Wayland Tragedy Sparks Completion of Compassion Model
Malcolm Astley assisted his graduate school friend John LeCapitaine in presenting the research and model.
What if a culture of compassion could serve as a levy, lessening the waves of violence and abuse that crash over communities across Massachusetts and the country? It’s a question that has intrigued University of Wisconsin professor John LeCapitaine for a decade, but it’s one that took on new significance last summer when a graduate school friend, Malcolm Astley, suffered a heartbreaking tragedy. The body of Astley’s 18-year-old daughter, Lauren Dunne Astley, was found in a Wayland marsh on July 4 of last year. Police allege that her ex-boyfriend, fellow Wayland High School Class of 2011 graduate Nathaniel Fujita, murdered her. On March 29 LeCapitaine, with Astley’s assistance, presented his Developmental Model of Compassion to a crowd of …
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