Melvin Rowland

911 calls released: Slain college student Lauren McCluskey, stalked and killed by sex offender, called police SEVERAL times before her death [Report]
Murder
December 22, 2018

911 calls released: Slain college student Lauren McCluskey, stalked and killed by sex offender, called police SEVERAL times before her death [Report]

On Friday, Salt Lake City police released the 911 calls made by a University of Utah student before her former boyfriend, a convicted sex offender, allegedly killed her. Salt Lake Tribune reports that days before 21-year-old college jogger Lauren McCluskey died, she broke up with a man she’d been dating, Melvin Rowland, 37, after she learned he …

Registered sex offender stalked college track star, harassed & extorted her over ‘compromising photos’ before shooting her multiple times: Police
Murder
October 26, 2018

Registered sex offender stalked college track star, harassed & extorted her over ‘compromising photos’ before shooting her multiple times: Police

A University of Utah college student killed by a man she dated briefly was extorted prior to her death, investigators announced Thursday, as grim details surrounding the events before her death emerge. Salt Lake Tribune reports that track standout and college junior Lauren McCluskey, 21, filed a police report on October 13 against Melvin Rowland, 37, four …

College track star found murdered was on phone with mom when sex offender she dated, who lied about his name & age, killed her: Police
Murder
October 24, 2018

College track star found murdered was on phone with mom when sex offender she dated, who lied about his name & age, killed her: Police

New details emerged in the case of a University of Utah college student found shot to death on Monday night by a man she briefly dated before she knew of his troubled past. CNN reports that Jill McCluskey, mother of 21-year-old Lauren McCluskey, contacted University police after she became concerned for her daughter’s well-being on Monday, following the …