What Happened to Lauren Agee

Lauren Agee visited WakeFest with her friends, Hannah Palmer, Aaron Lilly and Christopher Stout in 2015. During the first night there, she met a mysterious end. Besides having camped in a dangerous location, her friends acted extremely suspicious after Lauren Agee's was discovered each having different and contradictory stories on what happened that night. This is the case of Lauren Agee.
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[@bridgetonowhere]

If your friend tells you you're going on a trip alone together and staying in a cabin and you get there and she ambushes you with three strange guys you've never met and there is no cabin but a friggin cliff, you LEAVE right away. Hannah set Lauren up. Poor Lauren should have left right away. These people are monsters.

[@Savage_D_777]

She should have listened to her mom!

[@vheypor3111]

Well said. Didn’t even think of it like that until you said this. Could have very well been a set up all along.

[@LiSa-tb6ut]

True, she made that choice. But we've all made bad choices that have put us in uncomfortable. How about addressing the choices the murderers made. They chose to end the life of a young girl. Her friend chose to assist or cover it up. Lauren is not responsible for what happened to her, the killers are. As a society, we need to stop blaming victims or making young attractive women feel like it is their responsibility to stop the predatory behaviours. It is the perpetrators who need to stop and our society who need to hold them accountable.

[@bridgetonowhere]

@@LiSa-tb6ut warning people to be careful of bad people isn't victim blaming. you can tell people to watch out for warning signs without blaming the victim. i'm not blaming the victim, i'm blaming the people who set her up. my point wasn't that the victim made a stupid choice trusting these terrible people, it's that these terrible people purposely did this to her and it was a set up.

[@Savage_D_777]

@@LiSa-tb6ut it is not only young attractive women that should take care of themselves, it is everybody. hanging out with shady people is wrong. regardless of who you are. It was her choice to hang with shady people and this is was the result! everyone should learn from this! not just women.

[@Soupy_bass]

This girl lived in my home town, we all know they did it. They all had to move away because of the intense and constant insults from social media

[@ashley_BR90]

chillenBigE123 sad! They got away with murder 🤭

[@cricketkosko9541]

Ashley Marie theres no statue for murder. I believe they will be brought to justice.

[@karendavis3275]

I just dont understand how even innocent people are convicted , but you got fools like this with enough circumstancal evidence that walk. And circumstancal evidence does convict people

[@BittyBitzz]

@@CandiceGoddard with constantly changing stories, with two men who have been known abusers, idk dont think i feel bad for the "cyber bullying" if they did kill her which tbh looks pretty much like they did. Cyber bullying for getting away with ending someones life small price to pay. Yeah call me cold hearted but I dont have much sympathy for a very suspicious group of people who cannot get one story straight. And if I was them and they were truly innocent I would be backing up her family to reopen the investigation especially if it would clear my name. But I am not them so meh, sure does look like someone that they all knew (kind of a friend) was murdered and I kind of wouldnt want the killer to get off free 🤷‍♀️

[@firebird_spleen4190]

What town was that? She was a beautiful girl. I hope they get justice

[@OddityDK]

The triangular mark on her stomach is THE most important thing. It's absolute evidence that something happened to her body after she died. It doesn't prove she was murdered, but it does prove her "friends" are lying and that they moved her.

[@eugeniaskelley5194]

Yah, and in the morning her shoes were still there. Why would you think your friend would walk down to go to the marina without her shoes. That would be a huge red flag.

[@AaronCoats-vo5rq]

​@@eugeniaskelley5194not necessarily I walk places without my shoes all the time

[@eugeniaskelley5194]

@@AaronCoats-vo5rq I wonder if that was normal for her to walk bare foot.

[@AaronCoats-vo5rq]

@@eugeniaskelley5194 it might have been u never know

[@DayleSteinke]

@@AaronCoats-vo5rq Not when you have to walk down a very steep cliff that is all rocks and sticks to get to that marina.

[@cortrichards8179]

I will say this about this case: This is a case that has always bothered me. It bothers me because of what wasn't done. A sexual assault kit should have been done on Lauren at the autopsy. They say they did not take one because " Lauren was menstruating at the time and had a tampon in ". One of my good friends was actually sexually assaulted and she also was menstruating and had a tampon in when it happened. The man did not care whether my friend was on her period or not and still sexually assaulted her. In the process, you can imagine where the tampon ended up, I am sure. My friend actually had to have it removed by her doctor. This goes to show that it doesn't matter whether a woman is menstruating or not, a sexual assault CAN STILL take place! This case absolutely should be reopened if it hasn't been already!!! Lauren Agee was very likely murdered and probably sexually assaulted in the process.

[@jareddakid2]

Gross

[@cortrichards8179]

@@jareddakid2 Yes. It is gross, indecent and a tragedy all around.

[@archstanton1161]

Appalling. I can’t shake this case. The poor girl was beaten & raped. It’s as plain as day.

[@cortrichards8179]

@@archstanton1161 It really is an appalling case and things should/could have been done differently in the investigation. I wish they would re-open it and gather the evidence that is probably still in existence. Lauren would have to be exhumed most likely ( unless she was cremated ) but it would be worth it to catch whomever sexually assaulted and murdered Lauren Agee.

[@alyryan2832]

If a animal is capable of sexual assault they do not care about menstruation💯usually the act itself has nothing to do with the victim only the animals impulse/depravity‼️

[@chrisw.4318]

Either these cops were negligent or one of the kids’ families has serious pull with the law. You charge all 3 of them and wait for one to flip.

[@HSTMachine]

Not sure that'd fly. Most of the evidence is circumstantial at best

[@WaffleSSSSSPLUS]

@@HSTMachine circumstantial means you gotta dig into it, since you have evidence that might point to stronger evidence, the court should've ruled to reopen the investigation its not pressing to convict and there is sufficient evidence to warrant further investigation

[@jimjiminy76]

Agreed. So obvious her 'friends" are trying to cover up her murder. He got mad because she wouldn't let him touch her.

[@wickedlittleleo9218]

some one just said in one of the comments above that the one kids dad was indeed a cop. However he passed away when he was 7.... I would imagine that would actually make all his little cop buddies even closer to the family

[@jimjiminy76]

And Goddamn...that judge at 19:06 is so obviously biased. He got asked to bury this as a favor for someone with power and/or paid off.

[@Calidore1]

Wtf? What kind of “friend” would ask her friend to share a hammock with some random bloke ?

[@ElkStirrinTheHoney]

While having a boyfriend..

[@rosenars6665]

Some dumb self absorbed beetotch

[@mcaskey358]

Someone who was assisting her boyfriend and his friend to sexually assault her or even kill her.

[@avithemostill]

like every friend of a girl with a bf.

[@user-zi1kl4zf4g]

Bunch of fkn arseholes mate

[@rageintothelight]

It is so obvious these "friends" killed her and the fact they get to move on with their lives is infuriating. I hope the mother gets justice some day for Lauren.

[@quinnarnold8733]

Sharing a hammock with somebody to sleep sounds absolutely horrible. Alarm bells started ringing the moment I heard that. What normal person sets up something like that?

