. As in even though you were born in let's say new Zealand- mom and dad were on a baby moon - you decided to come early or factors made you come early. Mom and dad didn't plan this but that's what happened. Those kids hold it solely because of the place they were born.
But what about the kids whose parents were in America wether for a trip, or through marriage or in the middle of acquiring citizenship- those kids also hold duals sometimes, and it's nothing like the hoops these grands had to go through just to remain in her life.
Maybe china just has super weird laws tied to this kind of thing? I'm not sure. But I'm curious about it, that's for sure. I kind of thought because of her mothers status, she automatically had it, because most places kind of follow that some guidelines of if the mother had dual citizenship or the father is the one with sole custody and has it the child does as well. It's usually when the parent caring for the child travels back and fourth alot with the kid as well that this kind of thing becomes more of a benefit if I'm not mistaken. Leaves alot of the hassle out for traveling as often as some do.
That kid will be messed up.
Is that you in the profile pic? Damn girl you look FINE 😋
Why does he have this weird dupers delight smile on his face while talking about her missing?
Because he killed her and lied about why, and he figured he was going to get away with it. The dupers delight is from believing everyone is going to believe your lies.
He's sick in the head and getting off on it....
He thinks he is getting away with it.
you answered your own question, in "dupers delight"
So they don't suspect him , in his small brain 😢
He’s not the only person who thinks it’s OK to kill somebody because they cheat on you. I think it’s absolutely sick that people think that killing someone for cheating on you is an appropriate response.
She probably wasn't even cheating on him though.
Right? It was, at most, a strictly online relationship with a man who lived in CHINA, come on! @@queenicedcoffee4217
I don’t think she was cheating on him I feel like he made that scenario up so it could help him “prove” that she left willingly. That he had nothing to do with her disappearance. Which obviously isn’t true.
She wasn't cheating.
He should have gotten life smh wow and his mom getting the baby is insane she raised a monster what are the courts thinking unreal
Ahhh the pain in her father's eyes. This freaking monster needs to rot. I wish her family peace and comfort in her memory.
28 years is a disgrace
I'm so tired of the victim not getting justice, and then knowing full well that the husband mistreated her, and after all that, his mother gets custody of this baby 😢
Makes absolutely no sense!!!
That dude is one angry, bitter nerd.
This was probably his first girlfriend ever. His ego was hurt. Hurting the baby is disgusting. Taking her mother from her when she's still feeding is beyond vile. It's evil.
I hope he pays for his crime. I hope he learns his lesson, and i pray Anna looks nothing like him. 😝🤢🥴
Bingo. Incel mindset.
My take is... he just wanted her to birth him a half Asian baby. Then get rid of her. He just wanted the baby to abuse and control.
Killers family should have NO say over the future of their grandchild.
The breastfeeding part hurt my soul. I couldn't imagine....
Have you heard of the Rhoden family murders?
One of the killers positioned the dead woman's body so her newborn could continue nursing in case the bodies weren't found right away.
I wonder what kind of effect the breast milk of a decomposing body would have on a baby. That's such a morbid thought.
Fortunately, the babies weren't there alone too long. It was an extremely tragic case.
@@kingayy9267 that is such a horrifying situation and sickening
@@kingayy9267that's insane, that was in the Us? Did they ever find the killer?!
@@kingayy9267 oh my heart 💔 I'm still breastfeeding my 2.5yearold and I cant believe someone could do that to another human being
@@cecilyw150 yes, it was the father
His voice alone makes me wanna flip
Right gives me Mark Zuckerberg vibes lol.
Exactly
N THAT NOSE..
Was looking for this comment! He literally sounds like the evil monster he is!!!
Reverb Kermit the Frog
This guy sounds like every single insecure guy who married a foreign wife that I've ever met. Speaking a second language works great as an insecurity detector too. Just see how quick the insecure person takes to insinuate that you're talking about them. Lol.
Thank goodness it is so hard to get away with murder these days. No one leaves like this with zero contact. Like their phone, ID, and of course their BABY! Bravo to her for making those tapes and sharing the abuse she suffered to her parents. That helped strengthen their case.
Also, it should have not even been an issue. That child should have gone to her parents, to be raised wherever THEY saw fit.
I feel sorrow for the babyl. She should go to live with the girl's parents.
It's China, a girl is not going to do well there.
He puts off Chris Watts vibes... Glad her daughter didn't meet the same fate. May she grow up surrounded by love and support.
Since when do you call the cops if you think your wife left for another man?
He killed her
It’s against the law.
@@Eyes_of_Oryx NOI IT'S NOT! OMG!
The poor little girl…..and they’re right no mother would leave her child especially while breastfeeding….he’s sickening
When questioned about his missing wife, this guy had the same vocal inflections and gravelly voice that Scott Peterson and Chris Watts had.
His voice when he was on the mic was absolutely unbearable
Classic flat affect of a psychopath.
