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Conviction May 3, 2010 Homicide

Yeardley Love

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date May 3, 2010
Location Charlottesville, Virginia
Victim Age 22
Gender Female

University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love was beaten to death in her Charlottesville apartment by her ex-boyfriend and fellow lacrosse player George Huguely V. Huguely was convicted of second-degree murder in 2012 and sentenced to 23 years. The case drew national attention to intimate partner violence on college campuses.

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