[@troysmith5959]

My gut reaction to that is she decided to sleep on the ground in her sleeping bag, which pissed the guy off cus he was thinking he was gunna get with her and the other girl probably had been trying to set that up so when she slept on the ground he snuck over and tried to mess with her, she freaks, and he loses it and kills her. I have zero evidence for this theory but just makes sense to me with what we know of the situation and the type of people they are

[@ballerman22345]

as soon as she saw the hammock I would have said, BYE..... plus she already had a boyfriend, what the hell

[@krissielundy9934]

Right?! I wouldn’t even wanna sleep in a hammock with someone I DO know!

[@guycool5687]

Ugly “party people” who don’t party but just get wasted. Parting isn’t about drugs and alcohol it’s about good times with good people. She unfortunately was with terrible humans. So sad

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

I have a hammock in my back yard, but it's big and wide and incredibly comfortable. My wife and I can lay side by side and be perfectly comfortable even without the usual snuggling. She's fallen asleep in it by my side. Of course, we're two mentally healthy people in a long-standing relationship on a stable hammock over familiar grass, not less-than-sober people who just met thanks to a shady friend who are trying to share a hammock over a cliff surrounded by deep water.

[@4BCJesus]

"And here is where you'll be sleeping, in this hammock with this random man you've never met" Bye.

[@babybluecheeks]

Same I would have left.

[@michaelgrimes5588]

Whyd she take a pic in the hammock with the dude then?

[@4BCJesus]

@@michaelgrimes5588 Because she obviously didn't really see the issue with sleeping in a hammock with the random guy, or she felt like she didn't want to be the downer of the group by refusing to sleep in the hammock. I'm saying as soon as her friend said she was going to be sleeping in a hammock with the guy she'd never met, she should have said no and if there was any peer pressure at all, she should have left.

[@mariagrace3748]

Agreed!! No thanks! Byeee ✌✌🙆‍♀️

[@sweetxbeans5022]

If she rode along and didn’t drive herself, it would have made leaving more difficult. And I get the idea these shits wouldn’t have helped her figure it out.

[@lisabelle7553]

I read about this story before. One thing I didn't hear on this webcast was the fact that the friends kept partying through the rest of the weekend. Never reporting their friend missing.

[@issafula]

Just wow

[@bes5164]

WTF?! They kept partying even after the cops found her body? !!

[@roseaduke8835]

They had to keep up the charade, I guess!

[@FionaNici-jq7mz]

OMG

[@con9tessa]

That's appalling.

[@sarahs2288]

Her “friend” was a “pick me” girl, who obviously didn’t have her friend’s back.

[@Kate0817]

I can't believe her "friend" told her there wasn't enough room in her cabin. If my "friend" asked me to stay in my cabin I would MAKE room, there is no way I would say no. 🙄

[@chimoneko115]

That "friend" was likely with some dude and intimated by Lauren.

[@anayarey]

​@@chimoneko115Why would that be?

[@chimoneko115]

@@anayarey You know how jealous girls can be. Lauren was clearly better looking.

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

​@@chimoneko115Lauren was so beautiful. She was likely raped and beaten to death

[@FLOSSYTREADWELL]

@@chimoneko115 Yes that sounds likely to me too.

[@anonony9081]

Wow she dies and the guy tweets that it was a great weekend. Wtf

[@Heather-eh8ic]

Right? Completely bizarre.. and utterly heartless. I saw another story once that showed anther one of his posts from that Sunday that simply said "the best weekend ever". Sick.

[@julieperez1879]

Very suspicious

[@samgab]

Yeah, that’s indicative of psychopathy, IMO. Normal people who go away for a weekend, in a group of 4 people, and one of the four dies tragically by drowning, would not post “Hey, great weekend wakeboarding”.... It would be a traumatic event which would overshadow the whole weekend, and several more afterwards.

[@villixeb]

In his police report you can see he refers to Lauren as "the girl"....that's suspicious as well

[@janiceadya5034]

Unbelievable and SICK

[@richkrupansky1339]

Feel horrible for her mother when there is so much evidence pointing to a suspicious death.

[@MyJc1980]

Exactly, the frustration alone of the situation would drive ye insane

[@i-vlog1994]

As a father of a daughter. There would have been mysterious deaths for everyone on the island that night. I could be certain one of them did it and that the rest were covering.

[@hedonist2104]

How do i get as tough as you?

[@i-vlog1994]

@@hedonist2104 start off by moving out of your mother’s house.

[@TomboyGirlfriend]

@@i-vlog1994 you...I like you....

[@i-vlog1994]

@Bleeding Heart are you on drugs

[@retrovi4128]

Sure Rambo.

[@heavenlyrose3774]

She was a stunning girl, her so called friend was obviously jealous of her and manipulated her to stay with that guy, and he might have tried sleeping with her, and they were drunk so he tried forcing himself on her, got into a fight and he pushed her either intentionally or by accident. Their friends are covering for him.

[@expressivepets1]

That's exactly my first thought.

[@timterrell2554]

Lol

[@66hoodwitch]

I was raped and brutally beat up because of a " friend" like Lauren's...I was 17 and naive and so close to losing my life that night ,similar to this situation..this story brought so much emotion to me and guilt..because I survived and Lauren didnt ..we both trusted our " friends " ...kids, dont trust anyone ,please ,save yourself before it's too late...you can always drink up later in life, when you're in a secure ,caring relationship with a good guy who can protect you!! RIP girl, I'm so sorry this happened to you 🥺💜

[@sidrode]

You should've gone to the police!

[@kysike666]

So u just let them rape u n get away with it.. Okay cool

[@shiningmylight1969]

You are very strong to make it through that!!!!♥️

[@brucelee8090]

I’m sorry to that sweetie

[@shannonjewels7835]

I'm sorry you went through this. She wouldn't want you to feel guilty. May God bless us all.

[@Optimusprimerib36]

Note to self: Never attend Wakefest. Even aside from the murder, it looks just awful.

[@MsSonali1980]

Drunken people, a lake, and a cliff what could go wrong?

[@JohnJacobSchmidtt]

Might just run into her killers if you do.

[@RawOlympia]

a true new hell realm discovered -

[@louismichael3571]

Every lake town in the USA has some sort of “everybody get your boat & lets all get drunk day.” Here in NY we had one the last Thursday of every July. Log Bay Day. That was until about 4 years ago a kid, fucked up on dope, coke & booze crashed his boat & killed a little girl. They ran. Bunch of rich kids. He got 5-15, the rest slaps on the wrist. No more Log Bay Day for the rest of us now.

[@LynnAgain83]

@@louismichael3571 Very true.

[@allikitos]

You have people staying for decades in prison wrongly convicted, meanwhile those punks are around and about.

[@archlich4489]

God awaits them.

[@707ridah]

One of them is paralyzed froma car accident and chrus is locked up for multiple DUIz

[@allikitos]

Oh... . Nice.

