CRIME, POLICE + COURTS

Lauren McCluskey: 5 years after her murder

Oct 23, 2023, 9:57 AM | Updated: Oct 30, 2023, 12:34 pm

SALT LAKE CITY — This week marks five years since Lauren McCluskey was killed by an ex-boyfriend on the University of Utah Campus. 

Many felt the university failed to protect McCluskey after it was reported that she asked campus police for help on several occasions

Since that time, McCluskey’s parents, Jill and Matt McCluskey, settled a suit with the U for the wrongful death of their daughter. 

In the wake of McCluskey’s death, the University of Utah saw pressure to make changes to how universities handle similar cases. Additionally, the family started the Lauren McClusky Foundation to bring awareness to dating violence. 

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