Laura Michelle Owens & Michael Marraccini
April 2016 - Present: San Francisco, California
2016
Laura Owens begins relationship with Michael Marraccini in April 2016.
According to Michael via court records, he tried to end the relationship prior to their upcoming Iceland trip, but was coerced by Owens’ parents because she was threatening them with suicide. Ronn Owens, Laura's father, begged Michael to stay in contact with her because her life was at risk and that he would help him get out of this relationship afterwards once she was safe. Text messages between Marraccini and Owens' parents reveal their appreciation for his help and later their condolences as his own stepfather was reportedly battling a terminal illness at the time. (Source below)
On December 30th, Laura Owens and Michael Marraccini travel to Iceland together - a trip that Owens later describes in her TedX Talk. In her TedX Talk, Owens claims that Marraccini subjected her to verbal and physical abuse throughout the duration of the trip. [1]
A woman, by the name of Karen, later submitted a statement in support of Owens, claiming she witnessed Marraccini verbally abusing Owens on the flight to Iceland. [2]
2017
Marraccini ends relationship with Owens in March. She claims he impregnated her, but later in court documents it was revealed she admitted she lied about that, apologized about the suicide threats, and there was never any evidence of a physical issue between them. Once Marraccini ended their relationship, Owens began stalking him, which led him to contact the police. That is when she accused him of physically assaulting and raping her, and it is presumed that those are the reasons she has an order of protection against him. She claims to have aborted the alleged pregnancy. (See link to court docs at end of this page.)
2018
On January 6th, Owens sends a Facebook message to Marraccini's new supposed girlfriend warning her of his "bullying, manipulation, and outright cruelness." Marraccini becomes aware of this correspondence and, accompanied by his sister, allegedly confronts Owens during an unexpected encounter on the street the next day, which ultimately results in Owens taking legal action against him. [3]
On January 9th, Owens files a domestic violence suit against Michael Marraccini in San Francisco County, CA. [4]
On January 9th, Owens files a request for RO against Marraccini in San Francisco County, CA. She requests the order to also protect her immediate family members and her toy poodle, Buttons. [5]
On January 10th, Owens files and is granted a temporary RO prior to the hearing set on January 26. The request for additional protection for her family members is denied, however Buttons is granted protection. [6]
On January 21st, Marraccini files his response to Owen's request for a RO. [7]
2024
On April 30th, in a court document in the Clayton Echard case[8], it was reported that Laura Owens claimed during her relationship with Michael Marraccini that she had ovarian cancer and had an ovary removed. [9]
On May 3rd, Laura filed an affidavit with the court stating that she never claimed that and the accusation is entirely false.
The next day, May 4th, Dave Neal and Megan Fox ran a fundraiser to hire a forensic investigator to look into Marraccini's laptop to verify where the reported documents originated from.[10] To date, the results have not come back.