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Sep 2021
40m 55s

Lauren's Promise

NBC NEWS
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When University of Utah athlete Lauren McCluskey is found murdered on campus, investigators learn that she had reached out to the campus police for help multiple times before her death. Josh Mankiewicz Josh Mankiewicz reports.

Josh Mankiewicz catches up with Lauren’s mother, Jill McCluskey and shares what she thinks college campuses nationwide should do to ensure student safety after her daughter’s murder in 2018. She also discusses the global impact of the foundation she established in Lauren's memory.

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Learn more about the Lauren McCluskey Foundation here: https://laurenmccluskey.org/

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