the system they say failed, and now, they are demanding accountability. was lauren s death preventible? yes. absolutely. this special edition of nightline, the calls for help, will be right back. nightline. the calls for help, here now amy robach. hi, so ima deali m dean m deg situation where i m being blackmailed for money. in the last days of her life, lauren mcclusky was begging to be heard. i think they re trying to lure me somewhere. do you know when an arrest would be made? reporter: talking with police over 20 times, crying for help with her ex-boyfriend, a seasoned man seasoned manipulator who had his sights set on lauren. at first she thought he was 28, the handsome bouncer she met at a bar. his true identity, a 37-year-old convicted sex offender out on parole. every woman i ve met, i ve come across, i use my manipulation tactics to get what i want. reporter: now relentlessly stalking, harassing and blackmailing lauren. she was the lauded coll
procedures you go through if you were going to the doctor s office. so the credibility was there, it was real, and it was a lot easier, that s for sure. i ve had two experiences with heal. one was just a general annual physical that i ve had here at the house. another time, i actually had a sports injury, and i had a doctor come in. i had plantar fasciitis. they came in, they kind of gave me some recommendations, and then i thought i was gonna see a doctor the third time, but they actually gave me kind of like a guide, a step-by-step of what i actually should do, and they told me it actually was not necessary for a doctor to come in. so i thought that was good. it kind of showed they actually cared for me as a customer. like, i wasn t just another person they wanted to get money out of. for me, it s great because my insurance covers it regardless, but just to have someone come in when it wasn t necessary, that was really nice that they told me it wasn t needed, you know? ma
angeles much. it s raining. our chihuahuas are clinging to yoga mats for dear life. it is just short of a disaster. and of course, it rains the day after i get a blowout. it s also the first day of a teacher strike here in l.a. the teachers had to picket out in the storm. and on top of that, the government is what a mess we re in. the nearly 800,000 government workers are still without pay. this is now the longest shutdown ever, day 24. and every night we re doing a little something. we re giving a job every night to a federal employee whose going without a paycheck. we did this last week. and tonight our federal employee is a safety inspector from the usda named sandy cross. let s say hello to sandy. hi! sandy, tell me, what do you inspect? what is it you inspect? i inspect meat, poultry, and some egg items. jimmy: so is it safe without you we cannot trust our bacon or our eggs? exactly, jimmy. you couldn t. jimmy: and sandy is supporting four kids without a ch
about the final moments of lauren s life. after 20 calls to police, the system they say failed their daughter. was her death breathable? yes. we ll be right back. ack. this is a special edition of nightline. the calls for help. now reporting amy robach. hi, so i m dealing with a a situation where i m being blackmailed for money. reporter: in the last days of her life, lauren mccluskey was begging to be heard. i think they re trying to lure me somewhere. do you know when an arrest would be made? reporter: talking with police over 20 times, crying for help with her ex-boyfriend, a seasoned manipulator who had his sights set on lauren. at first she thought he was 28. the handsome bouncer she met at a bar. she looked really mature for a 28-year-old. reporter: his true identity, a 37-year-old sex offender out on parole. everyone i met or came across, i used my manipulation tactics to get what i wanted. reporter: now relentlessly stalking and harassing lau
his dreadlocks before a match. why the referee made him do it, and why many are calling it racist. plus, the christmas miracle. two fishermen are finally found after being adrift for nearly a month. the hail mary pass at a high school championship game that you have to see to believe. and rudolph the red-nosed burglar? the strange case of whodunnit for one police department this christmas eve. santa got to make it to town good monday morning on this christmas eve. we begin with the frantic search for more survivors under way in indonesia. the natural disaster was caused by a volcanic eruption. resort communities filled with holiday vacationers were hit by a massive tidal wave without warning. the eruption sent rocks and dirt sliding into the ocean. nearly 300 people are known dead, including members of this band. the wave hitting as they performed on stage. the indonesian army and other kr rescue workers are digging through the rubble and officials fear the deat