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 · A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. The killing added fuel to the national debate over immigration when federal authorities said Ibarra illegally entered the U.S. in 2022.

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...

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 22, 2024 · Laken Riley was a caring daughter, a good friend and a devout Christian, her friends and family told the court. Laken Riley’s name was heard in court countless times and repeated by...

Nov 21, 2024 · A judge has convicted the man on trial for the killing of Laken Riley, a nursing student in Georgia whose death in February shook the college town where she studied, as well as the country....

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.

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 16, 2024 · Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student at Augusta University, was found dead in the woods behind Lake Herrick near UGA's intramural fields on Feb. 22. Ibarra, 26, waived his right to a jury...

Nov 15, 2024 · Evidence in trial of man accused of killing Laken Riley will show the Georgia student ‘fought for her life,’ prosecutors say