S1 Ep88: UTAH - The Murder of Lauren McCluskey

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.8 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2022

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

In 2018, a brutal crime rocked the campus of the University of Utah, when a 21-year old track star was murdered on campus. But the story of how this violence unfolded, the perpetrator and his multiple identities and the failures of the campus police continue to haunt the school to this very day. This is the story of Lauren McCluskey, and you're listening to Murder in America.

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0:00.0	Stirbing audio and sound effects.
0:02.0	Trigger warnings from the stories we cover may include violence, rape, murder, and offenses
0:07.1	against children.
0:08.4	This podcast is not for everyone.
0:10.6	You have been warned.
0:12.1	In 2018, a student at the University of Utah named Lauren McCluskey discovered that her
0:19.0	boyfriend was not the man he said he was.
0:22.6	Not only did he lie about his name and age, but after a quick Google search, Lauren learned
0:29.6	that he had a very dark past, a very violent past, and it wouldn't be long until she got
0:36.1	to see that dark side that he tried to keep hidden.
0:40.2	Lauren McCluskey was scared of this man, and she even contacted the University of Utah's
0:46.4	police on multiple occasions, expressing her concern.
0:51.7	But time after time, nothing was done.
0:55.2	We always tell us to reach out for help, to report it if someone is harassing or abusing
1:02.0	you, but asking for help is not always easy, especially when people don't take your situation
1:09.2	seriously.
1:10.2	In our case for today, Lauren did everything she could to seek protection from her abuser,
1:18.1	but the people responsible for keeping her safe failed to do so.
1:23.5	In an October of 2018, she was murdered by her ex-boyfriend on the University of Utah's
1:30.5	campus.
1:31.9	This is the story of Lauren McCluskey.
1:35.3	I'm Courtney Browne.
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