Court proceedings for Fargo man accused of murdering girlfriend delayed again

FARGO — A Fargo man's murder trial continues to be delayed while key evidence is under review. Joshua Alexander Hite, 22, is charged with Class AA felony murder, Class C felony tampering with physical evidence and Class A misdemeanor false information to law enforcement. Hite is suspected of killing and dismembering his girlfriend, 24-year-old Isadora Wengel. She was reported missing in early January. Hite was arrested a month later. At the time of his arrest, law enforcement said they believed Hite disposed of his girlfriend's body. Though a "plethora of evidence" was said to be processed by police — including duct-taped sheets, towels, a bathmat and medical gauze all with DNA matching Wengel's — her body has still not been found. If convicted of Wengel's murder, he faces up to life in prison. At Hite's felony dispositional conference Wednesday morning, Oct. 21, his attorney — Nicole Bredahl — asked to continue the hearing until January. "There are some k