Why This Cruel Sociopath Could Not Let Her Leave… | Mengqi Ji

[@PerpetuallyIntroverted]

The irony of him insisting on her being shown respect via the correct pronunciation of her name when he showed not an ounce of respect towards her life. Absolute narcissistic sociopath.

[@littleblackpistol]

Nah, he was showing off his knowledge, trying to assert his superior intellect - as he would see it - over the interviewer. Couldn't help himself. That type NEEDS to be seen as Better Than to maintain their self image. It all stems from inadequacy.

[@Ashakat42]

@littleblackpistol Reminds me of the Baldwins.

[@paulanovelli5805]

I cringe watching them, knowing the inevitable horror is coming and yet watching them lie and slip up and be charming. Makes me so 🤢 sick to my gutteral depths. And they walk amongst us.

[@jackchop1576]

Everyone I know that calls themselves an empath is a straight up narcissist themselves.

[@yeti_369]

Don't be ignorant, that's all speculation.

[@snarp408]

I can always tell if the spouse did it by how much Mike does or doesn't make fun of them

[@DinosaursSayRarr]

LOL this is so true.

[@someoneout-there2165]

Now that he knows you know his secret he is gonna start lobbing some curve balls.

[@mirkywater8635]

Word i was thinking that too- spoiler alert bro give us a heads up

[@meredithlucas7156]

YES! Mikes way of getting a little justice is to ROAST THE SHIT OUTTA THEM

[@MoSherriCharlaSmith]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sherriepb1]

Nothing screams guilt, like doing a news interview with a big smile.

[@Technicallyimright]

Psychologists call that the “liar’s grin”.

[@no_peace]

Maybe that's why he didn't ping my radar, i listened while getting ready but didn't watch it

[@adelaidemarie]

Like Greta did?

[@m.ccheddarbox874]

If anything ever happened to my significant other and I had to do an interview everyone would no doubt think I'm guilty because I smile when I'm nervous and sometimes laugh. I'd be so fucked.

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

@@m.ccheddarbox874 damn

[@SandiKlein]

If you have an abusive partner, it’s always best not to say you are leaving or give any indication of it, wait til they go out and grab your kids and go, safety first, my heart breaks for this young mother, what an awful trap.

[@ChristiColonel]

Just leave, ya know, "give it a go"

[@vermilliongecko]

@@ChristiColonel When Mike says 'let's give it a goo', it doesn't mean 'let's give it a go'. To 'Give it a goo' in British and Irish slang means a look, so 'Let's give it a goo' means 'let's take a look'.

[@lauriedmills7581]

I suspect it was the other way around… she sucker-punched him for citizenship, by marrying & including a baby to help get it, and was showing her true colours by dumping him. She trapped him.

[@LBdreamin]

She chose him

[@SandiKlein]

@ I’m sure at the time she didn’t know how abusive he was, quit judging

[@trinzy3000]

The way her husband talked about the things that made him fall in love with her sounded like he was being asked about someone he employed.

[@Dm_MRMikeOh_T.elegram]

^^^^

[@GoatRadical]

And all about him. The qualities of her that benefited him. 🙄

[@tamsel814]

Like she was an object to him. Something that only has value in relation to him

[@DRash198]

Loool That’s what sociopaths sound like, they try to get close to what love would seem but end up awkward.

[@DRash198]

They express feelings and love by pure acting, they see what would people say and do and rehearse it. Doesn’t come as naturally acquired social skill like normals.

[@shirleys1792]

'He saw red, now he'll only see orange'... Mike, we can always count on you for the good lines

[@pandoraplexus]

💀🤣

[@judaspreistvlct]

Red and green make orange, so maybe just trying to be environmentally friendly?

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

​@@judaspreistvlct red and green does not make orange

[@sheenamaclean8324]

The way Joe talks about his wife is how a boss would talk about an employee.

[@jaybee2337]

I thought the same thing!

[@leftcoastfunk]

...and like, not even a *good* boss, either

[@LeeDee5]

It sounds like a high school essay like “In your own words describe what’s important about your wife” Then proceeds with the most robotic answer. Which is what I used to do to just get my essay over with.

[@andrealehman9566]

Yes!! Describe your WIFE. "She was a hard worker, very detail oriented" what??

[@garysykes4406]

Cross between that and a pet owner for sure.

[@philippatanford3680]

By the way, the juniper DNA work was conducted by my colleagues Christy Edwards and Alex Liñan at the Missouri Botanical Garden!! Great scientists and people, and I'm glad they could help in this case. Wild to see their work mentioned on your channel, which I am currently listening to while I do my own research

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

this is incredible! thank you and your friends for being angels!!!!

[@bethewalt7385]

Interesting work to say the least, DNA and genetic analysis and research is fascinating

[@marcdraco2189]

Scientists get far too little credit for the detective work they do. My hats off to your colleagues for helping to put this monster where he belongs.

[@cdes1776]

What an exciting field! I'd heard of this in terms of indigenous dirt/flora samples from crime scenes. The accuracy to be able to definitively link someone to a murder. Such potential in this area.

[@JoanieBowers]

Full circle for this program for you. Keep researching.

[@Jess.Loves.Gaming]

He was rattling off qualities you would want on a resume for an employee, not ones you would say if you're asked to describe what kind of person your missing and possibly endangered wife is. His smile was so creepy the whole time too

[@KaylaVandal]

I was thinking that too! "Dedicated, hard-working, detail-oriented..." agreed, everything was so alarming + off the charts cringe factor

[@pakde8002]

I think it's safe to assume he is borderline personality disorder or autism. He is trying to behave as he thinks normal people behave but can't quite master the nuances humans use to enhance communication.

[@kaarlimakela3413]

Exactly. Oh well she passed the interview, so, yeah.

[@feelthejoy]

What a terrible actor he was. At least try not to smile if your wife is missing for god’s sake!

[@Bettinasisrg]

Plus it was all about HIM

[@meganmanning6425]

Him correcting the anchor with a smile is so eerie, puts a pit in my stomach

[@meganmanning6425]

And for him to hold that sweet baby over her head with “she’s not leaving the US” just to abuse her…. Despicable

[@4bibimimi]

That hyperactive eyebrow looks like a caterpillar refusing to leave his forehead.

[@studionightshade]

Hell, he's trying not to smile in the police cam footage at the beginning.

[@anthonyreyes3922]

Same

[@CantTellYou]

This guy reeks of “I’m smarter than everyone else”, but also such poor social skills that he had no shot manipulating anyone through his (probably) narcissism to seem innocent

[@earsofcorn]

Omg him smiling during that filmed interview is so eerie

[@chasnfireflies317]

I was thinking the same thing. Like, does he have a muscular twitch in his weirdbrow...err. eyebrow?

[@boathousejoed1126]

It's sickening.

[@tonyahinrichs8828]

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[@CreativeCreatorCreates]

Dupers delight.

[@tpl6963]

i think he's a bit autistic, but also this guy went waaay indepth on the details "she didn't want to hold my hand" lol.. only someone trying to convince others of their innocence would say such a thing on TV when their spouse is missing

[@jessicablacknall]

Those tapes were shocking. My husband and I have been together 22 years, and have never ONCE spoken to each other that way. Disagreed, sure, and had moments of hurt and/or anger, but never expressed that level of cavalier disregard for the other's feelings. Then I heard his interview and snorted when I heard him describing her. As soon as he said "detail-oriented" I thought, oh THAT'S how I'd want my husband describing me if I went missing. 🙄

[@jmal529]

"Anna's mine, Anna's not leaving", I can't even imagine how scary that threat was to her. People who hold children over their partners' heads like that are literally the bane of existence. It's a pretty big indicator of a lousy human being

[@codybarry8204]

Sick.

[@nilesredfern7989]

This case made me very sad. It hit home a bit. Both of my parents are American-borne, but my mom had a really abusive, religious family. When she met my dad and thought she was in love, she saw him as her saving grace, and married then moved away with him. They moved from Illinois, where she'd been all her life, to Florida, far away from anyone she knew. Immediately everything fell apart, of course. My dad is an abusive monster. He'd scare her so bad she'd want to leave until he broke down crying and convinced her to stay, but when she finally had enough and left him for good, he used my sister and I, both babies still, as leverage. I can't even describe how disgusted and melancholy that makes me. How could he do that, especially with his own children and someone he supposedly loved? 😢 That's serious mental torture.

[@jmal529]

@Niles Redfern It is absolutely mental torture, you're 100% right about that. I'm sorry your family had to go through such turbulence but I'm glad that you made it through to the other side. That type of abuse and manipulation is disturbing and despicable, it saddens me terribly that there's people that go through it on a daily basis.

[@Jacob-ol9ji]

Absolutely disgusting this monster would say the kid is his as his wife was clearly mother of the year trying to stay together for the kid talking to another man after she got her green card looool

[@Jacob-ol9ji]

You all need to wake up, they're both awful... -_-

[@malloryfraney1683]

My feathers are completly ruffled he didnt get first degree murder after all those hours hearing him threatening her and on top of that abusing his BABY daughter. His creepy smile durIng the interview quìte literally turned my stomach. Full on sociopath.

[@truenokill]

They could prove intent. 28 years is more than usual for second degree

[@jonstone9741]

I'm not sure I agree with your psychoanalysis of Joseph. In the overall scope of things, this murder is a garden variety murder involving a husband rejected by his wife. I think Joseph will probably be a model prisoner who will stay out of trouble while he's in prison. He won't get involved in prison gangs. He'll probably be paroled after 20-25 years or so, and he'll never commit murder again. He'll come out of prison an older, wiser man.

[@Kshea44ify]

@@jonstone9741 He's obviously a disturbed man, but I would tend to agree with you. I know this guy knows his audience and they don't like to think a woman is ever anything but a little angel, but the excuses for her behavior every step of the way are pretty telling. Her sections of audio are, of course not included. Her cheating is minimalized and brushed off as no big deal. She used this guy for a green card and when she had an anchor, she was going off to fulfill her hedonistic desires. She was clearly a manipulative and calculating person. I think the prosecution is lucky their evidence even held, because it was obviously gathered under spurious pretenses. I never heard any evidence presented for his "abuse" of his child, simply that the mother had stated it was so. They set an unreasonable bail for the charge and used that hearsay arrest to search his home. He clearly ended up admitting that he did murder her and he is paying for it. I just dislike how the clear sociopathic tendencies of the victim are washed over entirely.

[@truenokill]

@@jonstone9741 it wasn't characterized as a crime of passion. He appeared to have planned it and planned to get away with it. If he has the chance he would do it again imo

[@jonstone9741]

@@truenokill Now that Joseph has learned that murder carries a very severe punishment, it is highly unlikely that he will commit murder again. That's what statistics have shown in murder cases like this.

[@ameliashostak4764]

I really hate to compare this to Chris Watts, but there's several weird coincidences. Him saying she left to go somewhere else, but what REALLY struck me was when he "found" her phone and wedding rings just like Chris Watts did....it was SUPER creepy to see that all play out yet again.

[@LadyLakeland]

Seriously. What's up with these sociopaths thinking their leaving wife is gonna leave him her jewelry she could pawn for money to leave his ass...

[@busisiwembewe118]

I seriously thought the same thing. I was like this eerily similar to what Chris Watts did 👀

[@maddisonbythesea3015]

Agree completely. Immediate Watts vibe

[@breiversen9187]

The interview with the press made me feel the same way in real time. Thankfully her baby girl is still alive and well

[@ColonelSandersLite]

@@LadyLakeland I could see her leaving the wedding ring if she has a flair for the dramatic but the phone? No way in hell.

[@taramay000]

I am really impressed how you find and put together footage that most other true crime KZbinrs don’t, can’t or can’t be bothered to. It makes watching your series so much more interesting.

[@cheryldigital]

The clip of her kissing her baby in the beginning already broke my heart. That poor baby had her mommy ripped away from her. What a tragedy 😢

[@streaming5332]

It can go to China and be brought up be the beloved grandmother

[@hillaryh.5197]

@@streaming5332 Ya I’m not so sure that’s what the mother wanted

[@streaming5332]

@@hillaryh.5197 Why not, being with your her relatives is always best.

[@brendarigotti843]

I know. Life is definitely unfair sometimes.!!