[@Bstrike69]

@@archlich4489 Hell awaits them!!

[@chrisgraham2327]

You are pretty pleased to hear of the suffering of somebody who was never proven to be a murderer. You are no different from the people you condemn.

[@galavillanueva6253]

I had a “friend” who wanted to spend the night at a guys house, she got mad at me because i slept next to her crush (only reason bc i knew him) and i didn’t want to sleep next to a stranger, she got mad and left me in the middle of the night while i was asleep, and the other guy that i didnt know stole my phone and tried to touch me, (mind u i was only 16 and they were older) i left in the morning and stopped talking to her after that, always be careful who you surround yourself with 🙏🏻

[@E.C.Animation]

So glad you made it out safe! Thank you for sharing. May it help someone else.

[@guycool5687]

Girls can be vicious when it comes to guys they like and jealousy A guy might punch one another but at least we don’t leave them lol

[@pikabiga]

Ya someone I called a “friend” started talking shit about me because the guy she liked and I went to the same church as kids -_- that guy and I caught up about that and I was just happy to know someone with a similar background as me, and I’ve always told my “friend” I am not interested in getting in a relationship honest to god lmao I’m focusing on myself. Even told him why I wasn’t interested in seeing anyone and he was genuine “same, I just got out of a bad relationship tbh” like yeah I know the feeling 😓 then my friend starts a little posse of girls that get all aggro on me whenever we hang out. Yep, cut that friendship off. She only started acting like that since she got into dating and boys…I don’t get it man. We’re like mid20 yo now too and she’s so immature i realize it’s not worth keeping her as a friend if she’s that insecure. Acting like it’s middle school

[@Cookie-cr6gf]

Hell yea we got to be smart . Good you got away

[@ddbears3686]

Do you see how her friend instantly was crying and then instantly went into bitch mode no tears manipulative

[@MsSonali1980]

There was a cut between the two scenes. If first found it strange, too but after that came other cuts. So, I would say they cut parts out. But her attempt of crying sounded more defensive than anything else.

[@chrisbeach423]

VioletteOrdinaire yea editing can be deceiving. I do believe they killed her tho

[@JackieBaisa]

Psychopath.

[@melodi996]

@Burnt Orange cause we agree that she got in a bitch mode, we saw there's a cut, be she still started behaving like that.

[@bonfiresdp3773]

I am sorry but even Laura Lee’s crying is more convincing than this.

[@Chloeeee12333]

I hope anyone who sees this will remember it is ok to say "no". It is ok to walk away, to ask for help, to say "this is not ok" & get the hell out of any situation that makes you uncomfortable. This is what can happen around strangers, around people who claim to be a friend but do not care about your wellbeing. Life is too precious & short to be around shitty people, or to be afraid to walk away from dangerous people & situations. Find your inner strength & protect your beautiful life. Stay safe everyone!

[@breeeezzyyyy]

Thats the sad part, she couldn't just walk away. They were in the middle of the woods with only two ways out: jumping off a cliff and climbing down the mountain. She was also wasted. We should learn to protect our friends at all costs and never underestimate the people around you. In her place I'd also think I could just stick it out, especially being drunk and having someone I thought was a friend around. It sucks because most people go straight to "well she should've known she was in a dangerous position" or "she shouldn't have been in that position to begin with" but she just wanted to go to a festival with her friend and make new friends. The lesson here is to look our for others and be with people thatll look out for you because we often overestimate our ability to stay safe when there's no immediate danger

[@GSP-76]

@@breeeezzyyyy I have two daughters...I have explicitly taught them that no matter where you are or what the circumstances are, you can ALWAYS walk away. I would drive 500 miles within a single phone call from one of my girls if needed to go get them. Lauren could have simply left, called her mother, sought out an alternative sleeping arrangement off that cliff, etc. There's always another way.

[@breeeezzyyyy]

​@@GSP-76 definitely the thing to do in that position, but the cell reception @ Center Hill Lake is shit from what I've read online and she was drunk while also probably having a concussion. Anyone in that position would probably have issues getting help especially when the "friends" around you only care about drinking and having a "good time". Terribly sad and 100% preventable. Don't understand how someone could look at this case and think "she should've just left." My point was that she was in a headspace(due to the concussion and liquor) that she wouldn't be able to tell she was in eminent danger either from foul play or making her way down the cliff and falling, BUT if the people around her were more attentive and actually cared, it's likely she would still be here today. Ergo the lesson I take from this is to look out for the people around you and only put yourself in vulnerable position(drinking, camping somewhere dangerous) around people that are doing the same for you. But I completely agree and admire letting your kids know they can count on you anytime they need a way out of uncertain/uncomfortable situations! I don't doubt Lauren would've tried to leave or call for help if she could've, she was failed by the people around her who allowed her to get pissed while concussed without getting help and instead getting drunk themselves. May this poor girl rest in peace

[@GSP-76]

@@breeeezzyyyy unfortunately we live in a world where self preservation takes precedence over everything else...at least this is how I feel and it's what I've instilled into my daughters. I don't want them to think they're in safe hands and to ever let their guard down. It's sad, yes and no one should have gone through what happened here with so-called friends but end of the day, the only person who can look out for you IS you. The fact that these losers literally got away with murder just makes that point even more important.

[@Heather-eh8ic]

Well said.

[@MrMR-hp6ed]

I wish Dexter was a real person.

[@Jas13579]

The worl might be a better place if we was

[@TapDancerDood]

@@Jas13579 Don't be stupid.

[@Jas13579]

@@TapDancerDood ?

[@Strohseph]

Season 9 coming soon :)

[@kylealexander7024]

@@Jas13579 if its and buts were dicks and cunts we would all be satisfied.

[@Malky24]

Did these "investigators" submit their report in crayon?! One of the most disturbing things about these videos is you get to see how unbelievably incompetent many police departments are.

[@isitoveryet9525]

Her "friends" got away with murder. One of them has to have connections, or something, because the judge was way out of line & law enforcement just wanted to close the case. Something is definitely super sketchy.

[@annas.8902]

Judge was definitely out of line. There's no way that speech was from an impartial stance - someone was paying him off.

[@beckyyoung2173]

Welcome to Tennessee. The land of the corrupt. Like i said above, we've had judges, lawyers, cops, prison guards, politicians, etc all jailed for corruption. They just dont give a flying fig about anything but using their little bit of power to beat everyone else over the head with.

[@twiggy8473]

ughhh yea definitely not friends!

[@itsjustnopinionok]

@@beckyyoung2173 thats in any state you go to. Well, maybe not Rhode Island.

[@itsjustnopinionok]

I think when you cross the line of murder. Your no longer my friend.

[@GorillaCookies]

Such a obvious murder. The triangle mark on her chest speaks volumes

[@2masterofpuppets2]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5utlq14osyVbtEm39s Triangle mystery was solved

[@maxraymond90]

@@2masterofpuppets2 your link doesn't work. I'm really curious as to how that was solved or debunked - can you re-link or elaborate?

