Courtney Clenney: "Is Love Going to Kill Me?" - Pt. 2

This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)

This Feels Criminal | Formerly Killer Queens

Society & Culture, True Crime

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🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Five weeks before he died, Christian Obumseli sent his girlfriend a text that read: "Is love going to kill me?" He was dead 33 days later, and she was not arrested for four months.

This is Part 2 of the Christian Obumseli case. Christian was a 27-year-old Nigerian American from Dallas — a former college linebacker, an engineering grad, a guy his whole community called a light in the room. He fell hard for Courtney Clenney, an OnlyFans creator making close to two million dollars a year. What followed was two years of documented abuse, multiple police calls, a stabbing that killed him, and an investigation that nearly got closed as self-defense within 24 hours of his death.

Tyrella and Nikita walk you through the medical evidence that pokes holes in Courtney's story, the role race played in how this case was handled, and the prosecutorial misconduct that has Christian's family still waiting for a trial date in 2026.

Part 1 covers Christian's background and the full relationship timeline — start there if you haven't listened yet.

Content warning: domestic violence, racial slurs, and description of a fatal stabbing. If you're in crisis, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available by call or text.

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0:00.0	Text messages between Courtney Clennie and Christian Obamselli reveal a disturbing pattern.
0:07.4	October 2021, Christian says to Courtney, you stab me in the leg so bad I couldn't walk.
0:13.3	January 30th, 2022, Courtney to Christian, while he's in the hospital getting stitches from a cut that she gave him,
0:20.6	hopefully this will give you time to think about your actions.
0:23.4	Enjoy the hospital.
0:25.1	February 2022, Courtney to Christian,
0:27.5	I'm sorry for hitting you in the face and the back of your head and spitting on you.
0:31.8	You just piss me the fuck off.
0:34.6	February 28, 2022, Christian to Courtney, is love going to kill me. He sent that text
0:40.8	33 days before he died on April 3rd, 2022. I'm Nikita and I'm Terrella. And this is this
0:49.2	feels criminal. Did you ever hear a story and think, we're not getting the full picture?
0:57.6	That's where we start.
0:59.2	On this feels criminal, we unpack crime, corruption, and conspiracy with curiosity, context, and just a touch of chaos.
1:06.5	We step outside the timelines and ask better questions and explore the systems behind the story,
1:12.0	all in a voice that feels more like a friend than a reporter. Because when you identify the patterns,
1:16.7	you can't unsee how often they show up. This week we are talking about Christian Obamselli.
1:25.6	This is part two. So if you have not watched part one yet, go ahead and pause here, take a listen to that,
1:32.2	and then come on back to us.
1:34.0	And if you have done part one already, then you know that today we are going to talk about
1:38.5	the arrest and where the case currently stands.
1:41.8	And just a reminder, if you are a patron, then you don't ever have to wait
1:46.0	for a part two. You can just have it just as soon as you get done with part one. So just
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