[@hillaryh.5197]

@@streaming5332 I guess…but china isn’t the greatest when it comes to human rights

[@anoriginalusername2]

These interviews are always so telling. You can literally see that he didn't regret it. He also abused her child. I honestly hope prison ruins him forever.

[@karkitty202]

He abused his child too

[@RendaJane]

He thought he had gotten a mail order bride / sex slave for free. It’s offensive he got only 28 years. He did sound like he was describing an employ for hire when he was talking about her. He’ll have a lot of opportunities to do favors for others in prison.

[@teejae2065]

8VX3 24

[@johnmcmanus2447]

He won't survive 28 years in prison once the other prisoners find out what he's in there for. Child abusers do not last long in general population. Or wife killers/abusers. My only hope is the guards are slow to react when he gets his ass beaten in prison.

[@AnneOhn123]

@@karkitty202 He was merely the sperm donor.

[@cork..]

I hope Mengqi Ji's parents got custody of Anna. That poor little girl deserves to grow up with people who love her dearly, protect her fiercely, and put her first always. And they deserve the chance to be the ones to do it.

[@mariuss.6607]

She's likely a US citizen so I doubt

[@sashakholodovsky4930]

@@NemesisGrowz that’s not facts. Their daughter was an adult. What were they going to do, keep her in a cage? A baby is much different than an adult.

[@cork..]

@Uk Auto their daughter made it to adulthood, and not only survived but thrived. Until this man snuffed her out. I reckon they did a pretty great job, actually.

[@cork..]

@Marius S. her mother was born elsewhere so she would be eligible for duel citizenship.

[@kezfaz6429]

@@NemesisGrowz what a fucked up thing to say!!!

[@lolaspratt5860]

The way he talked about her was so heartfelt 🙄 “very detail oriented and driven.” I wish she had been able to escape from him with her daughter. RIP ❤

[@JerseyDevilJerseyGirl]

Was that bizarre or what???

[@strawberrylemonade5546]

it's genuinely insane! he was like describing why he chose her.

[@pharaoh6625]

His interview about why he fell in love with her sounded like he was giving her a referral for a job

[@Eclipse1369]

In all fairness, they are engineers… not exactly the most emotional of humans

[@CosmoQueen2900]

@@Eclipse1369 Nah don't attribute that behavior to engineers.

[@altaisrs2857]

@@Eclipse1369 It wasn't unemotional, though. Just narcissistic. It was all about himself.

[@Eclipse1369]

@@altaisrs2857 I think it was both

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Well, he IS a mechanical engineer!

[@LucOfArcadia]

you can tell the guy just wanted a "sweet, subservient asian wife" and got angry when she was an individual with needs and desires, based solely on how he talked about her and talked to her.

[@unite4peace88]

You nailed it. 100% accurate.

[@MeaHeaR]

Trew, lottsa asian wimmen want the white mans too get the green cards I seen as well come over and be western. she safer if she stay in china unt marry the chineses mans she cheating withs too 😟😟😟😰😩😰😟😰😩😩😩😩😧😦😥😳😳😳😵😶😵😳

[@nature95]

Correct.

[@michaelrumfelt3106]

lmao I was married to an Asian...thats a myth. they are ones who want to control. men think they are that way but that is not true

[@unite4peace88]

@@michaelrumfelt3106 Yes, but learning the myth through experience is one thing. Most men aren’t aware.

[@AmandaLeigh1004]

The way the cops were 100% Not Having It in his interview. "Your wife is missing, you're the sole caregiver of a 1 year old, and you went for a *relaxing drive?!"* "You locked the door?! How's she gonna get back in? Did you leave her a *note?!"*

[@spiritellington4591]

👍💯🎯

[@Jacob-ol9ji]

He should of said she could of gone to her eboyfriends place and blank stared at the detectives lol

[@RuminatingRaptor]

@@Jacob-ol9ji You could have just stayed silent.

[@Jacob-ol9ji]

@@RuminatingRaptor I mean the b got her green card hopped on the pc and asked another man to see his junk, I think both of them are clowns lol

[@3SIXTYPROD]

I get what you’re saying but who knows how you would react if your spouse went missing everyone handles things differently... the locking the door thing is second nature a lot of people do it without thinking..

[@BakedBrain7100]

“You’re gonna make me hurt someone is that what you want? For me to hurt someone?” He says to her as an indirect threat, and he got MANSLAUGHTER!!? He was threatening her life to her face on recording….. this one makes me furious.

[@TragicallySharp]

He got 2nd degree

[@still_fatmatic]

“She was… *she is* a mechanical engineer like me”

[@slashnburn9234]

Just gave himself away there

[@_VanHelsing]

Nice catch

[@LúciaKitten]

Exactly!

[@John_Doe742]

Oh boy, internet sleuths

[@_VanHelsing]

@@John_Doe742 hahahah shut up he literally said it and murdered her.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

First things that spring to mind when thinking about my ideal woman are that she's "dedicated, hard working and detail oriented"...like a good employee.

[@boathousejoed1126]

Or a slave.

[@AnnCooper33]

Exactly what I was thinking.. just wow

[@Snarl_Marx]

I mean, there's nothing wrong with wanting those qualities in a partner. It's just odd that he didn't say anything more...romantic?

[@mandyD]

I also found that weird. No mention of anything personal, the usual, kind, loving, compassionate etc. Just qualities that one would want in a good employee. Strange.

[@lainiwakura1776]

He wanted a live in housemaid, essentially.

[@ItsFreshItsAnne]

"Tires are car shoes if you really think about it". Mike has a way of injecting things like this and it still flows appropriately ♥️ Poor woman...It saddens me when people would rather kill than let someone live their lives without them in it ....The ultimate selfish act .

[@Samanthamoemoes]

Absolutely 💯 I have always wondered what is wrong with divorce, it's better than prison for life. 🤔

[@MarR310]

@@Samanthamoemoes they usually are greedy and don't want to pay so they kill. Smh

[@willystiles1665]

Great point but I don’t understand why u take someone’s life and he gets only 28 yrs in prison so the wife’s life ends and he will get a second chance at life if he makes it out alive 🤦‍♂️ what a messed up world we live in god bless all the good people and f$&k all the bad cheers 🍻

[@SeauxNOLALady]

As someone who was nearly killed by a vicious beating from my ex, brought on by my attempt to leave. Like most narcissists, my decision to leave him, which to him was the ultimate rejection and insult to him. Only He was allowed to end the relationship, only he had the power. Luckily, I was able to run out the door to my car, while he was retrieving his gun from his truck to kill me and then himself.

[@braddidwhatt]

Lol ur name is one 'e' from 'itsfreeshitsanne'

[@sailorarwen6101]

I see how my baby depends on me and reaches for me when she’s upset and it rips my heart in million pieces thinking about babies losing their mamas

[@ktreznin5538]

"What is she like?" "Well, she's a very dedicated person and a hard worker, which is really important to ME, and she's detail oriented which is important to ME...." What an odd answer. Just describe what she's like, dude!

[@nonspecificgirl178]

I heard that too. There was a lot of I, I, I, me, me in what was supposed to be about her. Just ew.

[@programmingaccount9563]

Right it was almost like he was newly single (sadly the reality is he was in the worse way) and sending out dating applications.

[@Noicul]

Yeah, narcissists are like that. It only has value if they think it does. Nothing is about anyone if it isn't about them. He deserves to be stomped into the ground and left.

[@erikawilliams2837]

She asked who is she and why he fell in love with her.

[@quickchris10]

He fell in love w/her because of what she wrote in cover letters to employers. "I am hard-working and detail-oriented.'' Oh, God.

[@christel3742]

Imagining her in a foreign country, trapped with an abusive man who keeps threatening their child…I can’t. My Mama heart hurts for her and the desperation she must have felt. I hope her daughter is okay.

[@DM.TE.LEGRAM.MRmikeOh]

.

[@stupidhead9117]

Thanks for sharing. What did you do about it?

[@iva9546]

Her daughter is being raised by her murderer's mother

[@madsdee7803]

There are too many of those pieces of sh.t who think they can do this to women because they have them trapped. They're always surprised when a woman won't put up with it anymore even though they think they own them.

[@pepps1943]

Trapped?? She married him so she could stay in the country.. then had a kid with him. Play stupid games, smh.

[@PvdBMr]

Let's get our Mike up to 2 million subs! Give it a gooo

[@Samanthamoemoes]

He deserves so much more than that!

[@mitchand9]

Make it tree million

[@careysullivan1650]

Right!! He’s getting there quick!! Go Mike!🎉

[@mandyD]

Looks like 100k in the past fortnight. Going good Mike!

[@danidakota7304]

He will get 2M soon, because he is the best true crime creator. He doesn't need our extra help. Just continue enjoying watching his content.

[@alliebean3235]

the fact that he felt disrespected by her mum helping with the baby... how are you gonna be married to someone and still not care enough to learn about their culture? 100 days of confinement with help from family after giving birth is a really important aspect to having a baby in chinese culture, him feeling disrespected by it says so much about what he expected from her as a wife and a mother

[@toprakbulut7964]

It’s super helpful for couples , imagine parents coming , cooking cleaning , taking care of baby too 😅

[@aviondakoziarski495]

I love how when the reporter asked him to describe his wife the description was all about him. Is his photo in the dictionary next to narcissist? Oh, wait, it's next to murderer.

[@lynnette4596]

His photo is next to both, he's a narcissistic murderer.

[@perennialistperspective]

he's a classic case. the fact that she endured it so long suggests that she might have had a codependent personality disorder to compliment his NPD. and the most likely root of that disorder is the relationship she had with her parents/guardians.

[@kikismama]

Narcissistic psychopath.

[@codybarry8204]

Absolutely.

[@codybarry8204]

@Matthew Turley Sam Vaknin is the king of explanation of these monsters. No Contact is the only way ...they WILL kill you or lock you up illegally. Same difference.....they don't care.

[@angiegarcia6743]

I remember seeing missing posters of her in the engineering building on campus. It's so sad. Her friends were so determined to find her. I'm so glad her killer was caught.

[@carlosisaias7268]

Lol

[@fredajordan5704]

@@carlosisaias7268 Did I miss any joke here???

[@ginafrancis4950]

Just 28 years. He’ll be out in his 50s. That is NOT justice. He’ll be young enough to start over and meet some other poor women that his extreme emotional immaturity could do harm too, unless he gets some serious counseling in prison which seems very unlikely.

[@knutjobgoblin]

@@ginafrancis4950 let us all realize how precious mental health is and how poor we are ... As dispossessed as we have become 😔

[@johnoneill7947]

She didn't deserve this of course but it seems like she married impulsively just to get a baby and American citizenship.

[@camillelionne7021]

My home town. The minute he was on local news, everyone in town said he was pulling a Chris Watts. It was obvious immediately.

[@Cosmobear]

Yes I just thought this

[@coinoperatedme]

I knew he was guilty the second I saw that Five Finger Death Punch shirt. 🤣

[@nevermind-he8ni]

and the sword in the corner......

[@Elegant_Sausage]

"Want me to hurt somebody?" Translates to "want me to hurt YOU?" Definitely threatening her right there

[@MargieLeather]

I actually think that’s a little too simple for this cruel bastard. I immediately took “want me to hurt somebody?“ as a threat against the baby. I think he hurt that baby to torture his wife. This case was so disturbing!

[@RuminatingRaptor]

@@MargieLeather Yet people on here are still defending him.

[@MargieLeather]

@@RuminatingRaptor wow really? What’s to defend? What a horrible human being!

[@AthyDuGard]

@elegant sausage Yes, classic intimidation technique. My ex used to punch the wall right beside my head or shoulder in an attempt to frighten me. It was his way of saying 'Next time I won't miss...' Thankfully I was able to safely escape. But it was a long, hard road, back then DV wasn't taken as seriously. He eventually chilled out & we were able to co-parent out child whilst separated. But it took years to get to an amicable place. I was one of the lucky ones.

[@amandamccormick5009]

Or her baby. Keeping it ambiguous is worse

[@slashnburn9234]

If a person goes missing from their home, doesn't take their phone, wallet/purse, car and most of all their child(ren), all whilst their husband/wife/partner does interviews not looking terribly concerned about it, laughing or smiling, and talks about them in the past tense... well, you don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure it out

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Inspector Clouseau could have figured this one out.

[@julielevinge266]

Precisely!✊♥️

[@danielle575]

Yep! But gotta have the evidence to hold up in court

[@thefourthwritedjentleman3643]

Blind Freddie could have worked this one out

[@slashnburn9234]

@@danielle575 certainly, but at least the police can skip the "who could have done such a thing?" stage and get straight to the "how do we nail this guy" stage.

[@seandelap8587]

He didn't even attempt to look upset during that interview it was all a bit joke to him

[@harleyhendrix8467]

Yes he did... he gave off a "I'm guilty" kind of upset.

[@victoriawilliams6156]

How strange when the TV people were interviewing him they asked him to describe his wife. He described her in terms of what was important to him. That was very telling about the way he thought of her.

[@Loratube]

28 years isn’t enough. So heartbreaking 💔

[@HHH-ye1ro]

Unfortunately, they just had the evidence of the juniper tree. That can be refuted by saying he was a regular hiker in that area. But still, 28 years +10, means he will be nearing retirement age by the time he gets out.

[@leftcoastfunk]

seriously! Not just that, but he'll still be actually quite young when he gets out!

[@Loratube]

@@leftcoastfunk 💔💔💔

[@unite4peace88]

I'm sure the jury was befuddled by the yellow tint of her skin. What to do!, ... what to do.!?

[@i-vlog1994]

When you play with an emotion like love all so you can scam a green card these are the outcomes you open yourself to. Can't say as I feel bad for either PR the two

[@jamesbell2902]

I feel horrible for the little girl. She lost her whole family in the blink of an eye. Thankfully she was too young to process it all but she’ll eventually learn the truth. I wish her the best & hope she can live & enjoy the best life possible.

[@g.h.7755]

She lost her whole family? Do you mean she lost her mother? No bastard that hits a baby can/must be called a father...

[@knutjobgoblin]

Heartbreaking when I saw how beautiful they were together mother daughter

[@janna-mari415]

@@g.h.7755 He is still her father. That doesnt go away. Sure he doesnt deserve to be one, but he is one.

[@g.h.7755]

@@janna-mari415 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@g.h.7755]

@@janna-mari415 OMG, you’re BRILLIANT!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CosmoQueen2900]

Mengqi Ji was absolutely gorgeous and smart and amazing and it's so fucked up her baby won't get to have this amazing woman to raise her. My heart goes out to that sweet baby and her parents. RIP Mengqi Ji I'm so sorry.

[@Dm_MRMikeOh_T.elegram]

^^^^

[@adelaidemarie]

And now the state has her?

[@mrssomalia9427]

@@adelaidemarie her grandparents do

[@karinhattingh8257]

@@mrssomalia9427 did her parents get her? Please say yes....

[@mrssomalia9427]

@@karinhattingh8257 yes

[@jillian6350]

My heart goes out to Mengqi Ji and her family. LOL at 9:19 when you cut him off from talking about himself though... that was perfect. Well done haha!

[@always_b_natural703]

That first TV interview, he's so full of duper's delight, talking about himself!

[@tessaducek5601]

Caught that too.

[@myunknownland9272]

Smiling while saying she's missing! Amazed there is no dance with it.

[@raymondcaylor6292]

What happened to the child ? EDIT: the maternal grandparents got temporary custody after father's arrest and while they were in the State's trying to find their daughter. Upon their return to China even before their daughters body was located the paternal grandmother was granted temporary custody. There is an ongoing Missouri (1/23) Court case where both parties are fighting for full custodial rights. Not knowing all the facts about which party can provide best care I kinda hope the Chinese Grandparents win.....they've lost enough already.

[@miola2083]

Oh yeah, that baby belongs in China. 100%. His parents should never get the baby.

[@raymondcaylor6292]

@@miola2083 Solomon has spoken.

[@VanillaMacaron551]

The fact this guy turned out the way he did kind of indicates his parents didn't do the best job of raising him. So that's a good reason not to give the daughter to the paternal grandmother.

[@raymondcaylor6292]

@@VanillaMacaron551 yeah except it's not according to case law in the United States. The absolute single determine is " in the best welfare of the child ". In my OP I said I hoped that decision is reached by the Court. Imagine blaming the parents of people who murder without knowing any facts. Although some sadly don't have to imagine such silly behavior.

[@BlackKraya]

His parents should just relent. I'd feel so guilty and inept at parenting, were I them.

[@CdnMommy3]

10:13 what a weird interview her husband gave to reporters. I mean he’s making himself look so guilty & no care for her “disappearance”

[@emperorofpluto]

Takes a helluva lot of force to break four ribs and the pain must've been horrific. Can't imagine what kind of issues their daughter is going to have to deal with.

[@victoriagraham6470]

Ya, pic looked like ribs are broken near the thick part of the rib

[@michellew512]

You know you watch too much true crime when you spot the ‘she was’ in the to interview and also notice how he switched back to the present tense straight away and JUST KNOW 😐😐

[@mitchand9]

For me it wasn't the use of the word "was", people mistaken the term regularly. It was his face after saying it then the quick backtrack to correct himself the muppet lol

[@michellew512]

@@mitchand9 why do ppl think they are smarter than everyone out there?! I’d love to have that kind of confidence 😂

[@mandalynn410]

Yes I was like you son of a b.

[@razztazz1982]

Yes, he spoke of her in past tense a few times. Huge red flag.

[@ShrimplessScampi]

As soon as these guys volunteer to do an interview with a news station regarding their missing loved one you practically know where the story is headed

[@brandyjean7015]

For me it was: the use of past tense, the inane smirking & grinning, the twitching, the way he described all the ways his wife had suited him...without really saying anything about her.

[@HeyItsKayJayBae]

Right, esp when they’re not distraught and crumbling to pieces!

[@TheApp9]

And like Watts he is happily smiling. Yayyyyy…..

[@Sorchia56]

@@brandyjean7015 He never once said anything about her being a mum. That did it for me.

[@jasonallen3678]

Especially when they say "She Ran Off"..

[@Angelnajee]

Okay, I've been obsessed with that chapter forever. So recently I started an office job and while I get free time I listen to that chapter episodes as they shuffle through. WHY MIKE did you make me BURST OUT LAUGHING when you said "Kermit the frog over here" HAHA. I think your comedic energy is my FAVORITE part of your story telling. Wouldn't listen to crime stories anywhere else. You're the best 🤣

[@cheapshot7244]

One thing i learn from all these crime videos , the guilty people tend to give a lot more unnecessary information to validate their stories. Good indicator of deception.

