Murder of Mengqi Ji solved by tree DNA science

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He was sentenced to 28 years in prison.

A custody battle continues between Elledge’s parents and Meng Ji’s mother and dad.

Her remains are still in the U.S. and will be returned to China when Knight releases them.

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There is also a separate case dealing with Ji’s finances. She had a bank account with a “significant” sum of money at the time of her death. 

About Mengqi Ji

Ji was born in Xi’an, China in 1991. She earned her bachelor’s degree in engineering from the China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai. And achieved her master’s degree in engineering in the United States at the University of Missouri.

She met her husband when she was working as his supervisor. And they married in 2017.