#Lauren McCluskey

[thundergrace]

Watching the new 20/20 episode about Lauren McCluskey. I've mentioned this case before, but this is the most infuriating case I've ever heard/seen.

Cops are fucking batards, and not just because of the brutality. Or their incompetence. Or their manipulation. But also because of their lack of care and lack of motivation to actually protect the public.

Lauren did everything "right". She went to campus police about her harassment. She went to the city police. She reported her ex threatening her with revenge p^rn. She took screenshots of the threatening texts. She proved they came from her ex. She told them she thinks he's trying to lure her away. They were so sloppy that her ex somehow found out she went to them, even though they never bothered following up with her.

When you watch this episode and see how much she called the fucking cops and desperately tried to get help, it'll destroy you.

They didn't do shit. Her ex killed her. Campus police gave so little of a fuck, that the day her ex kidnapped her, he's ALL over security footage on campus the entire day looking for her. So they didn't even put out any kind of notice to look out for him and bar him from entry. I worked regular old security where we just sat at a desk, and even we got pictures of some people to deny entry.

Two police departments failed her. No one could be bothered to protect her. And it's not even a rare story.

[cyarsk52-20]

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why you don't trust men?

Junko Furuta Case

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Samantha Payne Case

Jasmeen Kaur Case

Grace Millane Case

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Lauren McCluskey Case

Watch all these Cases first on YouTube and then ask me this same question again. I'm not saying that all men are bad, rapists or murderers but when you will look around your city/internet/tv and see the news that mostly are the men who are committing these kind of gruesome crimes, not women. Sadly we're entering that era where we can't trust a woman as well, but still, men are committing more these kind of horrible crimes compares to women. And being a woman, yes I can't trust a man, bc I need to protect myself first. And if some girls are reading my this blog, I would just tell them to be careful as well and watch these Cases on YouTube which I just mentioned, so they could learn something from it. And Whether you girls are dating online or irl be careful. Love/Sex/Attention isn't everything, first try to protect yourself, your life, your respect, and your future as well.🙏🌷

[paulomarr]

O devastador ASSASSINATO de Lauren McCluskey | Ela pediu ajuda mais de 2...

Revoltante! A menina fez tudo certo e todos a volta falharam . O Estado, a justiça, a faculdade e ainda um policial canalha expondo as fotos da coitada. Revoltante!

Paulo Marcos

[abcnewspr]

‘20/20’ AND ESPN EXPLORE THE 2018 MURDER OF UNIVERSITY OF UTAH STUDENT-ATHLETE LAUREN MCCLUSKEY  

Two-Hour Episode, Anchored by David Muir, Examines Events and Investigates Institutional Failures, With Reporting From ESPN’s T.J. Quinn and Nicole Noren 

‘Running Out of Time’ Airs on Friday, March 31 (9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC, Next Day on Hulu  

ABC News* 

When Lauren McCluskey, a student-athlete at The University of Utah, met a bouncer at a local bar, it seemed like the start of a fairy-tale romance. However, Lauren’s friends grew concerned by his increasingly controlling behavior and urged her to stop seeing him. Soon after, Lauren discovered that her boyfriend wasn’t who he said he was ― his real name was Melvin Rowland, a 37-year-old sex offender who had recently been released from prison. Shocked and afraid, Lauren ended the relationship and contacted campus police when he began extorting and harassing her. After over a week of repeatedly asking campus police, local law enforcement and school officials for help, Lauren was kidnapped on her way back from class and later found dead in a car. In a new two-hour “20/20,” anchor David Muir and ESPN journalists T.J. Quinn and Nicole Noren explore the events leading up to Lauren’s murder and investigate the institutional failures of the systems she trusted to protect her. 

This two-hour episode of “20/20” includes interviews with Lauren’s parents, Jill and Matt McCluskey; Sean Reyes, Utah attorney general; Miguel Deras, former campus police officer; former Utah Assistant Attorney General Paul Amann, who prosecuted Rowland for two sex crimes; and Megan Thomson, Rowland’s parole agent. The program also features interviews with Courtney Tanner, the lead Salt Lake Tribune reporter on the story; Todd Reed, former KTVX/ABC4 (Salt Lake City) news director; Diamond Jackson, Lauren’s university housing adviser and friend; two of Lauren’s closest friends; and a woman who dated Rowland. “20/20” airs on Friday, March 31 (9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC, next day on Hulu. “20/20: Running Out of Time” is part of ESPN’s four-year investigation into McCluskey’s murder. ESPN’s “LISTEN,” a 90-minute investigative documentary on the reporting and revelations of the murder of McCluskey, debuted on Tuesday, March 28, and is available to stream on ESPN+ and ESPN+ on Hulu. 

ABC News’ “20/20” is an award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir. A proven leader as a long-form newsmagazine for over 40 years, “20/20” features unforgettable, character-driven true-crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high-profile stories. Janice Johnston is the executive producer. The two-hour “20/20” events air Fridays from 9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu. 

For more information, follow ABC News PR on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

-- ABC -- 

[worldspotlightnews]

Utah sets listening series after ESPN documentary

The University of Utah plans to hold a series of “listening sessions” about the 2018 murder of student-athlete Lauren McCluskey in response to ESPN’s upcoming documentary, “LISTEN,” the school announced Friday. The documentary examines the institutional failures that led to McCluskey’s death. “Being transparent and accountable is the only way forward,” university President Taylor Randall said in…

[getinvolvedyoulivehere]

A cop broke multiple laws, allowed a young woman to be killed and will face no charges for it!  Salt Lake City, UT — An aspiring young college student in salt Lake City was murdered in 2018 after a system that ostensibly protects her — chose to ignore her instead. Lauren McCluskey was murdered by a deranged stalker despite multiple calls to 911 to report him. Now, two years later, we found out that one of the officers involved in ignoring McCluskey’s pleas for help, kept explicit photos of her on his cellphone and bragged about them to his coworkers and he will face no charges.  Full Story: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/mccluskey-photos-no-charges-officer/

[flendersonfiles]

In the fall of 2018 Lauren McCluskey(22) discovered her boyfriend lied about his age, identity and criminal history. After breaking up with him the man then tried to extort her for money with the threat of releasing intimate photos.

