Allison Abitz Obituary – Death: 43-year-old Allison Abitz, of Columbia, Missouri, and her daughter, Jozee Abitz, were found dead on Sunday, August 22 at their home south of Columbia on Lavender Drive in Boone County.
Allison Abitz was strangled to death and her 11-year-old daughter, Jozee was drowned in the bathtub.
Authorities said they have yet to locate JT McLean, 45, who was charged with murder in the first-degree for killing NW student Allison Abitz and her daughter Jozee. Investigators say Abitz was strangled to death and her daughter drowned.@TheMissourian
— Kendrick Calfee (@calfee_kc) September 2, 2021
JT McLean, 45, the man authorities believe killed Allison Abitz and her daughter on Sunday, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday, September 8 in South Dakota.
Allison and Jozee Abitz were found dead in their home last week. Today, I went back to their neighborhood to see if their neighbors have noticed anything different. They said they’ve seen an increase in police presence. @KRCG13 pic.twitter.com/YaVXrTvCqe
— Jessica Hart KRCG (@JessicaHartTV) September 2, 2021
McLean, Abitz’s boyfriend was charged with two counts of murder on Wednesday and an arrest warrant was issued against him.
Non-Mizzou related, but humanity related:
Columbia/Mid-Missouri, can we all agree to keep our focus on remembering Allison and Jozee Abitz today especially, rather than giving that coward that killed them any attention or focus?
— Six Column Sports (@sixcolumnsports) September 9, 2021