[@Meownwell]

The fact that tree dna was key to proving the husband was at the scene of the crime blows my mind.

[@krystal2157]

Holy shit! I just got there. Amazing

[@Anisky123]

And that it’s TREE DNA, not two or far. 😂

[@ArceAngel]

@Fiorina Eskinder yup that was a good one also.

[@sancho8521]

... Fascinating, Jim....

[@littlegoobie]

@Fiorina Eskinder I remember that one. super cool stuff. I think it was a bonfire party or something and one link was that they found firewood came from the same tree at the guy's place. The other 2 cases I really liked were the "antifree" lady and the night bicyclist hit by the politician arrested much later through the chain of surviving evidence.

[@bonnie6060]

“Tires are just car shoes....” Oh Mike you’re the best 😂

[@rhianangell2120]

This happened in my town and I always felt like it didn't get enough attention. Thank you so much for covering it.

[@tracyistwan2980]

I’m here, too. I think most of us knew he did it pretty early on.

[@yup_its_ME.512]

Him doing the Interview and going from present to past sense is taletelling

[@missapeeps3771]

What happens when an incel actually gets a spouse... This poor woman lost her life, and her daughter lost her mother, and her parents lost their daughter because this POS didn't get what he wanted out of the relationship, and she wanted to leave..

[@ChristiColonel]

Hahaha👍

[@hanywhiskey]

@@ChristiColonel???

[@andilandia_1979]

Exactly my thoughts. He got lucky to have one naive woman actually go through with it. Once he got the girl he didn't know what to do with her. Disgusting "man"

[@rookim1271]

Exactly, His look, demeanour and the way of speaking screams INCEL blueprint omg…

[@Nicole-bj4dv]

In the first public interview when describing his wife, he slipped and said she WAS, instead of she IS.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Thats not a slip; most ppl do that in missing person cases. The idea isnt that youre speaking in past tense because the person is dead; the idea is youre speaking in past tense because the person is not here.

[@katharinaangelazafarani7220]

@@HereIsWisdom1318and she was a stay at home mum at the time missing....

[@jstone247]

This guy has the emotional maturity of a 12 year old boy.

[@harrypottah8889]

So does his music taste Lol

[@CharlieJapan]

More like that of a toddler. I have met many very serious and studios young peeps. This scum bag is like a baby.

[@a.j.6432]

Try 8

[@natalier7204]

Socially underdeveloped

[@kambrose1549]

An insult to any 12 year old

[@baileykieffer7744]

I actually remember when her body was found. I used to go hiking in that same park all the time. Good to know he was finally convicted

[@lexalaloli5167]

Frightening. Poor lady

[@zahavah8]

If you ever encounter anyone staying in an abusive marriage or one where the spouse threatens deportation, PLEASE help that person meet with an immigration lawyer. There are options for survivors trapped in an abusive or toxic marriage. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STAY.

[@ElleDeas]

How would you suggest going about it?

[@zzulm]

@@ElleDeas tell them that they can get information about how to protect the children on the marriage often they stay because of the children but once the police starts coming to their house because the neighbors hear the fights, the police might report them to cps and then even the person taking the abuse might loose custody, so getting information about calling a lawyer, having documented evidence of the abuse, the well-being of the kids makes a difference, besides they might apply for a visa for victims of abuse.

[@SuicideVan]

Lol she was a ho that tricked a virginal nerd into a green card and even anchor babied him while having an affair. I don't think she deserved to get murdered, but play stupid games...

[@zzulm]

@@SuicideVan it sounds like you are the ho projecting in a person that was murdered.

[@SuicideVan]

@@zzulm sounds like you don't know what "projecting" means, but you heard it used one time and thought that was a real zinger you could use to insult someone later. No, she was a piece of shit, married to a piece of shit, so I don't feel sad for her.

[@Nylak-Otter]

Man, he described the reasons why he loved Mengqi with less emotion than I describe how I select my cadaver dogs, and I rarely even like my puppies-in-training until we've bonded through a couple months of training and living together and they've shown real progression. Anyway, I went to this university back then, and my first two dogs and I were actually involved in this search. We were assigned further south than Rock Bridge, though, but I've worked the site there exclusively for training since, because the scent remains. Still live in the county outside of Colimbia, closer to the Ozarks, today.

[@BigRed1ersWife-zu3qf]

As a fellow cadaver dog trainer one of ur sentences caught my attention You say: until we've bonded thru a couple of months of training and living together.." My questions are : 1) what kind of training do you utilize that takes months for you to bond? & 2) the dogs don't live with you full time from the age of 6-8wks? I ask because here in Canada we live with the pups from about 6wks until they graduate the academy and are placed with their handler OR until they are placed with their forever home if working for the academy isn't an option ... I'm always super interested in hearing about other ways to train and the effectiveness of said training so I'm really eager to hear from you ...🙂

[@Nylak-Otter]

@@BigRed1ersWife-zu3qf I foster dogs that are too reactive or intense to be placed up for adoption from shelters. If I can socialize and train them well enough they can go up for regular adoption, but otherwise I train them in search and rescue, police/military applications, personal protection or private sector, depending on their personality. There is a good chance for euthanasia in these dogs. I usually don't acquire them until they're 9-18 months old, and while we do work with nosework early I always start with obedience, socialization and agility to see if they can be placed up for normal adoption first, which takes some time when I have multiple dogs in the kennels at once. We also don't train or certify through an academy necessarily in the US. All these dogs are placed with handlers looking to finish their training themselves, which I usually require.

[@MorbidKat]

I swear when these husbands do interviews asking for help for their "missing" wives it gives away everything. His demeanor is bizarre. This is terribly sad. Now a little baby will never know her mother, who was apparently a very smart hard working woman, and she's erased from the world, she won't get to watch her daughter grow up, even the dad is gone now. So many lives ruined by one selfish choice.

[@julielevinge266]

Think she could do without the dad??

[@MorbidKat]

@@julielevinge266 Yea definitely but what I mean is if he had opted for the normal person route and got therapy, had a divorce, literally anything but murder, he'd still have visitation and the baby would have a father in their life. Now, if the abuse was infact going on that'd be another case to handle.