Lauren called the police/university for help more than TWENTY times throughout the month of October to voice her concerns & fears about this man she thought she once knew. Her ex, Melvin Rowland, was actually nearly 40 years old and a convicted sex offender.

The police NOT ONLY downplayed Lauren's concerns, but now come to find out an officer who was supposed to be HELPING Lauren SAVED her PRIVATE photos to his PERSONAL phone. He then proceeded to SHOW OFF these private images to friends/coworkers.

Days later, Lauren would be shot to death by Rowland outside her University of Utah dorm while on the phone with her mother.

[thefreethoughtprojectcom]

​Not only did they ignore this young woman's pleas for help, an officer also stole photos from her phone and shared them!

[truecrimecrystals]

21 year-old Lauren McCluskey (pictured left) was murdered by 37 year-old Melvin Rowland (pictured right) on October 22nd, 2018. Lauren and Melvin dated for a short period of time, however Lauren had ended things with him on October 9th—just short of two weeks before her murder.

Prior to her tragic death, Lauren was a student and star track athlete at the University of Utah. She met Melvin a little over a month earlier on September 2nd, 2018, at Salt Lake City bar where Melvin worked as a bouncer. Within days of meeting, the two began dating and Melvin began frequently visiting Lauren on her college campus. He also became acquainted with other people on campus during this time. Eventually, though, Lauren learned that Melvin was not the person she thought he was. Not only did Lauren learn that Melvin lied about his age, she also learned that he had previous felony convictions for attempted forcible sexual abuse and enticing a minor. After learning about this, Lauren invited Melvin to her dorm room on October 9th to end the relationship.

Lauren’s issues with Melvin continued to escalate after the break-up. On October 12th, Lauren began to receive text messages that said Melvin was dead. She contacted the campus police and said she believed Melvin’s friends were sending her the messages, as Melvin was still posting on social media. Lauren also told police that she did not necessarily feel that she was in danger at that time, but she did feel as if Melvin’s friends were trying to lure her out of her dorm.

Unfortunately, Lauren’s lack of fear was short-lived. The following day, she contacted the police again after she began to receive text messages demanding $1000 in exchange for the privacy of intimate pictures of Lauren and Melvin that were taken while they were dating. Lauren ended up wiring the money to an account after the person threatened to post the pictures online. Even though she complied with these demands, Lauren received another threatening message six days later, on October 19th. She contacted police yet again. An officer followed up with her on the extortion investigation, however it is unclear if the investigation was making any progress.

Surveillance footage would later reveal that Melvin lurked around the University of Utah campus several times between the days of October 19th-22nd. Lauren was unaware of his presence, but she grew suspicious on the morning of October 22nd when she received a text message from a person claiming to be Deputy Chief Rick McLenon asking her to go to the police station. Lauren contacted the police about the message, and they confirmed that they did not send the message. In fact, they believed that Melvin had sent the message to Lauren in an attempt to lure her out of her dorm.

Around 8:30pm that evening, Lauren spoke to her mother on the phone as she walked to one of her night classes. She was confronted by Melvin in the parking lot of her dorm building. He grabbed her, causing her to drop all her belongings in the process. Melvin then dragged Lauren to a car and forced her inside. Lauren’s mother heard Lauren scream out and shout “no, no no!” while on the phone. She asked her husband to call 911 while she stayed on the line, hoping that Lauren would eventually get back to her phone. A few minutes later, a female student picked up the phone and told Lauren’s mother that she had found the phone, along with Lauren’s other belongings, scattered across the ground.

Very shortly thereafter, around 9pm, Lauren’s body was found inside the car near another dorm on campus. She had been shot multiple times. Authorities spent the following hours trying to locate Melvin. Around 1am, they spotted him near 600 South 200 East in Salt Lake City. Authorities chased Melvin on foot to a nearby church, where Melvin broke in. Once inside, he shot and killed himself.

Lauren’s family is unhappy with the way police handled Lauren’s initial calls about Melvin. In a written statement, her parents said, “There were numerous opportunities to protect her during the almost two weeks between the time when our daughter began expressing repeated, elevating, and persistent concerns about her situation and the time of her murder.”

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[killingtheodoredoc]

Many interviews have asked why I chose to focus on the Ted Bundy story and I have shared that story many many times. However, this is really where the story began for me as a University of Utah student, a lover of film, a true crime enthusiast and most importantly, a victim. ‪

After 12 years, today is the first time that I have read my official rape report. Not only am I having repressed memories come alive but I’m having a deep moment of sadness reading this section. I may have been a victim of rape but I should also be named as a survivor. Never underestimate the names of the women and girls that ‬have also been labeled as such. All victims must be remembered no matter how many years go by. As a survivor, this is my promise to the women and girls of Theodore.

**For our local Utah followers, there will be a KUTV 2 News report airing tonight at 10pm (mst) discussing my case, as well as Lauren McCluskey’s passing. You will also be able to find the report later this evening or early morning.- Celene Beth

[chlostertalks]

This is so frustrating and so saddening. May Lauren rest in peace. 

[sun-ni-day]