[@2masterofpuppets2]

@@maxraymond90 kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5utlq14osyVbtE go to about the 4-5 minute mark. Warning, you do see her body. Just the back of her but it's necessary. I was in the canoe club for weeks but they nail this

[@TheFreeBass]

@@2masterofpuppets2 That "debunking" is an amazing display of making evidence fit an opinion.

[@GorillaCookies]

Well I have trouble with the debunking

[@yagesh287]

as someone else in the comments mentioned, never ever feel shy to call your parents in the middle of the night. 99.9% of them will come for you and get you back home. Getting a little insulted by parents is a lot better than leaving them alone forever.

[@bakielh229]

Yeah, right

[@yagesh287]

@@bakielh229 no you

[@sharonpolome3033]

I'm glad that that judge got overruled. He doesn't seem overwhelmingly bright. To say the LEAST of it.

[@uremawifenowdave]

This has to be opened again properly. The autopsy done by the private investigator employed by the family shows clearly that she was violently attacked. Even the cops in charge of the investigation wanted the case to remain open, but we’re overruled. Not all of the cops involved in the case believed in the results of the official investigation. So many want this reopened and I can’t see any viable reason not to other than the loss of tourism to the area. The wrongful death lawsuit is a move in the right direction, but justice needs to prevail.

[@johnganshow5536]

And, Private investigators aren't qualified to perform autopsies...

[@0xsergy]

@@johnganshow5536 I'm sure PIs exist in many fields mate.

[@kiki-ws8io]

I live in Tennessee I can tell you thats EXACTLY what it is ... But they don't seem to realize its pretty much the only safe lake here so they wont loose that much this needs to be opened !!!

[@owlman6569]

John Ganshow the investigator hired a person for the autopsies

[@omgitsjoetime]

John Ganshow private investigators don’t do autopsies guy. They get other experts.

[@anthonynathaniel3560]

She had to sleep in a hammock with another dude? That's sketchy. Those people should be in a prison. Damn creeps

[@williss11]

Anthony Nathaniel It was obviously planned from the beginning and a extreme form of bullying.. immediately betrayed once she got there, being forced to share with a stranger. It’s kinda her fault though going ignorant of her trip.. Honestly it makes me sad

[@Vulpes10]

@Anthony Nathaniel: Agreed, any decent bloke would have just said you take the hammock I can sleep on the floor. Maybe they were hoping she would be drunk enough not to care which is about as low as you can get.

[@Vulpes10]

@@williss11 It is not ever the victims fault!

[@chrisredfield2073]

That Arron lily did it's so obvious who knows if he will ever get charged

[@lonniethompson758]

@@williss11 she thought she was staying in a cabin. Stop blaming the victim

[@scarlettthebrave7379]

It’s unbelievable that those kids posted on Facebook that they had an awesome time at Wakefest!😳Even if you’ve done nothing wrong you should be upset and inconsolable that your friend has been killed in suspicious circumstances while you were with her- shocking😒

[@QueenofMarine]

Agreed. Or at least mention her, say a few kind words about her or to her family....something.

[@wandakowalski7063]

This story proves how difficult it is to say no to peer pressure. In this case, if she followed her gut and just not participated, she’d be alive. As a teen, I remember forcibly dragging my girlfriends out of an apartment where we were invited by much older guys. It was all too fishy and even though I was inexperienced, I just knew these guys had bad things in mind. I made a real big fuss and my friends were pissed but I got them out of there.

[@Hydrogenblonde]

That imprint on her body matching the shape of the bow of the canoe definitely shows they moved the body. Why would they do that if they were not involved in her death?

[@KatTheScribe]

Hydrogenblonde ikr? How can LE or the ME ignore that? SMDH.

[@chrisdooley6468]

Listen to the Brainstorn podcast regarding this case. They say it was the rescue boat apparently which caused the mark on her. Otherwise the team the family hired is convinced that the boy tried to sleep with her and when she said no he strangled her and the four of them, including the dude not reported at first to be there, covered it up. We’ll see with this new case. I read the appellate court decision overturning that circuit court judges decision and holy shit he got blasted. I think he might’ve even better formally reprimanded or sanctioned for how he blatantly handled that case.

[@catebartley9865]

Probably had drugs on them so they were paranoid and they panicked.

[@JulyRobbins]

The recovery boat?

[@Kimberly-rj2sc]

@@JulyRobbins yes.. they say it got there after they were bring her remains back to the dock. I watched a 20/20 doc on this case. It blows my mind how her mom warned her about how dangerous it could be and she was afraid she would never see Lauren again💔

[@hkbabel]

I believe Aaron is now paralized following a motorcycle accident, and Chris is in jail for still more DUIs... I won't mention karma - oh wait, I just did!

[@rockstarofredondo]

Yes, I read about that too. Beautiful karma. Surprised Mike didn’t mention it in the video!

[@zairas9204]

Yes 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@Jack_Hunt]

karma is a bitch.

[@DDdjm]

I can't find an article about aaron lilly being paralyzed.

[@Dampfish]

It's not really enough punishment though, is it.

[@289kcode7]

This story haunts me, does anyone think it was all a set up? I don't think she was ever meant to get home alive. So sad.

[@johndavis9321]

That is probably the worse case scenario Hannah for whatever reason conspired wit these two guys before hand to murder Lauren (which would explain Hannah not telling Lauren about the change in sleeping arrangements or the fact that their would b 3 other random dudes their) they get her dunk as they figure it will b easier to off her that way get back to the camp site and then do the deed then dump her body in the water to make it look like an accident definitely plausible especially if they dig more into Lauren and Hannah’s relationship and can find a motive (although I lean more towards the theory of Lauren rejecting advances from one of the dudes and either accidentally or intentionally one of the dudes kills her in a fit of rage they dump her body in the water and because of extreme police incompetence and/or one of the boys having connections within law enforcement/government the case is all but buried) but regardless pretty much everyone agrees one of all of them know what really happened and why Lauren Agee is dead

[@Cookie-cr6gf]

Yup it was a set up for sure inviting all them guys than sleeping on edge of cliff and saying Chris got to sleep her smh

[@cologist]

....Who are Aaron's or Christopher's parents? I sense powerful (wealthy) forces at play

[@sammyi2505]

You know.... The polite thing to do when Lauren expressed discomfort with the sleeping arrangement would have been to have the girls sleep in the tent and the boys out on the hammock. Or vice versa, either way. Might have saved a young woman's life.

[@jkm253]

I couldn't agree more but chivalry seems to actually be dead.

[@CharlotEYUT]

Seeing the end of that story, I doubt that (even if she ask to do that) they were going to agree with that .

[@catherinerainville4232]

Exactly!

[@dizzychizzy1]

I thought that was the idea.... Great blokes....?

[@orls9068]

They were scumbags

[@amahana6188]

The most valuable skill any parent can teach their kids is the ability to say no, even to friends or under immense pressure. The second her "friend" says you'll be sleeping in a hammock with a random guy, is when that lesson could have saved her life. Parents, teach your kids how to say no...and mean it.

