These are the gruesome injuries inflicted on nursing student Lauren Johansen by the 'psychopath' ex who would go on to allegedly kidnap and murder her after a judge lowered his bond.The 22-year-old was pistol-whipped and beaten to a pulp by warped Bricen Rivers, 23, after he flew into a jealous rage during a night out in Nashville last December.
She survived the violence but photos taken afterwards - and published for the first time by DailyMail.com - reveal her petite body riddled with bruises and her face so bloody and swollen she was barely recognizable.
Lauren's wounds were cataloged by her physician dad Lance Johansen, 58, who wanted the courts to see what Rivers was capable of as he awaited trial on kidnapping and stalking charges.
Lance was so worried for his 'wonderful, kind' daughter's safety that he attended the preliminary hearing to warn a Davidson County judge that Rivers would 'finish the job' if he ever got out of jail.
To his astonishment, Judge Cheryl Blackburn, a longtime Democrat jurist, later decided to lower the alleged attacker's bond from $250,000 to $150,000, paving the way for his June 24 release.
Just nine days after he posted bond and walked free, Lauren was found beaten to death in Gulfport, Mississippi, and Rivers was arrested on suspicion of murdering her.
'You can see what happened when he hit her 100 times back in December so just imagine what he did to her when nobody was around to save her,' Lance told DailyMail.com, fighting tears.
The heartbroken dad-of-four, a respected orthopedic surgeon, added: 'I realize people have rights but you can't just let loose a wild animal.