Non-profit honors University of Virginia student killed by ex-boyfriend; helps others identify unhealthy relationships

BALTIMORE, Md. (DC News Now) — Yeardley Love was finishing her senior year at the University of Virginia when her ex-boyfriend killed her in May 2010, less than three weeks away from graduation.

Susan Love said she had no idea that something so terrible could happen to her daughter.

“My biggest concern when she went off to school,” Susan Love said. “Was her getting hurt on the lacrosse field or in a car accident.”

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After that, Susan Love helped launch the One Love Foundation. It’s a nationwide effort that provides young people with the tools to identify good and bad behaviors in relationships.

“Research shows that those between ages 16 to 24 are the most vulnerable,” Susan Love said. “One in three women and one in four men will experience violence in their lifetime.”

One Love works with colleges and high school students all across the country and in the DMV.

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Susan Love said they have worked with more than 2 million students over the years, and they will continue their work for as long as it takes to help lower abuse.

“We want to make sure this does not happen to another family,” Susan Love said. “It’s devastating, and your life is changed forever, and our main goal is to honor Yeardley, by making sure it does not happen to someone else.”

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