[@HeatherHolt]

@@julielevinge266 sounds like both her and the baby would have been better off without this sperm donor

[@jasonmaccoul]

Mark Hacking was the same. You just know the pleading is fake. And also I don’t get the whole killing thing.

[@robertlevine2827]

@@jasonmaccoul And Chris Watts. That MF was smiling while making his appeal for Shannan's safe return on the news; he might as well have been wearing a sandwich board sign announcing his confession.

[@pilar9247]

The more that dude talked, the more he told on himself. He wasn't concerned about her at all, it was all about himself

[@seanplace8192]

This one was a bit difficult to watch. My wife and I met and married under very similar circumstances. She's from China, came to the US for school, we met, married a year later because her visa was going to expire. She's also a few years older than me. I was hoping "Maybe it's not the husband this time", but the interview at 8:50 really gave it away. The interviewer asked "Tell me about who she [Mengqi] is", and he almost immediately made it about himself.

[@Kshea44ify]

Has she begun her transformation into a cold, loveless husk yet?

[@codybarry8204]

@@Kshea44ify not necessary , but .....

[@seanplace8192]

@@Kshea44ify Been married for nine years, still going strong!

[@bbyjscx]

@@seanplace8192 congrats man all the best for your future, stranger 👍🏼

[@joeypinkpants5203]

🤦‍♀️

[@bethfarmer3969]

I moved out of that apartment complex about a year before this happened. It's so weird to see my former home on this channel! I have pictures of the location where they found her. She was so carelessly discarded.....so close to the road. He is definitely a POS!!!

[@jennifermayhew3877]

I live in Columbia and this was a crazy situation. It was pretty obvious that he had done it.

[@masonjercier7750]

i live here too and I would not suggest moving here like the narrator did haha

[@kristinae.7084]

The tree DNA is so amazing! Great police work in this case.

[@UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ]

I'm glad there are people fighting for those that can't anymore

[@zahria]

Thank you Mike. A befitting memorial for a undoubtedly intelligent and very beautiful woman. Your heartfelt respect shines through.

[@cappuchino_creations]

I've never wanted to punch someone in the face like this guy. His attitude of the breaking voice is so infuriating, especially when he's in court.

[@8o86]

would you deliver a five finger death punch to him tho?

[@destinyoneal7919]

How did he miss the opportunity to say “tree-N-A”? 😂

[@courtneydover5672]

Damn it was right there haha

[@meaganmorris5687]

That’s the one

[@peakydene1943]

😂

[@grantbuxton]

DNA is awesome! Way to go investigators, officers, and detectives!

[@xiluo7735]

As someone who is in similar age as Mengqi and comes from same city(Xi’an), I can tell it’s a huge commitment and trust from her family’s side to let their only daughter live oversee and marry someone from a different cultural background. But he failed them in the most gruesome way. They didn’t deserve this. The way he talked about her and pronounced her Chinese name disgust me.

[@mytreesloth]

Simply listening to that bloke talk, you don't have to be a psychologist to know that he is just not quite right in the world..

[@ducedevlstear2471]

Yeh, family of nutcases no doubt.

[@harrypottah8889]

He’s also wearing a tiny FFDP shirt, man’s is so guilty

[@bunnymad5049]

He's wriggly. And he was happy and cheerful during that interview. And he's so magnanimous about her supposed sins. This happened in 2019 - and her rings were left and her other things like that - very similar to the Watts case. Makes me more and more grateful for my husband. Thanks Mike! Excellent work, as always! Lovely to see how the channel is growing. You're a fave in FB crime groups!

[@jamesroberts1964]

I’m always amazed by how many people choose murder before divorce, strangely popular conclusion people come to.

[@wesleyorange8133]

It's about having ultimate control over someone else. Divorce is for sane people.

[@jamesroberts1964]

@@wesleyorange8133 sounds too simple, butI I think you’re probably right. Totally fubar.

[@sailorarwen6101]

I think a lot of people feel ashamed of divorce. It makes them feel like a failure. They all think they can get away with murder

[@jamesroberts1964]

@@sailorarwen6101 yes, I can see how people feel negatively towards divorce but surely it’s the lesser of two evils if the alternative is murder.

[@narcdetester2102]

It's not an option to a nutter

[@shammahaldosseri9626]

You can see @3:43 how his eyebrow is twitching and he adjusted he is body posture because he was afraid that he might get carried away and then exposed.

[@marybeth1579]

When someone is interviewed on suspicion or regarding a missing person - I always wait for the past tense !!

[@mariatorres9789]

And yet, people often use the wrong tense while speaking.

[@franpag2611]

Such a weenie looking guy to be so brutal. I love the trees telling on him!

[@oncoucharrest5910]

I have been here since Mike had about 10,000 subscribers. So happy to see he’s so close to 2 million and he deserves everyone of them. Thanks for the great content. 💕🇨🇦

[@PhoenixLyon]

Watching That Chapter's subs increase, and Mike grow into such a great presenter has been a pleasure. "Nobody does it better..." as Carly sang. I love being on another channel and seeing Mike mentioned. ✌️😸

[@Pilesformiles]

I love how you're able to sprinkle in a bit of humor without being disrespectful.

[@elizabethmcglothlin5406]

To kill someone rather than let them leave is NOT 'love' in any way, shape, or form. PS. He's a psycho!

[@streaming5332]

Don't say..

[@yeti_369]

All speculation

[@RL-cp1cx]

Sees five finger death punch shirt "Yep he is definitely the killer"

[@DirtyRottenTaylor]

They had 1 song I liked back in the day. I can’t even remember what it was called.

[@antisocialal4799]

Have yet to meet a non-abusive POS man that likes fiver finger death punch.

[@AlphaMom55]

He wore the shirt and he had a poster on the wall too.

[@HeatherHolt]

Just an awful band

[@AlphaMom55]

@@HeatherHolt I’ve never listened to their music. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jondra1693]

They always leave their phone (locked) behind with their car keys and wedding ring. Suuuurre. Shanann Watts did the same thing. 🙄🤬 That news interview he did was very reminiscent of Chris Watts as well. There are a lot of similarities.

[@raycordial256]

Thanks!

[@page_182]

dude gets manslaughter but literally recorded himself saying how he could harm her or bury her alive

[@DM.TE.LEGRAM.MRmikeOh]

^^^^^^^

[@alekhidell3644]

No, he got second-degree murder. That's more serious than manslaughter. And his words, while certainly damning, don't PROVE he killed her with premeditation (which of course would be first-degree murder). He may have wished her harm, even fatal harm, but it still could be the case that when he actually did kill her, he hadn't planned for it to happen then. Second-degree sounds about right to me.

[@dunndorr5651]

When they play the whole "oh I tried but it was her that did this or that ect" Or: "I want her to just come back please so we can have a talk and solve it all" Always making themselves seem soooo sympathetic and understanding and such a great person. Same way Chris Watts tried to do on national TV. It's crazy how they believe people don't see right thru them. Like... geeze.

[@4Mr.Crowley2]

He has the same “hey I’m guilty” body language as Chris Watts, and he keeps uttering grunts like Watts

[@angelajames6460]

Wedding ring left behind in Chris Watts case too

[@mikehunt8170]

Mike! You need to look at the Steven Rios case. From columbia missouri as well

[@VuDuGrrrrl8075]

Looks, sounds, and acts EXACTLY like Chris Watts. Stunning.

[@Jer-Michael]

Just thinking same thing

[@turnkeydirect]

That dude was such a twat.

[@mckgomez]

not even 5 minutes in and i’m thinking the same thing. especially the police body cam inside the house!!

[@leostitcher]

I was going to say the same thing!

[@horrortackleharry]

I was thinking Dustin Diamond myself....

[@perkidanman]

Okay, I need to say this. If you’re in an abusive relationship with someone who filed for your US immigration paperwork and they’re saying “if you don’t do what I say, I’ll report you to ICE and and take away my immigration petition for you” and they’re abusing you - LEAVE! If you legitimately entered into the relationship and things went south, save yourself. Leave. Self-petition. It’s called VAWA. Please don’t let these kinds of people try and coerce you into staying with them with threats like that.

[@mjanny6330]

Preferably back to their own country. Marrying someone just to reap the benefits of another country is a terrible decision.

[@bejohny81]

Preach!

[@earthkindsanctuary]

it is not that easy. She had a baby. His threats to take her away from her and knowing of his abuse against her whilst being psychologically manipulated and abused yourself is a horrendous thing to have to try and deal with mentally, it is likely that the day he attacked her was the day she did try to leave because this video right here is a common thing amongst victims trying to escape their abusers. They become insanely aggressive and physically abusive.

[@donaldrobinson7063]

that is the murderer she chose to stay in the country.

[@Drewdlemac]

Thank you for saying this I'm sure it'll help so so many people. . . U chooch

[@annacostello5181]

Dentist costs are out of this world, so yes there’s a connection between teeth and rocket science

[@mischr13]

this joke is for americans lol 💀😭

[@annacostello5181]

@@mischr13 well the story is set in Missouri 😅😂😗

[@ItsFreshItsAnne]

I see what you did there

[@SunShinyDaysPlease]

@@mischr13 *Americans

[@luciamota1249]

@@mischr13 Not really. No manny Social services around the world cover that, they might cover dental emergencies like infections but not dental aesthetics such as braces or prosthetics. Actually I read somewhere that's why most americans unlike europeans are totally obsessed with super withe straight teeth, cause the only thing their private insurances cover is precisely that: general dental care

[@Mai-LanBate]

I love your style, dark humor, sarcasm, facial expressions, etc. You have a great talent for story telling! I have watched a few of your shows and finally decided to let you know I am an adniring follower. Oh, also like listening to your accent!!

[@27gts]

amazing DNA link of the juniper tree buds found onn his boots to the Juniper tree near where Mengqi Ji's body was found- great police work

[@ann-mariepaliukenas19]

More like great forensics😊

[@lisahinton9682]

The jury got it wrong. How many times in just this video did he say, on recording, that he wanted to kill her, or bury her, or have her throw herself into a hole in the ground? Many times, which shows he wanted her dead for a long time. I hope the child is with her parents. What a tragedy - she seemed like a loving mother and this is so sad.

[@mitchand9]

Saying something isn't considered as premeditated.

[@nadineeliza-beth1767]

Someone in the comments said the daughter is with his parents

[@princess2none]

@@mitchand9 idk the way he said it was more of a "warning" you're making me want to kill you sounds like it wasn't a spur of the moment

[@hamanamanama2263]

@@nadineeliza-beth1767 that doesn't seem fair. Also they did a poor job with him already. Poor baby, I was hoping she went to China.😟

[@nadineeliza-beth1767]

@@hamanamanama2263 true such a shame 😔

[@JAY-zk6qh]

Hot chips, Curry sauce and 'That Chapter!' It's almost ritualistic these days 😬🤷

[@weapon13WhiteFang]

This literally was happening in the county over for me. I live in Cole Co and go to Boone all the time. I work for an SO and they just kept talking about this. It’s such a sad and horrifying story. It’s right next to the Alyssa Bustamante case around here for “that’s so fucked up”. Glad you’re covering it, Mike

[@jbsmith8848]

What is an SO? Sorry for the ignorance

[@weapon13WhiteFang]

@@jbsmith8848 oh no ignorance! I’m so used to using lingo for work I don’t think about it. SO means Sheriff’s Office

[@anitagoodman9002]

Alyssa bustamante was really f'd up so much that after thousands of these true crime cases I can still vividly remember it.....'I Just like digging holes.'

[@weapon13WhiteFang]

@@anitagoodman9002 I went to school with her. I lived in centertown which is like five miles down the road from St. Martins. I rode the bus with her. So yeah. Messed up isn’t even close to how that whole situation was. This, and maybe this sounds horrible for me to say, is at least a case that wasn’t happening right on top of me and I wasn’t as connected to the community dealing with it so I got a light outside view of the sad chaos.

[@clammer23]

I broke 6 ribs in a car accident and I thought my heart exploded and I was about to die. It's the most miserable pain, that and passing a kidney stone.

[@phoeberaymond8781]

I broke my tailbone and a few ribs on ice, I definitely thought I was finished. It destroys you months later too. I can't imagine how she felt