Lauren Heike

Lauren Heike was a 34-year-old woman who was murdered while hiking in the mountains of Colorado in 2019. She was a mother of two at the time of her death. Heike was known to her friends and family as a kind and adventurous person who loved the outdoors. Her murder was a shock to her community and sparked a wider conversation about violence against women in the outdoors. Heike's case is one of several high-profile murders of women who were hiking or camping alone.