Murdered NJ vet Lauren Semanchik left voicemail with police begging for help months before ex-boyfriend killed her: ‘She was failed’

Beloved veterinarian Lauren Semanchik pleaded with local New Jersey authorities to help her, according to a chilling voicemail played Thursday — only months before she was killed in a grisly murder-suicide by her cop ex-boyfriend.

The 33-year-old woman said in a phone message to Franklin Township police – one her family alleged wasn’t returned – that she wanted to take action against state trooper Ricardo Santos, who was allegedly harassing her for months after the pair broke up.

“My name is Lauren Semanchik … I was looking to file a police report or potentially even a restraining order against my ex-boyfriend who has been harassing me,” she said in the May 20 message played at a press conference announcing impending lawsuits against the department and state police.

Less than three months later, Santos, 45, shot and killed Semanchik and her new boyfriend Tyler Webb outside her home in Pittsfield. The deranged shooter then drove about an hour away and turned the gun on himself.

Semanchik’s family has slammed the numerous police agencies she contacted leading up to the tragic shooting as questions swirl if Santos raised any red flags during his tenure with the state police.

“She was failed by every single law enforcement agency that she went to for help,” her mom Jennine Semanchik said Thursday.

Semanchik left the voicemail after she went to the Franklin police headquarters that morning and was told no officer was available.

In the phone call, she listed other ways Santos was stalking her, though she only referred to him as a state cop.

“He put recording devices in my home, has continued to text me and call me and I then just came out last night from work and my car has been keyed and I have no idea who did it,” she alleged. “But I don’t have anybody in my life with any animosity.

“He’s also a state trooper so I’m especially uncomfortable.”

The Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office has since assumed control of the Franklin police force following questions about the department’s handling of the case.

Semanchik and Santos dated on and off for months before they ended things last September, sparking Santos’ unhinged behavior. Two of the department’s top cops, Police Chief Timothy Snyder and Sgt. Kevin Bollaro, have been placed on leave.

The day before she called Franklin cops, she filed a police report with Washington Township police, accusing Santos of keying her car.

One of the officers at the scene asked Semanchik if she wanted him to contact Santos about the alleged damage, and she said yes, according to the police report. When the officer called Santos, he denied any wrongdoing.

The officer also advised Santos not to contact Semanchik, which he agreed to, according to the report.

The alleged vandalism came after Semanchik contacted a female colleague of Santos about his unhinged behavior, though it’s unclear what steps were taken by state police.

Semanchik’s sisters previously told The Post their sibling told them that Santos threatened suicide, which convinced Semanchik to reach out to the mutual acquaintance.

The family’s lawyers, David Mazie and Beth Baldinger, said a notice of claim was filed Thursday with the intention of suing the state police and Franklin police.

State police, the state Attorney General’s Office and Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office have all been tight-lipped on the incident.