On February 22, 2024, Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student, [4] was murdered while she was jogging at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia. [5] Her body was found in Oconee Forest Park near Lake Herrick; [6] her death was caused by blunt force trauma and asphyxiation. [4][7]

Nov 21, 2024 · ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a case that became a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration.

Nov 20, 2024 · Riley, 22, who was a Georgia nursing student, died on Feb. 22 after what prosecutors describe as a violent attack by the accused, Jose Ibarra, while she was jogging on a wooded trail near the...

Feb 27, 2024 · Authorities have released the cause of death in the killing of Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student who disappeared while on a jog on a Georgia college campus last week.

Nov 15, 2024 · The illegal Venezuelan immigrant charged with murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley went out "hunting for females" when he preyed upon the 22-year-old jogger, prosecutors said Friday.

The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was found guilty of murder Wednesday in a case that became a flashpoint in the immigration debate earlier this year, ahead of...

Nov 21, 2024 · Jose Ibarra was found guilty in the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Nov 21, 2024 · Riley died of blunt force trauma in the attack. Now, Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, has been convicted on three counts of felony murder and counts of malice murder, kidnapping with bodily injury,...

Nov 20, 2024 · The last moments before Laken Riley was killed while out on a run on the University of Georgia's campus were shown in court Tuesday, on the third day of the trial involving the murder of the 22 ...

Nov 20, 2024 · The suspect accused of murdering Laken Riley on the University of Georgia's campus was found guilty by a judge on all charges Wednesday, including malice murder and felony murder. He was sentenced by the judge to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the maximum possible.