[@benjaminhurley1823]

Why didn't Chris say hey I will sleep on the floor and you take the most " comfortable" sleeping arrangement

[@Arturroz1993]

I think they all need to receive a phone call telling "i know what you did last summer"

[@jodo1971]

Young drunk boy can't get laid and lashes out at girl, and friend helps cover up

[@cadenkea9605]

Yup

[@chenoacurtis8678]

Exactly what I think happened. I'm kinda shocked that this wasn't looked into further. Especially after the way they were on the boat in front of the police, and the fact that they couldn't get their story straight

[@mariagrace3748]

Yep! And she was so beautiful. Way out of their evil ugly ass leagues. Rot in hell.

[@craigbenz4835]

assuming that is true, which seems likely, it doesn't take away from the message, "play stupid games, win stupid prizes." She had ample opportunity to avoid this situation. It is sad that she didn't. I don't want to diminish the other culpability, but just want to point out that she, and more importantly others, are not without options.

[@spacecase7566]

Yup. Agreed.

[@RyGuy42089]

The investigators were so damn incompetent in this case. Hopefully Lauren's mother gets some closure in this case.

[@TheGiftspritz]

The judge who denied the wrongful death is obviously the law student who graduated at the bottom of his class. Some people have no business being judges and I think the judges who rule in this way especially like with child abuse cases and Something Happens should be held liable

[@snappletoothful]

Dry drowning seems like an unnecessary stretch. Wait!!... dude posted he had a good trip after she was dead? Wtf... they weren't "her friends".

[@Strype13]

Yeah, that post is about as selfish as anything I've ever seen. Blatant narcissism at it's finest. Gross.

[@ginamendoza4443]

Angry Hippo n

[@manuelluna_81]

Fake friends who never had any good intentions for her.

[@lorig7077]

Dry drowning only happens to kids

[@cookingwithmama2523]

I don't think she really was friends with the guys, I think just Hanna. Still not cool, but I do not think she really knew them. Seems like she knew Lauren needed another chick to avoid the third wheel so she invited her along.

[@kelseyjohnson4609]

I just can’t believe that other girl said she couldn’t stay with them in the cabin. I wonder how she feels now 🙄

[@dustyandpickles101]

Kelsey Johnson that’s what i was thinking too.. she could have let her sleep on the floor or something /: if nothing else i wonder if she had asked why she didn’t want to stay with them. so unfortunate that Lauren had such shitty friends.. it costed her her life ;(

[@deirdrebrydon5077]

@Diano Delih I've had friends that wouldn't help me even if I was sober.

[@daniellepair2287]

That same girl (I think her name was Sam Reynold...sorry it's been awhile) actually stayed with them on the cliff for a night. Her actions were just as suspicious as Hannah & her motley crew. Anybody interested in this case should listen to the Without Warning podcast. The whole story is heartbreaking.

[@cynthiap7741]

People have shitty friends and acquaintances. Pick your friends wisely. Friends are kind and caring. It's amazing how people cover up their crimes. It will catch up with you.

[@nippypinto]

Her friend is a horrible person. I would have made room for my friend.

[@seant1479]

*Distraught Parents:* Please, reopen the investigation into the mysterious death of our daughter 😢 *Cops:* Nah we’re super busy with minor drug offenses and fishing citations. What do you think we’re supposed to do, protect and serve?! Have some humanity?

[@hamsters7760]

"She couldn't have been assaulted, she was on her period" is just the capstone to these cops' negligent bastardry. :(

[@southernmama7606]

I'm a Nashvillian, born and raised. Hendersonville is 20 minutes from me, and all of us teenagers (way back when, lol!), hung out at Center Hill lake every summer. This case still breaks my heart. These were kids of prominent, wealthy, and/or powerful families. She was either killed for turning down sex or it was an accident they covered up because they feared the repercussions. So sad.

[@olgapagan4773]

Who needs enemies when you have " friends" like that?!

[@matthewmulkey2901]

You look like her

[@LynxStarAuto]

Matthew Mulkey No way, she is Hispanic. Light years more attractive than "vanilla Caucasian".

[@nuckinfuts7610]

@@LynxStarAuto INCEL detected.

[@andromedashun6697]

Just the thought of sleeping that close to the edge of the cliff. Nope nope nope.

[@-_glowing.redmoon_-]

I don't think you should be anywhere near a hammock. ... Sorry couldn't help it.

[@Enterialise]

@@-_glowing.redmoon_- I don't think you should be anywhere near a comment field. grow up

[@orls9068]

Yeah, especially if you know ur going drinking, I wouldn't sober never mind on the beer, fucking death wish.

[@BlanketyBlank9050]

I would just about bet that someone in the police department is kin to one of the suspects! Maybe even the judge?

[@achaides]

The saddest part of this story is how little law enforcement cared about Lauren 😥

[@BrutalBex]

This is clearly a murder. What the hell! Someone get this girl some justice. I am so heartbroken for her family, this is just purely awful.

[@kysike666]

One Rule: Trust No One

[@matildasfarm9450]

I hope you murderers get bad karma. You know you are guilty! I bet that poor excuse for a friend gets beaten a lot which isn't OK but neither is not handing your bf in. Hand yourselves in, it's not to late

[@lexbulkin7637]

heartbroken. ? drama queen lol

[@jaycievictory8461]

This is the first empathetic comment I've seen. Thank you 🌻 I'm disturbed at how much victim blaming is happening in the comments. Why are we so quick to come up with things we think the victim did to make something happen rather than the only reason something happened in the first place: the perpetrator. At what point do we decide, "Okay, I'm satisfied this person did enough not to be blamed for their own brutal murder/assault etc. Now they can have my well-earned sympathy". Blame them. Hold them to account. Not the victim.

[@matildasfarm9450]

@@jaycievictory8461 yes exactly

[@FishingWithMichaelTruong]

Her "friends" had murdered her and relocated Lauren's body and pretended they didn't know where she was when the cops showed up. It's pretty clear by watching this what happened. It's sad :( Clearly the guy she was meant to be "matched" with felt rejected by her and wanted her dead because of it. RIP Lauren.

[@thekommisarfirstsecretary]

Case solved. Well then, whats your next big revelation Mr.Holmes?

[@gladysgalaxy81]

When you meet someone and have spent hours with them, you already have an intuition of what kind of vibe they give off. I don’t think she wanted to spend the night elsewhere for sleeping reasons, she was already feeling uncomfortable even before that. Also, we’ve all experienced drinking past our limit, which I don’t think she did, but when I’ve done it I find that I am extra careful when I am walking, my senses are usually heightened to make up for my motor skills. NO ONE noticed her drunk and her report didn’t show intoxication so how could she have accidentally fallen? It’s not like it was her first time peeing the entire time of her trip. I have spent many times outdoors and at night your eyes adjust and you can actually see pretty clear. Mom should definitely keep fighting this.

[@CoinsAndCapsaicin]

"Shut up and stick to the story" Yea...they killed her.

