Katherine Kady Lobono, 23, of Fairfield, Ohio, was found dead in her apartment on October 2, 2019. Friends who were dog-sitting discovered her body on the apartment floor; she had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and other injuries, including ligature marks on her neck.

A 30-year-old man from Miamisburg, Kirby Cheong, was arrested in March 2020 and initially charged with murder and two counts of felonious assault. In June 2021 he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter with a gun specification and tampering with evidence. In July 2021 he was sentenced to 14 to 19 1/2 years for involuntary manslaughter and an additional three years for tampering with evidence, with parole eligibility after 17 years and a maximum term of 22 1/2 years; he was ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution to Katherine’s family.

Prosecutors noted some evidence contamination because too many people were at the scene before police arrived, though they described the investigation as excellent and said Katherine’s family was consulted before the plea. Katherine was remembered by coworkers and family as super bubbly, someone who lit up the salon where she worked, and a person with a zest for life who knew no strangers.