ESPN investigates Lauren McCluskey’s murder | LISTEN (Full Documentary)

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In 2018, University of Utah track and field athlete Lauren McCluskey repeatedly sought help as her ex-boyfriend stalked and extorted her, but the people and the institutions responsible for listening to her and protecting her failed at every turn. LISTEN is an investigative documentary from ESPN exploring Lauren’s life, murder, and her parents’ quest for answers. Journalists examine the steps that could have prevented her death by using hours of material never seen or heard by the public - including surveillance video, 911 calls and police interview and dispatch recordings. Viewers get an intimate look into the last weeks of Lauren’s life as she pleaded for and sought help over and over. Viewers also learn what has transpired with her case since her death at age 21 on Oct. 22, 2018. Allegations of police misconduct roiled the state and led to legislative change. The McCluskey family settled a lawsuit for $13.5 million, but revelations of individual and institutional failure continued. Award-winning ESPN journalists T.J. Quinn and Nicole Noren, who reported the story for four years, give a window into their investigation and ongoing battles to obtain records from the University of Utah. The 90-minute documentary features numerous interviewees who had never spoken publicly about the case, including Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, former campus police officer Miguel Deras and parole agent Megan Thomson. 0:00 Introduction to Lauren McCluskey and this investigation 5:16 Chapter 1: Too good to be true 33:24 Chapter 2: Could this have been prevented? 39:52 Chapter 3: The consummate manipulator 50:09 Chapter 4: A lot of ‘what-ifs’ 1:05:01 Chapter 5: Another drop the ball 1:21:44 Chapter 6: I will listen and believe you ***Content warning: This program contains graphic descriptions of intimate partner violence, sexual violence and gun violence. Viewer discretion is advised. To learn more about this story, please go to ESPN.com: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/34212123/investigative-mccluskey Copyright @ 2023 ESPN, Inc. All rights reserved. Credits: Director: Nicole Noren Editor: Cathy Honeywell Producer/Reporters: Nicole Noren, T.J. Quinn, William Weinbaum Producers: Mike Drago, Cathy Honeywell, José Morales, Laura Purtell Executive Producer: Rayna Banks Sr. Executive Producers: Chris Buckle, Craig T. Lazarus Cinematography: Cody Shimek, Jeff Halperin, Jason Jobes, Mike Walker, Sarah Nathan, Bryan Brousseau, Bob O’Reilly, Ethan Sigman Production Audio: Gerald Hartley, Joel Barham, Chuck Kraft, Adam Mills, Brian Reilly Motion Design: Nick Waligorski Research Manager: John Mastroberardino Original Music: Inza Bamba Sound Design/Mixers: David Jaunai, Ben Ayotte Colorist: Adam Schaub Hair & Makeup: Josie Torres Legal: Peter Scher, Jeremy Brodis, Jeffrey Hunt Music Department: Claude Mitchell, Ryan Brodhead, Lindsay Harper Production Support: Roxanne Ryan, Leo Alvarez, Tim Anderson, Rick Elders, Georgi Rivera, Gabe Vega Music credits: Alex Clare, “Too Close”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuvdzBt64RQ Nick Mulvey, “A Prayer Of My Own”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APrIXCPvDHk Inza Bamba: https://vimeo.com/user15333696 #TrueCrime #Documentary #LaurenMcCluskey #DatingViolence #IntimatePartnerViolence #CampusSafety #UniversityOfUtah ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/youtube ✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ✔️ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeTV