LA - Meing-Chen Hsiao, 34, murdered in her Monroe home, 9 August 2015 *arrest*

[everlearning]

Opening arguments begin at 1:30 pm Central

 

[everlearning]

3.3K views · 75 reactions | Update from Tellis trial Day 1 in Monroe, Louisiana. | Darkhorse Press

Update from Tellis trial Day 1 in Monroe, Louisiana.

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They are still watching interrogation videos of Tellis as of one hour ago. Appatently they will stay as long as it takes tonight to watch them all. Darkhorse Press will have a written article after court ends today. She reports that she has heard new info so I'm looking forward to tonight's reporting

 

[everlearning]

Court finished for the day. Back at 9:30 in the morning. Judge hopes trial will be finished on Thursday.

 

[Niner]

found this article. Looks like they had a preliminary hearing yesterday.

Trial set to begin more than a decade after killing of international ULM student

Quinton Tellis is accused of stabbing and killing Ming-Chen Hsiao, a Chinese international student at the University of Louisiana Monroe, in 2015. The trial is on the court's dockets, more than a decade after Hsiao's death.

www.knoe.com

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The preliminary hearing is set for March 16 at 1:30. The trial will start at 9 a.m. on March 17.

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, March 17th:
*Bench Trial set to begin (@ 9am ET) – LA – Meing-Chen “Mandy” Hsiao (34) (last seen July 29, 2015, Monroe; found Aug. 8, 2015) - *Quentin Verdell Tellis (27/now 36) charged (8/16/16), indicted (5/17/19) & arraigned (6/18/19) with 2nd degree murder. Plead not guilty. No bond. Judge reduced bond (10/23/19) to $300K. (Future reductions possible). Bond reduction denied (7/28/21). Quachita Parish
Bench Trial began 3/17/26.
Quachita Parish Judge Larry Jefferson presiding. First Assistant DA Holly Jones & defense attorney Randall Donald.
Information (8/19/15) on previous court case & court info from 6/16/25 thru 2/10/26 reference post #259 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-monroe-home-9-aug-2015-arrest.301578/page-13
3/16/26 Update: Preliminary hearing was held. Opening statements will start on Tuesday, 3/17/26.