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On the first day of school at Wild Lake High School in Columbia, Maryland in September 2017, beloved social studies teacher Laura Wallen didn’t turn up and had vanished without a trace. Just days later, her body was discovered in a shallow grave — shot dead. Laura was four months pregnant which a wanted child called Reid. The man accused of killing her was her boyfriend and the father of her unborn child, Tyler Tessier. He was arrested for her murder but would never face justice, taking his own life in prison a year later.

This is the story of Laura Wallen and Reid.

Information and support 

·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans 

·       Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid

·       National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247

·       Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America

·       Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline 

References 

Laura Wallen: Pregnant high school teacher was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend, Tyler Tessier

Laura Wallen: How Did She Die? Who Killed Her?

MURDERED: Laura Wallen | Crime Junkie Podcast

Father of slain Montgomery Co. teacher says student tribute comforted family - WTOP News

 Murdered mother's family speaks out

Who Is Tyler Tessier? 9 Things To Know In Columbia Teacher's Murder | Columbia, MD Patch

Homicide leading cause of death for pregnant women in U.S. | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Governor Hogan signs Laura and Reid's Law

Credits 

Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton 

Produced by: Clare Laxton  

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