What Lauren Prier has said about Murder of Leslie Prier
3 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 25, 2026
Lauren Prier, Daughter of murder victim Leslie Prier, has been quoted on Murder of Leslie Prier 3 times in 1 episode of 20/20, most recently on July 25, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Lauren Prier insisted her father could never have killed her mother despite police suspicion.
“There's no way in hell that my dad looked my mom in the eyes and strangled her. That's impossible”
20/20: First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (Rebroadcast) (Jul 25, 2026) · Listen from 33:47
Lauren Prier said she believes her father died of a broken heart while still under suspicion.
“Some of my uncles and some of my cousins were like, there's no way. And so they were out of touch with him. I mean, I think my dad died of a broken heart”
20/20: First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (Rebroadcast) (Jul 25, 2026) · Listen from 36:47
Lauren Prier believes Gligor panicked when her mother recognized him and that he put her in the shower to remove DNA.
“And then I think he got scared because he was in the house and she saw his face and knew exactly who he was”
20/20: First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (Rebroadcast) (Jul 25, 2026) · Listen from 1:18:21
Episodes
First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder (Rebroadcast)20/20 · Jul 25, 2026 · 1 h 23 min
20/20 recounts the 2001 murder of Leslie Prier in Chevy Chase, Maryland, solved 23 years later when genetic genealogy and an airport DNA sting identified her daughter's ex-boyfriend.
Others on Murder of Leslie Prier
- Tara Augustin · 3 quotes
- Brett Reedy · 1 quote