When The Killer Calls The Police | Forensic Files

And now, all of a sudden, this is all happening. What's his name? I just Christian Christian Tobechukwu
Obumseli. Christian? Please, I'm scared of him. On the 3rd of April, 2022, Miami police
received a terrifying phone call. I got a guy I can't feel my arm. I can't feel my arm.
Oh my boyfriend is dying in the apartment. Ma'am, what is the address? 2131 Northeast
7th Avenue. He is dying. I'm so sorry. He is 27-year-old Christian Toby Obumseli was
bleeding out in his girlfriend's lap with a brutal stab wound to the chest. When police arrived, pools of blood were
found all over the apartment, and Toby was barely clinging to life. Only Fans model Courtney Clenney had met Toby back
in 2020. The two seemed to be deeply in love, but behind closed doors, things were completely different. The
couple were known to have violent fights, and the police were even called multiple times to their apartments.
[music] But, their biggest argument would take place in April of 2022, and result in
Toby bleeding out and begging for his life. Courtney told police she had nothing to do with it, but police
thought differently. So, she was brought in for questioning, and a 5-hour long interrogation began.
Please, my apologies for being absolutely covered in blood. Listen, you don't have to apologize, okay? I
completely understand. Mhm. All right. Things happen. You can't control them. Okay? How long have you guys been
together? Um about 2 years. About 2 years? A year and a half to 2 years, yeah. Okay.
Is he okay? He is just He's in the hospital. They're still you know, uh monitoring him and
talking to him. So, we're waiting. Oh my god. So, he's not even He didn't even have to have surgery?
Well, I don't know. They're They're They're still They're still uh doing uh X-rays and stuff like that.
So, I don't know yet. I'm waiting to hear a response. That's all I have to do. Okay.
Thank god. The detectives tell Courtney that Toby is in the hospital but alive. Detectives
are usually unaware of how a suspect will react to certain information, so it's often safest to open by easing any
worries they may have and talking in a non-accusatory manner. This makes the suspect feel more relaxed and more
likely to open up. Toby and I just got back together. I had broken up with him, and then he
came back last night tonight, and then she got like the cue of argument, and I ended up getting scared, and I think
that I over I think we're not over yet to necessarily, but we acted, and I just you know, maybe that's what my husband
Do you guys work here in Miami, or do you guys have your own business? I do social media, so I'm an influencer.
I guess it's what influencer. What do you focus on? Like Instagram, or um social media?
Instagram. And what is it that he does? Stocks and crypto. Stocks and crypto? He does have stocks and does the crypto.
We were going to move into a house. Mhm. So, have an apartment, and then we're like, maybe we just move here for a
year. And then once we got here, we were like, No, this is dope. Yeah. So, he we're
We have a dog picked out. It's a golden retriever. We're going to name Mellow. We're going to get a house.
We're going to have a backyard. Cuz I have two dogs, and then we're going to have three.
So, we're planning on staying here for a while. Sorry. What's that again? You don't want to
open up? The detectives can tell Courtney is in a vulnerable state, but at the end of the
day, they're there to solve a crime. Courtney's being investigated for stabbing Toby, and the only defense
she's given so far is that there was an argument, and things got out of hand. If
Courtney did in fact do what she's being accused of, being forced to think about
her past and future with Toby would really be messing with her emotions, causing her to become more vulnerable
and hopefully lead to an easy confession. Let's start from the start. Uh you guys were supposed to take out the
dogs to the park, right? And then what happened after that? Um like I said, a little bit before.
Um I was doing laundry. Mhm. And tried to call my mom. She didn't answer the first time. And then he left,
I guess he went to go bike over there. He That's what he said. I don't know if he walked or biked, but he told me he's
going to bike first. He said Like a bicycle? Yeah. Okay. And then he came back with a Subway
sandwich and I said something about like, "Oh, are you going to like reshare your location with me?" Like to ensure
it. [snorts] And I said, "Yeah." Yeah, I didn't share it. And then I was like, "Well, when did you do that?" And
