Found more details about 26 year old Adaobi
Michella Obih who was found dead on Tuesday
Nov. 19th at an apartment in Columbus,
Indiana. The man suspected of killing her, 36
year old Ryan Allen Klug, was her roommate.
Adaobi was stabbed multiple times and her
throat cut.
From Fox59.com
Police were alerted to Obih’s death after she
missed work Monday and Tuesday without
notifying anyone. Concerned coworkers
contacted her apartment complex to ask
about her. Police also contacted the property
manager to request a welfare check,
according to the arrest affidavit.
A maintenance worked went to check on the
woman and said, “It’s not good, there is blood
everywhere” after going to Obih’s apartment.
A neighbor said he noticed that the door to
Obih’s garage spot was open and had been
open for at least 24 hours. Klug, who police
described as Obih’s roommate, parked his
vehicle there.
The maintenance worker told police there were
no signs of forced entry at the apartment and
that only two people would’ve had keys: Obih
and Klug. The maintenance worker told police
he found Obih with a “large amount of blood
around her head” and said it appeared clear that
she was dead.
Police talked to Obih’s boyfriend, who revealed
that he’d texted and called her multiple times
but never heard back. The last message he
received from her was at 12:17 p.m. on
Sunday, Nov. 17. When she failed to respond, he
went to her apartment, saw her car in the
parking lot and knocked on the door. Obih
didn’t answer.
A neighbor who lives in the apartment below
Obih’s said it sounded like someone was moving
furniture during Sunday afternoon. “It went on
for more than three minutes,” the neighbor said,
adding that it happened shortly before tornado
warnings went off for Sunday’s storms.
Police said Klug had texted a pastor asking him
to call. When the pastor did so, Klug answered
and said he couldn’t talk at the time.
Further investigation found that Obih had been
stabbed multiple times and her throat cut. A
blood trail went from the woman’s bedroom to
Klug’s, and police said it appeared “the assailant
attempted to clean up in the bathroom area
belonging to Mr. Klug.” They also found a
bloody towel in Klug’s sink. Police located a
plastic bag containing a bloody sock and other
clothes stained with blood, including blue jeans,
boxers and a shirt. Police said the “amount of
blood on these items was significant.”
Police found a trail of small blood drops leading
from the apartment to the garage where Klug
parked his vehicle. His 2008 silver Subaru
Legacy was not parked in the garage.
Klug works for the Indiana Department of
Transportation, and police contacted his
supervisor, who told them Klug’s behavior had
been “off” lately. He sent a text message Sunday
saying, “sick tomorrow, then vacation next two
weeks.” His supervisor said the message was out
of character and also violated the department’s
vacation time policy. Klug did not return texts or
phone calls, his supervisor said. He didn’t show
up at work Monday or Tuesday.
Klug’s stepmother and father said they hadn’t
heard from him for several days.
His brother told police he’d spoken with Klug
about two weeks ago. Klug wanted to get back
with a girl he’d dated. The relationship ended
about a year ago. His brother told Klug to call
her; he said Klug discovered she was dating
someone else and told him, “I’m losing control.”
