OH - Judge sets $3M bond for Austen Medek, accused of killing Michaela Medek with a hammer back on September 10, 2025.

[Knox]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A judge has set bond at $3 million for a man accused of killing his wife.

Austen Medek appeared in court Tuesday morning, several months after his wife, 41-year-old Michaela Medek, was found dead in their home back in September.

When officers arrived at the Medeks' home, they found Austen doing chest compressions on his wife, a mother of three, in the upstairs bedroom. Police reported seeing blood on her face, on the ground around her head, and a hammer above her head.

Judge sets $3M bond for man accused of killing wife with a hammer

A judge has set bond at $3 million for a man accused of killing his wife.Austen Medek appeared in court Tuesday morning, several months after his wife, 41-year-

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[Knox]

In the media release, police identified her death as potentially being linked to domestic violence.

A preliminary investigation report, entered a few days after she died, says Medek was found on her back, unresponsive, on the bedroom floor. She had blood on her face, and there was a hammer next to her head. While being evaluated at the hospital, she had no brain activity.

The initial report before the coroner's ruling noted there was no trauma to her head consistent with foul play.

Columbus police probing woman's death earlier this year as domestic violence

Columbus homicide detectives are investigating a woman found fatally injured in the bedroom with a hammer nearby.

abc6onyourside.com

No foul play? So did they think Michaela beat herself to death with a hammer?

 

[Knox]

Michaela Medek Obituary September 11, 2025 - Shaw-Davis Funeral Homes & Cremation Services

View Michaela Medek's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

www.shaw-davis.com

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[threesevenninefour]

REALLY curious as to why they initially ruled against foul play in her death and why it took 3 months to arrest him when the article states the alleged murder weapon was on the ground next to her when officers arrived. Seems like extremely poor investigative work, unless I’m missing something…

RIP Michaela

MOO.