he was like, "The other day, like when you were done with me." And I was like, "Okay, well, fair
enough." And I reshare it. Um and then he told me I mean, they kind of like it turned into like a little
like argument or something. And then he just told me to reshare mine and I was like, "Okay, yeah, I will."
And then I didn't do it immediately. Um he asked me about it again. Um and I don't know what I was thinking, but I
just said, "Something about well, what if I'm somewhere you don't want me to be?"
Which I wouldn't have been. I love him. Um but maybe you don't want to know where I am. I guess maybe that would
just like hurt him because he was pressing me. Um and he ended up pinning me against
the wall. I mean, I said like choking me on the floor. I just like feel like on my neck. I was like, "I mean, I'm not
saying like choking me like you know, whatever." But I mean he had my like neck like I
my neck has been twice before where I couldn't breathe and I was on the floor. I could not breathe. And I don't think
that he's just trying to kill me, but I was scared. And all three times I have been scared. I'm on the floor.
And you have me pinned. I'm on my mom on the phone. So, this happened like over by the door
and somehow it was like over in the living room. He was standing by by the couch kissing toward the kitchen
and I was in the kitchen. And then he just like I could see like all the white in his eyes and he was
like like coming at me. And so I grabbed I grabbed one of these knives my mom got
me for Christmas and cuz I had one of them. And I was like I swear I swear to god I swear to god. It was just
like I I mean I I grabbed me like don't come any you were closer to me because I could I mean
earlier this happened two other times where I couldn't breathe. I'm sorry. I couldn't breathe
and it's very scary and I just think like just like that kind of thing where I was saying like do you know if he's
okay? If you like even if you if he's choking me and he's angry enough, he might like
I mean this is different I think. But if he's like choking me or like pinning me
or something and I can't breathe, he might go too long. So, I grab I might sorry. I grab my I
grab a knife and I said don't come any where closer to me. I absolutely no intention of using it. I'm on the phone
with my mom and he's coming at me like he's going to grab either the phone or like the knife or something and so I was
just like I I was like don't come any closer. He's coming at me and I threw it. And I meant for it to go
How far away was he? I think from well, I was by my fridge and he was like by the edge of one of
the chairs of the sofa. Um like I'm I'm trying to think in my head. To recap, Courtney says that an argument
started when the pair had both stopped sharing their phone locations that resulted in him pinning her against the
floor and her retaliating by throwing a kitchen knife across the room piercing him in the chest. Courtney also clearly
states that her attack was in self-defense and specifically involved her throwing a knife 10 ft across the
apartment that landed perfectly in his chest causing him to bleed out and fear for his life.
So then you were by the fridge and he was by the couch? Yes, I was between covered in front of
the fridge and he was by the couch. And then Behind behind my island. And then what kind of movements did he
make that you at that at that moment? He was going to walk around me. Running? Okay.
Well, charging aggressively walking something. What was he doing? Like was he doing
something with his hands or Then he had his hands up. I really could I couldn't tell you.
Was he yelling at you at the time? Yes. Was that at the moment that he was charging you or earlier in one of the
arguments? It was before he choked me. When I Yes, it was before he choked me. Okay.
And I Whatever. But I swear to God I was scared. I mean after like what had just I was scared
and I was on the phone with my mom and it was still happening. I was scared. So you told me you told me that that he
had you against the wall at one point, right? With the hands over your neck? Mhm.
And How did you end up from the wall to the ground? He let me go. Let me go and then I
started swinging on him because I had been against the wall. Okay. I started trying to hit him.
Yeah. And then He put me on the ground. He dropped you to the ground? What I'm trying to remember like a whole
situation of where I was really upset about something. Yeah. Which I've learned in therapy and
whatever. It's like write down like all the details, so you don't forget. Just like write it all out clearly.