[@JanoyCresva]

no. Rule #1 NEVER talk to the police even if you are 100% innocent. You can say something that could incriminate you. Even something like "I never really got along with her..." Could be blown up in huge letters in court and jury will eat it up.

[@Juvijuju]

Law enforcement is a joke in this case, wtf

[@stku9261]

@@JanoyCresva Yeah, but I'm sure they didn't know that.

[@inexalign]

@@JanoyCresva “Shut up and stick to the story” is quite a bit different than “say nothing, ask for a lawyer”. “Stick to the story”…what story?

[@librarianontheloose]

Everything points to her getting killed after turning down the guy she didn't want to be paired with. She was clearly getting bad vibes from the whole situation if she asked to stay in someone else's cabin.

[@jeannievail]

Horrific to lose a child under any circumstances. Losing them to an accident or illness is unbearable, but even more so when it's murder, and especially when the murder is ruled an accident and the killers are simply allowed to walk away. Extremely tragic and frustrating. The only thing worse would be if they had never found her. My heart goes out to her family and true friends.

[@ninabobina2006]

This story is just creepy. No way I’d be “camping” on that narrow CLIFF with people I didn’t know. Heck nah

[@metalgrinch]

If your mom says there is something fishy about a friend of yours, then effing LISTEN.

[@firebird_spleen4190]

Moms know best

[@aliciamarcel3620]

Yesssss

[@valeriefaabergpitel7356]

None of my girls ever have. Its infuriating and sad.

[@metalgrinch]

@@valeriefaabergpitel7356 American women these days are kind of a lost cause. Ask any man worth a damn looking for a good wife. Sorry, no offense. Just stating the reality of today's world.

[@britneysbritannia4790]

Wow.

[@darrenporter1850]

Guy made a move on her. She wasn't interested. He strangled her. Poor girl and Family.

[@LightoftheWest7]

bingo

[@KneeoGeeo]

Why would she turn him down? She looked easy tbh

[@LightoftheWest7]

@@KneeoGeeo Damn, you are one badass, edgy teenager. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are fucking awesome, huh?

[@darrenporter1850]

@@KneeoGeeo No clue what you are talking about. Unless I do understand and you are a complete moron.

[@KneeoGeeo]

@Alan Godden ok alan

[@tp8087]

Imagine being the friend who said there was no room in the cabin. That girl wasn't her friend. None of them were. They killed her or at least Chris and the other two covered helped cover it up. Lauren was such a beauty and I think Hannah would have been jealous. If Chris started abusing Lauren, Aaron and Hannah joined in. Disgusting that the three were allowed to be free and the police department declared it a accident when the evidence was right there. Disgraceful work by the police department and the pathologist who declared it a accident.

[@One-Ring-To-Rule-Them-All]

Lauren was just too nice. I think she didn't want to spoil the event for the others. If I was at her place and my "friend" tried to make me climb into a hammock on top of a cliff with a dude I didn't like, I would go mental 🤷‍♀️

[@horrortackleharry]

The three 'friends' are sketchy as hell, but not as sketchy as the behaviour of police and judges. Utterly wild, all over the place and unprofessional.

[@olgapagan4773]

Did you mean, the tree friends? Yeah I agree with you.

[@MamaPinks]

@@olgapagan4773 you beat me to it! LOL

[@rainyocean7712]

I bet they were somehow connected as relatives.

[@Ubersnuber]

rainy ocean it’s the south, so they are all very, very close. Yeeeep! Yeeeeep!

[@mariagrace3748]

Agreed!

[@meganziegler3968]

Update 2020: The family has stated they are dropping the lawsuit due to it going nowhere in Dekalb County and are going to spend their energy helping other families avoid similar situations.

[@masterpwn3r]

Wow...these fucks really got away with murder. damn

[@misfitbrit1989]

Should be happy that they're passing the good on....but the others got away. Apparently ones in jail and another is now paralyzed from the waist down. Wait for karma on the others.

[@nocturnalmayhem0]

@@misfitbrit1989 ya but hes not in jail for murder and will be free again and the paralyzed one well id rather be half free than in prison lol they might never pay for this but thats how it goes sometimes.

[@Veryy_Victoriaa]

That’s so sad

[@justmissjamey]

Wow. That's sad

[@SwankyKitteh82]

She had so many opportunities to "nope" outta that situation, and frankly should have. That aside, what kind of cop doesn't take what that kid said on the boat as a threat? And they later release them? Someone that edgy would've cracked like an egg under interrogation, had they only tried.

[@humbleweare]

If I would of uttered those words in his situation I wouldn't be typing this right now!

[@Imperium83]

A quick note on the judge that presided the case and was shown briefly in this episode (Judge Jonathan Young): in 2020 he was found to have been sending sexual texts to women in his court room over five years, even trying to add one of Lauren's family members on social media. His punishment? "A 30 day suspended sentence, an order to stop using pictures of yourself in your robe on any social media platform and take an online course in judicial ethics at your own expense."

[@intentionallyleftblank3016]

O my word. While he was speaking I was hating him as it was … and now this.

[@davemckay4359]

Uh, there was the actual imprint of the boat on her chest, and they ignore it. There's people in the comments that could be better investigators.

[@martyreking5487]

And you're one of them Dave .

[@predaR6]

And the people in the comments don't even get paid for it

[@tjuk8050]

Lol scooby doo less confused then them lol

[@Jas13579]

My left toe could do a better job than these police officers..

[@thebeasters]

Pigs are just awful

[@NachoAE360]

It’s better to have no friends than bad friends ): too many stories like this. Rest In Peace

[@deirdrebrydon5077]

That's why I don't want to make new friends

[@junglekutz5625]

It just better to not accept every and anyone. Having friends and associates (especially at a young age) is a necessity. Having and wanting to keep the company of every and anyone is another thing......that eventually comes with regret.

[@anonymousreviews6170]

Sad isn’t it 😞

[@eless6985]

As the old adage goes: with friends like these, who needs enemies?

[@claudiastanescu2998]

Honestly i think Aaron and Chris assaulted her and then disposed of the body. All three of them were in on it. It’s so disappointing when murderers get away with it. 😢

[@ellieivan]

I heard about this on the "Criminal" podcast. Highly recommend that summary of this case - and hope they solve this soon 💔

[@melissacross5525]

Is it just me or are police and investigators starting not to give a shit? Poor girl. And her mom 😢

[@kysike666]

Like I said.. Cops r no help with cases like these.. Even serial killers outsmarts them all the time..

[@Emily-sr5jf]

im obsessed with this case since a lot of my friends knew her. I just noticed on Chris's statement he wrote "the girl" rather than Lauren. since he clearly knew her name, and I watch of criminal psychology interviews w the techniques broken down, this screams guilt to me. he's distancing himself from the victim and crime by doing this.

[@Heather-eh8ic]

I thought the exact same thing. "That girl" same thing in the Emma Walker murder. Killer was an recent ex and he called her that during his police interview. Couldn't say her name. Creepy.

[@ausgamecollector]

Chris probably wanted some drunken action, was declined and Lauren threatened to tell people. Aaron helped Chris silence her seeing as they had the perfect setting.