Watch his head shake yes when the detective ask if he killed her and if he locked the door. Both response are two different head shakes. He is obviously lying.
Chris Watts
Left her ring, wallet, and keys…and the sketch husband is over here “I just want her to come back”….reminds me of Chris Watts. Body cameras are doing the heavy lifting with some of these cases.
@@kevinkant6817 Are you victim shaming?
@@kevinkant6817she’s not a mail order bride. She was a student. He’s a freak with an Asian fetish who preyed on this poor girl.
“That’s what happens when you order a mail order bride”- kevinkant6817, 2024
So Joe's mother knew from the beginning
Chris Watts 2
Was the lover from China real? Or was it something that the husband concocted to make her look guilty..
He made up the story
That's what I was thinking it was him who set it up
He made it up.
My heart BREAKS for that poor baby! Women PLEASE PLEASE seek help once abuse begins (even verbal) it only goes downhill from there 💔
That killer's mother should have been arrested for being an accessory!
Heard his baby crying loudly but never comforted her while "searching the house for his wife" just went back to sleep. Shut uppppuh.
I don't think it happened he lied about it
He smile and talked at the same time. His eyes showed his anger and satisfied that he successful prevented her
Google said (and I’m not sure if this is 100% accurate): “Mengqi's parents filed for guardianship of their granddaughter. Mengqi's mother and daughter are pictured. They reached an agreement that the child will spend her summers in China with Mengqi's parents, and the rest of the year with Elledge's mother in the United States.”
I knew it 🎉 ❤
Oh I don't like his mother at all. I hope one day the daughter chooses to leave the Elledges when she is older.
@@Dtzeo503she won't. she's going to grow up learning the minimized story her grandmother tells her, an american citizen. there is no chance for her, getting raised by that woman.
@zubetp well…the internet exists. She could just watch these videos.
@@zubetpyes they are going to attempt to brainwash her. I hope she is able to hear the truth when she is old enough
Anyone else think his parents knew right away that he killed her?
I sure think so.
I also think his parents should not have any rights to Anna.
Of course they did.
That guy sounds JUST LIKE CHRIS WATTS when he was talking to reporters. Freaking creepy!!!! 😳
The fact that none of these people even make an effort to pronounce her name is ridiculous
Some men have a real problem with smothering or wanting to control.
@user-hi5eh3xi7zThat’s why the original commenter said “some men” you absolute numpty
@user-hi5eh3xi7z read that again, "Some men" Not all men.
Seems like we have a real problem with some women being gold digging thots
Smothering is wayyy different then controlling, smothering is more like “TOO HAPPY to be in a relationship”, wanting to control is more like “MANIPULATE IF YOU HAVE TO”, whats crazy is the person “wanting to control” will be that way towards a person “smothering”
@user-hi5eh3xi7z First improve your reading comprehension okay?
I can’t imagine being a lawyer defending a murderer. How do these lawyers go to sleep knowing they defended a murderer?
Money makes it go away.
I think defending a murder er not so bad as lying to the court that said murderer had come clean and told the truth before the body was found. And then leading him on the stand with the obviously coached and rehearsed story of her death. The explanation for the broken ribs should've been enough to disbar that lawyer. ( Lawyer was goodlooking and confident, bet that helped Pinnochio.)
He was a controlling piece of crap that became abusive and argumentative, she was probably going to leave him and he couldn't take it
If he wasn't happy, then just leave .... crazy
Right he is so psychotic for choosing to murder her instead of divorcing.
@JohnnytNatural probably because he's an abusive, controlling pos who is insecure because he has nothing of value to offer. He thought he had a level of control over her because she was an exchange student, and he held it over her head to intimidate her.
He was for sure happy controlling her.
Abusers rarely leave and are rarely happy. They are usually insecure and in constant stress due to having to be in close quarters with someone they hate; tveur partner. They seek control and leaving is a relinquishing of control
@user-hi5eh3xi7zmaybe because he murdered someone instead of problem solving like a normal human being
Not letting the grandparents see the child is sign of GUILTY-NESS.
Dude Opens The Door And Immediately Gives His Motive
The defense attorney couldn’t even say her name correctly. Like really. Have some class
This was local to us and we followed the case. It was heartbreaking when they found her in a place my kids and I have been so many times, and even more when he wasn't given more time. It was such a horrifying case.
I feel bad about these exchange students they expect to have a better life but to get murdered by their significant others. It was clear she didn't like her husband since she was talking to another man. Those voice recordings were hard to listen to. It's unfortunate how things ended this could've been avoided.
true, and it’s probably very scary for them to be in an unfamiliar and different environment in the first place
Then maybe get a divorce or separation. Just a thought
@@brianbadonde9251 he threatened her that he wanted a divorce but im not sure why he didn't went on with it. Judging by the voice recordings he didn't really love her.
@@brianbadonde9251Maybe don’t kill your partner. Just a thought.
@@brianbadonde9251She was being abused and had no family on the continent. It’s not uncommon for abused women to reach out to another man. Women do this to validate it’s not them. Why not file? Fear!
He’s gross
He definitely is !!
no child should be raised by a descendant of the murderer
hope she gets help when she gets older. its so tragic for her.
Especially the guy’s mother helped him to hide her body. And she addressed the victim as “the wife of my son”.
The child is already going to need therapy.
I know what you mean, and you are correct. But a descendant comes after, not before. Just FYI 😊
I think the killers family should have no rights when a child is involved. The victims kid or kids should automatically be given to the victims families to be taken cared of. No matter what state or in this case country. If law finds it safe and secure too. If that makes sense.
It's not right to punish the family for what a criminal does. Ultimately he's responsible, nobody else.
As of right now if have to agree. I mean there's no way your kind of up bringing from your family has nothing to do with if you go on to murder/harm people. It doesn't come out of nowhere. Either they were bad people themselves and he saw that, they saw that he was a bad person and did nothing about or they were completely oblivious to how horrible he was. Any of those do not make a fit guardian
A mother would NEVER leave a breastfeeding baby on her own free wi!l!! This makes me so angry this poor beautiful woman. He is a monster. That baby should be with mother parents
I feel like this channel is big enough to add captions for the interrogation parts of the videos!
I learned from Chinese media that Mengqi did not cheat on him. Initially, they argued about small things, but the situation worsened when Mengqi's mother came to take care of her granddaughter. This is when things took a turn for the worse-Joe began cursing at Mengqi's mother in English and demanded that Mengqi remove her from their household. He detested everything his mother-in-law did and said, and he had a deep disdain for Chinese culture and language.
Wow
His interview is chilling…. Why is he smiling like it’s an interview about a happy story?
He’s a horrible horrible liar!
I can't stand his voice! He needs to clear his damn throat and stop trying to act like a victim. His mother also should have never gotten the baby. Her parents deserved to take full custody! ugh!
the glib smile he tries to suppress during the tv interview is very telling
He looks like gypsy rose
Pinocchio's nose. lying is the growing cause.
Maybe Cajun background
GRL before the surgery. 😂
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What a beautiful woman married to a monster!
I just want to add to all this, cops need training!!!😡😡 Training TRAINING!! Whether they are or aren’t on the case is irrelevant to be transparent and respectful, COMMUNICATE!! They are just ignoring families, specially these parents who came from over seas, frantic… Some empathy would be great
Omg I was thinking the same I can’t stop watching his nose ,,, it’s like it has a life of its own
With that crackly, monotone voice, "I just felt empty." While staring with empty eyes.
I think the river trip was a red herring! He left it out on purpose, that way the cops were focused on the river, and away from where she really was!
Psychopath and narcissist...he was jealous of the baby!
he nose what happened
He was born
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His right eyebrow twitching makes me want to throw my phone across the room 🤢
Momma’s boy
Great job mom, you raised a winner
He said the same thing chris watts did During his interview after murdering his whole family. He said " I just hope that whoever she is with they are keeping her safe" And maybe A lot of people say that in these cases but it really stuck out to me and this one
The way he doesn’t have emotion when he speaks about his wife says everything…
You know he’s guilty he’s wearing a 5 finger death punch shirt
That’s exactly what I was thinking 😂
Same. Lol.
that was literally my first thought lmao
@@wiredposting your so right I had to check the comments before I made my post…I saw a shirt and poster I’m surprised I didn’t see any nickleback stuff
Same
This case took years and the whole city was concerned about not finding her body to prosecute. Prosecutor did an amazing job on this case RIP to both victim and Prosecutor Dan Knight. Heart wrenching case.
They never found her??
@@doughboygee6865 yes they found her
In domestic murder cases, I have watched so far, murdering a partner does not solve anything only tragedies for all sides, particularly for their innocent children. They lost one parent to death and the other to prison. Divorce is a better option no matter how much anger, resentment, financial downfall, or betrayal the parents feel toward each other.
if youre crazy enough to do this i dont think this advice lands unfortunately
this part ❤️
The way he put her down and threatened her constantly makes me so angry. He couldn’t bully anyone else so he targeted her. Poor baby. In a foreign land and married to a weak narcissist. And the baby, why his mom?? She was there when the berating was going on and did nothing. So sad. RIP🕊️🕊️
This is why you don't marry American men just to stay in the country.
Listening to those tapes all I wanted to do was hug her and get her and her baby away from him. It breaks my ❤
He was so abusive… it was tough to hear. I don’t care if she cheated. He should have just divorced her and not sponsored her for citizenship.
@@sunnynsydney4705 she didn't cheat. He made it up.
He sounds like a mix of Big Bird and Larry the Cucumber
Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂 that's hilarious 😂 😃
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Close your eyes and listen to his news interview. He says the same things that Chris Watts said in his interview. 🤯