So it makes sense to you and it makes sense to somebody else. But I haven't had a chance to have a pen
and paper or my phone to like write down exactly what happened. And I haven't really even like fully thought about it.
So honestly my my answer is I couldn't even I don't remember. Okay. Do you guys have a history of
Yeah. You said you've been together how long, sorry? Almost We're almost three years.
So how many how many incidents do you think you've had? I I don't I don't know. But we shouldn't
be together. And have you made a report before? Uh no. You've never made a report?
Oh, I did in I did in Dallas actually about a year ago. And he was complaining. And what happened there?
Um he had pushed me in the uh lobby, but it wasn't like a big deal and they made it a huge deal.
The couple had also been involved in another incident in Las Vegas less than a year earlier. Police were called to
their apartment after a loud argument was heard as well as glasses smashing on the floor and walls.
The apartment was trashed when police arrived and Courtney's story was all over the place.
Why did you call for help? Because we were getting really loud. We were getting loud. I was like, "Oh my
god, we're going to like do damage to the room or something." Not damage to each other. Like I really wanted to like
Now why why why would you think why would you think that you were going to do damage to the apartment?
I like throwing something or like Did you throw something? Did I? Yeah. No. Did anybody throw anything?
No. So why would you think that there is damage to the room to be made? Because I've done that before in our
house and I What have you done? Thrown a glass and plate. Did you throw a glass or a plate at him
today? No. Okay. So if I before. Okay. So when I go to the room and I see a broken glass on the floor, where did
the glass come from? I don't I don't know. I literally couldn't even remember how the fight
started. Okay, well Was there Yeah? Maybe I did. Well, I'm guessing that I threw a glass, but that sounds like me.
Courtney was brought to jail and held for 12 hours overnight, but Toby refused to press charges and advocated heavily
for release. This may seem like nothing, but police did conclude that Courtney had attacked him that night by throwing
a glass at his head. If nothing else, it proves that Courtney was capable of attacking Toby unprovoked and opens up
an entirely new avenue for this investigation. However, it also turns out that police had been in contact with
the couple more recently. In fact, they'd actually been called by security to their apartment the day before the
attack. Um but the cops have been up there um one of the time yesterday. Mhm. Or
absolutely nothing. Absolutely none. They harassed uh not the not the police, but um
security guards from the prob it's like young security guards. Okay. Came up for no reason.
Um bothered him, bothered me. The cops were called, however, and captured an entire exchange on body cams
providing a stark contrast to the story that Courtney gave here. Security called.
I did it. Nobody asked I called. You called. What's going on? What's going on? What's
going Let him talk. Let him Let him talk. [laughter] Okay. Uh the front desk personnel, she
informed us that uh Ms. Courtney You okay? uh her boyfriend was trying to get into the elevator and
she had her hand out like this and she was like, "Oh no, don't come inside the elevator." Okay. So, we asked her, I
said, "Do you want him to leave the property?" She said, "No, she don't want him to."
I did not say that. I said, "Yes." Hold on. Courtney, what's going on? What do you
need? Ms. Courtney What? my boyfriend. All right, so what do you what do you what do you want to say?
I want a restraining order against Christian Rumsby. We don't issue those. Those are
from court. Can I do that? to go to court. You have to go to downtown. How can I make myself first?
Courtney is obviously extremely panicked in this footage and seems less concerned
about any possible that she may have been sustaining and more worried about getting a restraining order before Toby
can. It's also important to note that the building's security noticed her pushing Toby out of the elevator and
screaming at him and mentioned absolutely no aggression coming from him. As the evidence mounts up, it's
starting to get increasingly more likely that Courtney's whole self-defense story
might be straying slightly away from the truth. But as is almost always the case
in situations like these, everything is still hearsay and officially debunking her claims is going to be a challenge
for the detectives. But after leaving her alone for almost an hour and letting her change clothes, they returned to the
