Video Shows Moment Laken Riley's Family Find Out About Murder
Jose Ibarra, 26, was found guilty of malice and felony murder, along with eight other charges, in the February killing of Riley.
Laken Riley Murder Case: Her Tragic Final Journal Entry Revealed
Laken Riley’s alleged murderer Jose Antonio Ibarra has been sentenced to life in prison. But during his trial, Riley’s family shared heartbreaking details about the 22-year-old’s final days.
A man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Laken Riley
The case over the killing of a Georgia nursing student fueled the national debate over immigration during this year's presidential race.
Laken Riley's Best Friend Says She 'Can't Do Anything by Herself Anymore' As Murder Trial Wraps
On Wednesday, Nov. 30, Riley's friends and family gave witness statements to the judge shortly before Jose Ibarra was sentenced to life in prison
‘I do not support the death penalty’: Why the prosecution in Laken Riley’s murder trial asked for life in prison
When Deborah Gonzalez ran to be elected District Attorney of Georgia’s Western Judicial Circuit in 2020, she made no bones about her position on capital punishment.
Laken Riley murder: Jose Ibarra found guilty, sentenced to life in prison without parole
On Feb. 22, 2024, Riley, 22, was found dead after going for a jog, on the university’s intramural fields and never returned. Police found her unconscious and injured in a wooded area behind the fields. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Laken Riley murder trial evidence: Wife asked 'what happened with the girl?'
Prosecutors continued to make their case Monday in the bench trial of an undocumented immigrant accused of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that drew national attention as part of the discussion about immigration,
Laken Riley’s murder: a political flashpoint about migrants
Laken Riley’s murder, which was prominently featured by Donald Trump as an example of “migrant crime”, could continue to figure prominently in an upcoming debate about deportations.
Laken Riley murder: Who was Laken Riley, nursing student killed on UGA campus?
Wednesday brought the closing of the case into the killing of Laken Riley, a nursing student who was killed on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens at the hands of Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela. Riley had been going to school at Augusta University School of Nursing’s Athens campus when she was killed.
Donald Trump uses social media to weigh in on Jose Ibarra conviction in Laken Riley murder
Donald Trump used X, formerly Twitter, to weigh in Wednesday's conviction of Jose Ibarra, who was found guilty in the murder of Laken Riley.
Soros-backed prosecutor under fire over death penalty decision for Laken Riley's killer
Politicians and pundits from Georgia and across the country have expressed frustration that Laken Riley's killer, Jose Ibarra, was not sentenced to death.
Man convicted of murder in death of Laken Riley, Georgia nursing student killed on jogging trail
Jose Ibarra was found guilty in the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. He was sentenced to life in prison without ...
Tom Homan chokes up over Laken Riley murder as he slams sanctuary city leaders: ‘Shame on you!’
This young lady is dead and I want every mayor, every governor of a sanctuary jurisdiction to listen to that tape,” the ...
Laken Riley murder: Judge sentences college student killer after family addresses 'monster' in court
Jose Ibarra's defense will continue bringing witnesses forward on Wednesday, possibly including Ibarra's two brothers. Ibarra ...