[@frankjones930]

@Diano Delih that is an orgy of evidence - that can be telling in the same way that a lack of evidence can be

[@jamesandolini1087]

@Diano Delih but Jodi is a mega-narcissist sociopath

[@Exxtol1]

So you've watched criminal psychology interviews and all of a sudden you're an expert? Okay. Glad you determined their guilt this way.

[@Obsessed_With_Corgis]

This case reminds me so much of a spring break I spent with “friends” on South Padre Island, TX. It was supposed to be just 3 of us girls, and we all split the cost evenly for a small beach house with 3 beds. …Then we get there, and it turns out- the other 2 girls had invited 2 guys from a different university to stay with us. Without telling me. Then they tried to force ME to bunk with one of the BOYS whom I had never met before! In a twin bed!! They called me a “selfish c*nt” when I refused, and set me up to have the guy already “sleeping” in my bed when I went outside to take a phone call from my dad. The shit cherry on top? The two boys had brought tons and tons of cocaine. That was the final straw. Luckily; I have the most amazing parents in the world, and when I called them crying about the situation- my dad had me booked for an immediate flight home by the end of the call. He hired a shuttle car to take me to the airport an hour later, and I spent the rest of my spring break enjoying the lovely company of my family. They really are the best. Don’t be afraid to reach out to friends/family for help if you find yourself in a bad situation. I was so worried my parents would be mad at me for everything, but they were just so happy to have me home safe and sound. My dad tells me to this day; “that $1,000 plane ticket cost nothing compared to your safety. I’d pay it a million times just to make sure you’re okay.”

[@bepowerification]

Wow, good for you. Your parents raised you right, be thankful for that. Have a great life!

[@cdes1776]

Good on your parents for looking at the situation for what is was. Outtings like this *NEVER* go according to plan due to flakey jerks and selfish idiots. I learned this early; I'd rather be alone enjoying my own company.

[@jonhofelich9107]

That's the kind of engagement one usually gets with state police. Unfortunately, the local authorities seem to have gone that way on this case as well. The one officer even said "Red flags all over the place". Incompetence at its worst.

[@rosalinabriggers1718]

Hannah sounds like she wanted validation from a group of guys, and was willing to sacrifice Lauren's life for it. As a woman, she should've known how dangerous it was for Lauren and how uncomfortable she would've been with the situation.

[@SuzanneDeniseB]

I agree.

[@marleemyhm]

Thank you so much for making this video. Lauren was one of my bestfriend. We wont stop fighting until she gets justice so videos like this help get the story out there. There has always been something not right about it all, especially if you knew the ppl she was with that night.. so again, thank you for this.

[@adiblue100]

Bless u.hope you're alright..

[@cortrichards8179]

I am so sorry you lost your friend. I am sure Lauren was a wonderful friend and a beautiful, young woman with her whole life ahead of her. These people took that away from her. No one has the right to take anyone else's life, as most of us know. I hope beyond hope that this case is re-opened and solved. Because, it can be. And probably fairly easily. My deepest condolences to Lauren's family and to her friends, like you, who are still working to bring Lauren justice.

[@erbz]

she obv got killed by those guys, who else would do it

[@wellhello1603]

She’s lucky to have people like you, I’m very sorry you guys have to deal with horrible injustice on top of the grief. It’s very clear that it was no accident and I really hope justice will be served. There’s so many red flags that were brushed off and I feel completely disgusted with police. Stay strong! ❤️

[@elisevautour6292]

Keep shining the light on this tragedy. I Pray for Justice for you all. My heart aches. Lauren was a beautiful Soul and full of promise. Hugs for mom. Autopsy clearly indicates foul play. The initial investigation was totally botched. 💜⚖️

[@Nerfzisback]

I sometimes can't believe how evil some people can be! ive been binge watching this channel and it just saddens me that many of these victims suffered brutal deaths like these ! rest easy

[@Blaze-ko3ts]

It’s so obvious it laughable, only a beautiful young woman , who had her whole life in front of her, was murdered by so called friends. If she was my daughter, those boys wouldn’t be walking around now...

[@GemmaJadeYT]

Eww Chris looks like he was put together from spare parts

[@SunTzuMedia]

Lol

[@ANDREA-kk2gx]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😜

[@crisdeltoro8568]

@DonkeyLips McGee LMAO u fucking lameo!

[@colleenoloughlin3970]

Lol

[@GemmaJadeYT]

DonkeyLips McGee ok, someone named “donkey lips” with no profile picture. Bc I am so very devastated and affected by YOUR opinion of me.

[@nellydisco9357]

Yeah, her “friends” are definitely guilty. Shame on those handling this case. So frustrating and sad. Mike, keep it up, keep it up 👏🏾 Great job as always

[@ThatChapter]

Thank you!

[@williss11]

This makes me sad. Imagine it, they are living their happily ever after and free. But I also can't help but partly blame her. The whole situation seem precarious from the start. Who goes camping with that many uncertainties? I'm sure they'll be able to slip out somehow again by prosecution. It's weird how despite all the evidence it's being denied by the judge though

[@TheSquareOnes]

@@williss11 To be fair, it sounded like she thought the situation was completely different. That's not an uncertainty so much as a "my friend outright lied to me about where we would be staying and who we would be staying with." Bad choice in friends for sure but aside from that and the questionable decision to drink heavily around strangers (which you could also blame everyone else there and a massive percentage of the population of Earth for doing) she didn't really do anything "wrong," she was just unlucky.

[@isitoveryet9525]

@@TheSquareOnes Completely agree, just wish she would've went with her gut instincts, and called her mom or something. It's very obvious that she was super sketched out & uncomfortable...whole thing is heartbreaking.

[@easygoer1234]

It's so sad that this beautiful girl won't get to see what her future could have held.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

Who would camp and sleep 5 feet from the edge of a cliff on a hammock while doing a lot of drinking as well?

[@fumblemonkey5500]

“...moved to Florida...”. Of course they did

[@joekaplan9665]

Any idea where in Florida ?

[@craigbenz4835]

Will we see him in a "Florida Man" story?

[@LynxStarAuto]

Joe Kaplan South Florida. The Tamarac area which is close to Fort Lauderdale. I'm from Miami.

[@RobCartwright]

When are people going to realize that it's all the people who moved to Florida that are the crazy ones? I love it here, this place is paradise, but all the whackjobs I've met are northern transplants.

[@lisabelle7553]

Seriously-- you're actually blaming Florida for the scumbags that move there too? Florida is a beautiful state and we can't help it that scum bags love to move here. It's not Florida's fault.

[@debbierobbins360]

I so wish that, when Lauren felt uncomfortable, she had called her mom. I'm certain that her mom would have dropped everything and rushed to go get her. Maybe she didn't want to hear her say I told you so, but it is ALWAYS best to trust those gut instincts. They are usually right.

[@freyavdv4194]

Indeed.

[@aneetmw]

Her poor mom, and the poor friend who didn't let her stay in the cabin. What regrets they have to live with, though none if it is their fault.

