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Melvin Rowland was the Utah man accused of killing University of Utah athlete Lauren McCluskey.
He was found dead in a church after McCluskey, his former girlfriend, was murdered.
Rowland, a 37-year-old registered sex offender, was abusive during his relationship with McCluskey and stalked her after they broke up before killing her on the Salt Lake City university’s campus, police said.
After the 21-year-old McCluskey was found dead of a gunshot wound in her car outside of her residence hall, police launched a manhunt for Rowland after identifying him as a suspect, according to a University of Utah Police report on the murder.
McCluskey, who was on the University of Utah track team, had reported Rowland to campus police, saying he had threatened, harassed and stalked her, and had extorted her for money in exchange for not releasing compromising photos of her.
According to police statements, McCluskey was confronted and shot by Rowland about 8:20 p.m.
Her body was found just before 10 p.m. Police officers spotted Rowland on foot about 12:45 a.m. According to police, the officers followed Rowland and he entered the Trinity AME Church at 239 East Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Rowland then shot himself inside the church. His death was ruled a suicide.
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