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Luke was originally supposed to be killed off after Geary’s 13 weeks were up and then again after the rape of Laura, but both times the character was spared.—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025 The writers scrapped plans to kill off Luke and instead capitalized on the popularity of the pairing between Luke and Laura Webber (Genie Francis).—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025 General Hospital killed off Luke in 2022.—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025 The show has made a tradition of killing off supporting characters—Barb, Bob, Billy, Eddie—while sparing its central crew.—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kill off
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