interrogation room with some more news for her. Yeah, so you're living in an area right now.
Yes. You know? So so much better once they just say Yeah, they will. Yeah. I've been asking. I've been asking for
That's what we're waiting for. I mean, I feel like if they I mean, if he says he's not,
that's a lot worse for me. So they've asked for an update and I asked them for an update as well, so
they're checking. Uh see what's going on cuz they're I I don't I don't know what I'm going to
do. I don't know what I will do with myself. Well, it's it's not okay. No matter what.
I I I clearly we can't be together. No matter what happens, Right. no matter where this falls, right? It's
it's out of control. Um so we have to inform you that Christian did not make it.
Okay. Um unfortunately, the doctors did what they could and Christian is dead. Yes.
Oh my god. This is not real, right? Okay. No, this is not real, right? Christian died?
Can I please have a hug? Am I allowed to do that in here? Sure. Come here. Relax.
I'm just fine. No, no, no. Relax. I'm fine. Calm down. No. Take deep breaths. I I need I need to
I need to hug my mom. I cannot be left alone in like a room by myself. You won't be.
I'm just worried. I'm sorry. No, that's not true. That's not I didn't I That's not real, right?
It is, sweetie. Christian didn't Christian isn't dead. Yes. We're not going to lie to you.
The last thing you ate was Subway. What I was saying in that other room, I said, "God forbid." God forbid
when like from the far away, if if it if What if What if I What if it had actually hit a
little bit lower and he died? So, we can't we can't change what what's occurred and
and we're sorry. So, I'm just step by step. So, you'll get through this, all right?
It's easy to tell by the detectives' reactions that they're fairly convinced what happened was indeed self-defense.
In fact, one of them was even talking earlier about how he's sure she'd be allowed home that night and that
everything was going to be fine. So, it obviously wasn't hard for her lawyer to convince them officially that she wasn't
guilty and she was let off without any charges. But remember, the detectives weren't
aware of any of the evidence mentioned so far. All they know is what Courtney told them. So as time went on, evidence
started to mount up and the Obumseli's case was starting to become stronger and stronger. The body cam videos started to
become publicly available and the true nature of her previous arrests came to light. There were also unflattering
videos such as this one showing her drunk in public just days after her release.
Yeah, and I'm seeking justice. What? Right now. Yeah. You should go. Yeah, you should go.
He was with my boyfriend. Yeah, you did. Yeah, and yeah. Yeah, okay. Cool. Sure, people make mistakes and drink too
much. But when you're seen acting like this in public just days after balling your eyes out in an interrogation room,
you don't exactly get painted in the best light. Just days later, footage secretly recorded by Toby was found on
his phone displaying Courtney violently screaming at him, using aggressive language, hitting him across the face,
and using racial slurs. You were talking to her without telling me. Courtney, I was on a bike ride and she
passed me and I said hi. You and Courtney are having a a live chat. My bad, I forgot to tell you that. That
doesn't make you want to act like Toby. Yeah. Yes, yes, thank you. Coming from Courtney, thank you.
I want you to get away from me. So due to this and many other accounts stating that Courtney was well and truly
the one, we prepare to see if she'll be spending the rest of her life behind bars.

This is the case of Courtney Clenney, who reported her own crime to the police before being taken into interrogation where she did the worst thing possible...

Brief Summary

Courtney Clenney stabs boyfriend Christian Obumseli, claiming self-defense amid a history of violence; evidence suggests otherwise.

Key points

A Terrifying Phone Call. On April 3, 2022, Miami police received a distressing call about a boyfriend in danger.
The Brutal Reality. 27-year-old Christian Toby Obumseli was found bleeding out from a stab wound.
The Interrogation Begins. Courtney Clenney is brought in for questioning after Toby's stabbing.
Tragic News Delivered. Detectives inform Courtney that Toby has died, leading to her emotional breakdown.

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Oh my god. So, he's not even...

Courtney reacts to news about Toby's condition.

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