'Screaming Banshee' Suffolk Law Grad, Stinks of Liquor, Mows Down Victim, Calls Cop 'F***ing Idiot'

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🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Just after 1 a.m., aspiring lawyer Lauren Mullins drives home after a night of drinking in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As an MIT police officer and a man on a moped slow for a red light, Mullins fails to brake. She crashes into the moped, sending it flying into the back of the police car.

The moped driver, 73-year-old Daniel O'Neil, is rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. Cambridge police find Mullins extremely intoxicated and belligerent. The Suffolk University law student is charged with operating under the influence, causing serious bodily injury and negligent operation of a vehicle.

Officers are unable to conduct a standardized field sobriety test due to Mullins' belligerent behavior, but they note her slurred speech and extreme unsteadiness. The 32-year-old has a history of alcohol-related arrests, with a record dating back to 2014. She has been arrested seven times in the past three years on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.

O'Neil initially survives but later succumbs to his injuries. Mullins now faces a motor vehicle homicide charge.

Joining Nancy Grace today,

Jason Oshins - Defense Attorney
Dr. John Delatorre - Licensed Psychologist and Mediator (specializing in forensic psychology); Psychological Consultant to Project Absentis: a nonprofit organization that searches for missing persons; Twitter, IG, and TikTok - @drjohndelatorre
Dan Murphy - Former NYPD Detective-Sergeant, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Former Chief Security Officer, US Bancorp, Co-Host of "Gold Shields" Podcast,; Author: “Workplace Safety: Establishing an Effective Violence Prevention Program”
Kimberly Cockrell - Victim Services Manager at Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Website: MADD.ORG FB: Mothers Against Drunk Driving Insta: @maddnational
Dr. Todd Barr - Board-Certified Anatomic/Clinical/Forensic Pathologist, Franklin County Forensic Science Center, Office of the Coroner in Columbus, Ohio; Featured in "Thin Places: Essays From In Between" by Jordan Kisner
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0:00.0	Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.
0:03.0	The so-called screaming banshee is a female Suffolk law grad who stinks, whew, of liquor, then mows down a victim dead, and then calls the cop an effing idiot. I'm Nancy grace. This is
0:25.5	crime stories. Thank you for being with us. Daniel O'Neill, a beloved realtor for Massachusetts
0:30.6	is also a self-proclaimed foodie and moped enthusiast. However, his life takes a tragic turn
0:35.9	one fateful night on the MIT campus.
0:39.3	I don't know that that's really correct.
0:41.4	His life takes a tragic turn, like he had something to do with it.
0:46.2	This guy is beloved, and he belongs to a little moped group out mopeding around the city
0:53.3	when he meets his death. Oh, in other words,
0:57.1	when he meets the defendant, Lauren Mullen, let me be the one to introduce you to the so-called
1:04.3	screaming ban sheet. You'll see why. How much of you have your brunch, huh? Like two drinks.
1:09.8	It seems like a little more than that. I can smell it on your breath. huh? Like two drinks. It seems like we'll do more than that.
1:11.6	I can smell it on your breath.
1:12.6	Okay?
1:13.6	Personally, you can never smell on somebody's breath.
1:16.6	Hold on.
1:17.6	You're a f*** idiot.
1:19.6	What's your name?
1:20.6	My name's Ron.
1:21.6	What's your name?
1:22.6	My name is,
1:24.6	I have a degree and I will destroy you.
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