<div>Our dear friends Teresa and Paul Lowe, along with their son Jonathan, have suffered the unthinkable....their beloved daughter and sister, Auriel, was recently and tragically murdered. We are calling on their veteran, entertainment, and church communities to please help this special family during this painful time.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Auriel was a nurse whose calling was to save lives. She had just begun her dream job in nurse anesthesiology at Duke University Hospital—a path she worked tirelessly to achieve. She was kind, brilliant, full of promise, and deeply loved by her family, friends, and colleagues. If she wasn’t at work, she was at church or finding ways to care for others.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>The circumstances of her death are devastating and unfathomable to the Lowe family.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>As Teresa shared through her tears: “<em>She was in ICU during her residency for two and half years, and she had just literally gotten promoted into her career path in the operating room to move towards her nurse anesthesiology.”</em>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Paul explained his pain: <em>“We’re just shattered here as a family and her friends, and, I mean, she’s my baby, and it just … it just hurts.</em>”
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Teresa and Paul are determined that Auriel’s story will not end in tragedy alone. They want her memory to inspire change—so that dating apps are safer and no other family must endure such a loss. But first, they must find the strength to get through the heavy days ahead. We are setting up this GoFundMe so our cherished friends don’t have to carry the full financial burden on top of their overwhelming grief.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong> How Your Support Will Help </strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong> Step 1: Immediate Needs </strong>(up to 27K)
</div>
<div>• Flights and rental cars for family to travel from Los Angeles to Durham, NC
</div>
<div>• Licensed transport of Auriel’s body from Durham to California
</div>
<div>• Casket Pickup and transfer from LAX to the funeral home
</div>
<div>• Biohazard cleaning of Auriel’s Durham apartment
</div>
<div>• Movers, packing, and shipping Auriel’s belongings cross country
</div>
<div>• Probate attorney and related legal costs in Durham County, NC
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong> Step 2: Funeral and Burial </strong>(estimated 9K)
</div>
<div>• Funeral and burial services in Los Angeles
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong> Step 3: Ongoing Support During the Trial </strong>(estimated 10K)
</div>
<div>• Flights, hotels, rental cars, meals, and related costs in Durham, NC
</div>
<div>• Grief counseling for Teresa, Paul, and Jonathan
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>At a minimum, the family will need to travel to Durham several times for the legal process and trial dates.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>Please Donate Points </strong>
</div>
<div>If you have airline, hotel, or rental car points—or Durham-area restaurant gift cards—please reach out through GoFundMe’s messaging system to coordinate your support.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Every contribution will directly ease the burden on Teresa, Paul, and Jonathan as they face this heartbreaking journey. We understand not everyone can make a donation, but we ask everyone to uplift the beautiful Auriel and her grieving family in your prayers.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><em>With love and gratitude,</em>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><em>Karen, Tom, Rebecca, Frank, Terry, Jennifer,</em> <em>and the many devoted veteran friends of Teresa, Paul, and Jonathan Lowe</em>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><em>The Board &amp; Members of Veterans in Media &amp; Entertainment </em>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><em>The Executive Committee &amp; Members of American Legion Hollywood Post 43</em>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong> Learn more about Auriel’s story:</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong> • CBS17</strong>: <a href="https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/durham-county-news/youre-just-numb-family-remembers-duke-nurse-police-say-was-killed-before-standoff-with-boyfriend/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/durham-county-news/youre-just-numb-family-remembers-duke-nurse-police-say-was-killed-before-standoff-with-boyfriend/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/durham-county-news/youre-just-numb-family-remembers-duke-nurse-police-say-was-killed-before-standoff-with-boyfriend/</a></a>
</div>
<div>•<strong> WRAL:</strong> <a href="https://www.wral.com/news/local/durham-woman-nurse-murder-auriel-lowe-sept-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.wral.com/news/local/durham-woman-nurse-murder-auriel-lowe-sept-2025/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.wral.com/news/local/durham-woman-nurse-murder-auriel-lowe-sept-2025/</a></a>
</div>
<div>•<strong> CBS17 Video</strong>: <a href="https://www.cbs17.com/video/durham-man-accused-of-killing-girlfriend-denied-bond/11067110" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.cbs17.com/video/durham-man-accused-of-killing-girlfriend-denied-bond/11067110" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.cbs17.com/video/durham-man-accused-of-killing-girlfriend-denied-bond/11067110</a></a>
</div>

Karice Rhule

Anonymous

William Rahko

Denise Davison

Nina Goodwine

Monica Ogunsusi

Sarah Jenkins

Maya Crumbley

Allison Bell Bern

Lena Malkon

Darren Steele

Ingrid Russell Narcisse

Amelia Kersten

Honoring Auriel & Supporting the Lowe Family

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Honoring Auriel & Supporting the Lowe Family

Still $13,390 to go. Help us build momentum.