WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH)– A Waterbury apartment turned into a crime scene Sunday after police discovered the body of a woman inside of a closet. 
 
 Police have charged Adam Plaeger with the murder his girlfriend, Melanie Heuberger, who was found stuffed in the bedroom closet of their apartment on 36 Plaza Avenue. Neighbors said they’re in shock. 
 
 “It’s creepy knowing that you live across the street from a murderer,” said Elba Ortiz. 
 
 Police said Plaeger choked his 40-year-old girlfriend to death. Days before Heuberger’s body was found, the couple reportedly had a domestic dispute, according to investigators. Heuberger’s friend says the couple had planned on getting married. 
 
 “He just loved her so much,” said Katherine Carr. “I think he just snapped.” 
 
 Carr added that she believes the couple had their problems, but were very much in love. 
 
 “He was really dedicated. He had– as you can see the pictures of him– he has a tattoo on his neck of her name, but he also has one on his arm, I believe. Basically he idolized her. She was like his queen. Which is why this is so shocking,” Carr said. 
 
 Plaeger is being held on a $1 million bond. Waterbury police continue to investigate. ||||| WATERBURY, Conn. -- A Connecticut man has been charged in the killing of his girlfriend, whose body was found in a closet in the couple's apartment, police say. In a booking photo, the suspect is pictured with the victim's apparent name tattooed on his throat. 
 
 Police were called to the multi-family home around 5 p.m. Sunday, where responding officers located the body of 40-year-old Melanie Heuberger hidden in a bedroom closet in the unit. CBS affiliate WFSB reports they were responding to a report of a foul odor. 
 
 Police say a preliminary investigation indicates that Heuberger's boyfriend, 38-year-old Adam Plaeger, strangled Heuberger after they had an argument. 
 
 Plaeger was arrested and charged with murder. He's being held in police custody on a $1 million bond. 
 
 He is pictured in his mugshot with a tattoo on his neck that reads, "Melanie." 
 
 It's unclear whether Plaeger has retained a lawyer who could comment.
– A jarring police mugshot out of Connecticut shows the victim's name tattooed on the suspect's neck. Police in Waterbury have charged Adam Plaeger with strangling girlfriend Melanie Heuberger after an argument, reports the WTNH. A friend of the 40-year-old victim speculates that Plaeger "just snapped" and explains the tattoos: "As you can see (in) the pictures of him—he has a tattoo on his neck of her name, but he also has one on his arm, I believe," she says. "Basically he idolized her. She was like his queen." The 38-year-old is being held on a $1 million bond, reports CBS News.