Utah track athlete shot by ex-boyfriend who lied about his name, age, and sex-offender status
Lauren McCluskey (University of Utah)
The story of University of Utah track athlete Lauren McCluskey, 21, is a tragedy from beginning to end.
She started dating Melvin S. Rowland in September. A month later, she found out who he really was — a 37-year old sex offender who had recently been paroled. When Lauren broke off their relationship, Rowland stalked her. Then, on October 22, he shot and killed her, leaving her body in a car on campus. He fled and later killed himself.
Here’s a timeline of the events in the extortion and shooting death of University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey, on SLTrib.com
Editors note: Lovefraud received the following story from a reader who posts as “momto4kiddos.”
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