[@sophielauren7821]

I think she wanted to stay. Why let sleeping arrangements ruin your fun? She had a sleeping bag, there was the option of sleeping on the ground. The ground is hardly comfortable but it's not like you're any more exposed to the elements. And maybe after spending a day with Chris she trusted him to keep his hands to himself. Nothing wrong with trusting someone, it's not your fault when they turn out to be untrustworthy.

[@sophielauren7821]

I don't think she was scared, just that she was uncomfortable.

[@masunrise7471]

I am so happy my daughter feels comfy calling me for anything and that she is strong enough to walk away from situations. I worry so much about this type of thing.

[@shelleyallen8948]

A good mother’s “ gut feeling “ should be considered a National Treasure 🙏

[@Miralee01]

You can tell the authorities don't want to deal with this. Enough has been proven that I'm glad the family can persue a wrongful death case. Those are no "friends" but a bunch of monsters. Heart goes out to the mother going thru this horror.

[@ilovehouse888]

Ladies get out of those situations. When you don’t feel comfortable or are told you have to sleep with a stranger then leave.

[@malmstring]

Yeah. Camping without boyfriend, surrounded with boys that had prior convictions. It's not a good crowd. Not a good situation to volunteer for.

[@TinyGhosty]

@@malmstring She didn't volunteer for it? She thought she was staying with her friend in a cabin and her friend sidelined her with camping outside with strangers. She also tried to find other sleeping arrangements. Sounds like you're victim blaming here and dismissing what Mike said about the situation.

[@TinyGhosty]

@blahblahblah mememe Did you watch the video and listen to everything he said? She TRIED to find other sleeping arrangements. She couldn't find anywhere else to sleep and couldn't leave because she was stranded. How through all of this you find a way to blame a dead person.

[@princesspanda12012]

@@TinyGhosty its not victim blaming, it's called being responsible for yourself. Leave a situation that doesn't feel right there are always ways to do

[@TinyGhosty]

@@princesspanda12012 WHAT PART OF SHE TRIED TO LEAVE AND SLEEP IN SOMEONE'S CABIN DO YOU AND THE OTHER VICTIM BLAMERS NOT UNDERSTAND?!

[@brendendielman3150]

This dudes humor is just enough to make me laugh but not so much that it takes away the tragedy of the situation . Good on' ya mate

[@831mrscardoso]

Those ppl she was with were NOT her friends. The red flag should have been when some random boy would be sharing a hammock with her. So sad she didn't listen to her instincts or her mother.

[@tiredandcranky]

You described the hammock perfectly. My heart goes out to Lauren, her family, & her real, true friends. Not the people she went camping with.

[@attiylanen]

This makes me hate the investigators and judges of this case.

[@juliesprik9479]

It makes me hate the perpetrator too.

[@Sabbathissaturday]

It happens in every county in every state too.

[@WarpSpeedGames]

Unfortunately it’s the way the American judicial system works, gotta follow precedents set by decisions made over the last 200 years. All circumstantial evidence nothing concrete, the investigators though, are trash.

[@Hyzlysworld]

When you tweet about having a good time when someone in your group dies, switch up your stories multiple times, tell law enforcement you want to figure out how to disarm them to get off the boat, you must be innocent 🙄🔫

[@mikemcmike6427]

Yep one of the most embarrassing cases of police work, autopsies and basically every person involved who was supposed to find justice and the truth

[@tuicastro4431]

That guy that "shared the hammock" with her surely hit on her and she tried to escape...Then he pushed her down the cliff. I can't believe they got away with this!!!

[@Dovietail]

I've skied on that lake, and it's cliffs all the way around it. There's this awful cove just around the corner from Johnny Cash's home where this big ol' gnarly tree tree hangs off the cliff over the lake, and people climb it to add even more scary to the cliff diving. I wouldn't be at all surprised if she hit her head diving out of that hideous purgatorial monstrosity. Not me! I stayed in the boat! And yes, here is another crime scene I know intimately well. I swear! This is too weird!

[@JediSpectre117]

WTF is this case, does that judge and police need a bloody reality check

[@2masterofpuppets2]

Yes, there's someone like that at every turn in this case. From the detectives on scene, the sheriff, medical examiner, and yes the judge. This case could be a friggin netflix series with the amount of drama that was unfolding during that weekend at lakefest. Listen to Without Warning by the PI Sherry Smith hired

[@craighall4675]

I hope that friend that said there was no room in their cabin feels extremely bad. Who needs enemies with friends like that...

[@isitoveryet9525]

Right. I was thinking the same thing, she must feel horrible. A bunch of young people, at a cabin partying, yet there was no room for her?! Whenever we used to go to a cabin on the beach, there were always people crashing on the couches, chairs, floor...wherever there was a free spot. Super sketchy that she wouldn't just let her come to the cabin, especially if she knew how uncomfortable she was.

[@cats1970]

Exactly. Even if someone didn’t share they were in a shady situation, we told them we couldn’t guarantee anything but a floor and a couch pillow. We’ve had both girls and guys stay unexpected because we didn’t want them to drive drunk or see them dead on the news the next day.

[@craighall4675]

He said, she said then the cops give the real story some how... Makes u think ehh?

[@CommercialForest]

I don’t understand why young women ambush their friends into bad/uncomfortable situations. (Fyi, we invited some boys you don’t know, you’ll be sharing a hammock with one, did we mention it hangs over a cliff?). So many of these horrible stories begin with a “girl’s night out” bait-and-switch.

[@robtymec2045]

So weird when Mike says "Tree" and he's actually talking about the plant!

[@geminisam8937]

You fogot to mention that Lauren tried to leave that place that night , she texted her friend Jade saying that she wasn't having fun , she feels uncomfortable and she wants to go home. Lauren asked Jade to pick her up that night but Jade said NO because she didn't know the way and it was already very late to pick her up . 😶

[@marianaroc]

Jade must feel like shit now.

[@shakeyraware1563]

And she said they were being mean to her

[@QueenofMarine]

If any of my friends called me and said they needed help getting out of a bad situation, regardless of what time it was or how far away, I'd go get them without question. WTF?! I hope her friend learned a valuable lesson and is a better friend to the people in her life now. I wish Lauren would have called her mom for help.

[@Heather-eh8ic]

Look at Chris' written statement. He refers to her as "That girl". Reminds me of the Emma Walker murder. Killer was a recent ex, and he called her that during his police interview. Couldn't say her name. Creepy. Also, Aaron and Hannah have daughter now. I hope they think of Lauren every time they look at her. And think of Lauren's poor mother. I hope they think "Oh, my god. What if someone did that to my daughter.".

[@mangotango2399]

Good eyes! Similar to the Chris Watts case too, referring to his kids as “those girls”. They’re distancing themselves from the person. I definitely think they did it.

[@amityislandchum]

The sad thing is... you know Aaron and Hannah never think about Lauren.

[@preston74]

Yeap, the brain will distance the victim to avoid guilt. Great catch!