ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A bond hearing is set Wednesday for the man charged in the death of a St. Charles woman.

Prosecutors say 49-year-old Joseph Dejoie admitted to killing 39-year-old Jacque Mitchell and hiding evidence. Her body was found inside his apartment on Palestra Drive in Maryland Heights.


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Police shared that she was dead for about six days. Dejoie is being held on a $1 million bond.

A bond reduction hearing is set for 10:00 a.m. in Clayton. A preliminary hearing in the case is set for April 18.