Austen Medek, Columbus, Ohio man charged with wife, Michaela Medek’s beating murder months after claiming she fell and months after posting on social media that she was the love of his life.
A Columbus, Ohio, man who previously claimed fatal injuries his wife sustained after ‘falling’ has been arrested in her murder, three months after cops arrived at the couple’s home in September.
Austen Medek, 39, was charged with murder in the death of his wife, 41-year-old Michaela Medek, according to Franklin County Municipal Court filings.
On September 10, Columbus police officers were called to a home in the 5500 block of Englecrest Drive, located on the city’s southeast side, at around 3:25 a.m.
Austen Medek takes to FB to profess his undying love for wife Michaela
When officers arrived, they found Michaela critically injured with injuries on her head. She was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead on Sept. 14. According to Franklin County Court documents cited by The Columbus Dispatch, Austen Medek, claimed his wife fell and was unconscious.
Hours after Michaela being pronounced dead, Austen took to Facebook on September 14 where he posted in part:
‘This will be the hardest post I’ll ever do. As most have heard my Beautiful wife, my rock and Mother to our 3 precious children, passed away Thursday, September 11th at 1pm in the afternoon.
‘Michaela Medek was not an easy one to convince to be my girlfriend, in fact it took a long time to break down her distrust in men. But over time and lots of patience she finally agreed to “go steady”. Our relationship to each other was always a continuous improvement for both of us. Eventually growing into our faith and more.
Victim of domestic violence
Along with, ‘I don’t have enough space to tell you everything about how beautiful My Kayla was. Just know she was my complete world and Im lost without her.
I will continue to make Jesus a priority to the kids and myself to ensure we make it back to her in heaven.‘
An autopsy was completed in November by the Fairfield County Coroner’s Office which showed Michaela having died from blunt force trauma to her head and neck that were not consistent with an alleged fall. Michaela’s death was ruled a homicide.
Over the course of the investigation, Austen was identified as a suspect through physical evidence and witness statements, police said. Police indicated that they were investigating Medek’s death as a homicide and potential domestic violence incident.
Medek was arrested Dec. 15 without incident by a Columbus police SWAT team. He is currently in custody at the Franklin County jail.
