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In 2018, a student at the University of Utah named Lauren McCluskey discovered that her boyfriend was not the man he said he was.

Not only did he lie about his name and age, but after a quick

Google search, Lauren learned that he had a very dark past, a very violent past, and it wouldn't be long until she got to see that

dark side that he tried to keep hidden.

Lauren McCluskey was scared of this man and she even contacted the University of Utah's police on multiple occasions expressing her concern.

But time after time, nothing was done. They always tell us to reach out for help, to report

it if someone is harassing or abusing you. But asking for help is not always easy,

easy, especially when people don't take your situation seriously.

In our case for today, Lauren did everything she could to seek protection from her abuser.

But the people responsible for keeping her safe failed to do so.

In October of 2018 she was murdered by her ex

boyfriend on the University of Utah's campus. This is the story of Lauren McCluskey. I'm Courtney Browin and I'm

Colin Brown and you're listening to Murder in America. Oh, Oh, you know, you.

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