The pursuer killed a Utah student, although she asked the police for a week to save her from him.

Lauren McCluskey was agitated and frightened when she called the Salt Lake City (Utah) police on October 19.

Photo: Utah Department of Corrections

A man convicted of crimes of a sexual nature, with whom she met only a month ago, constantly pursued her after she ended their short relationship. But the police at the University of Utah, where she studied, according to the girl, did nothing to put an end to this, writes CNN.

“I'm worried because I contacted campus police last Saturday and still haven't received any updates on the case,” McCluskey told a Salt Lake City police dispatcher.

After that, she called the police again on the same issue, and later she was found murdered. Now the girl’s death case is being investigated by the Utah Department of Public Security, checking what could have been done differently, and whether it was possible to prevent McCluskey’s death.

The 21-year-old girl was a student at the University of Utah. On October 22, she was shot and killed by the same stalker she had previously reported, 37-year-old Melvin Rowland. The man spent more than ten years in prison for sexual crimes. After killing the girl, he committed suicide following a police chase.

The investigation into the murder revealed that the staff at the University of Utah did not know how to search for information about a criminal history or about the release on parole of a suspect. The audit also showed that Rowland was released on parole on various charges on parole, twice violated the conditions of these exemptions and returned to prison.

The university stated that these problems are system-wide and are not associated with any particular offenses or errors of specific individuals.

McCluskey and Rowland met at the bar in September and met after about a month until McCluskey found out about the criminal history of her boyfriend, and also that he had lied about his age and name. She broke off 9's October relationship.

Over the next two weeks, she contacted campus police several times to report on the persecution and attempted extortion. She told the police that she sent 1000 dollars to the ex-boyfriend’s account, hoping to keep him from publishing the personal photos that were compromising her.

Recording McCluskey calls to the Salt Lake City police reveals that she is increasingly disappointed with the pace of the university investigation. She first called the October Salt Lake City 13 police to report that she was being blackmailed and extorted money, and the dispatcher advised her to talk to the University of Utah police.

The girl replied that she had already appealed to them, but was extremely dissatisfied with the speed at which the investigation was proceeding.

A week later, she called the Salt Lake City police again to clarify the circumstances of the case, and said that a week had passed since her last call. But again, the dispatcher sent her to the university police, who had jurisdiction over the case.

The parents of the deceased, Jill and Matthew McCluskey, said that the police at the University of Utah could not properly resolve the situation, which, they said, was becoming more and more dangerous. They are sure that the killing could have been prevented if the law enforcement officers were more active.

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