Tag: Riley
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Man convicted of murder in slaying of Laken Riley
Man convicted of murder in slaying of Laken Riley – CBS News Watch CBS News A judge Wednesday found a Venezuelan migrant guilty on all counts in the murder earlier this year of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.…
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Key details from trial in killing of Laken Riley after conviction, sentencing
Key details from trial in killing of Laken Riley after conviction, sentencing – CBS News Watch CBS News Undocumented Venezuelan immigrant Jose Ibarra was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more on the charges, verdict and sentencing. Be the first…
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Man convicted of murder in death of Laken Riley, Georgia nursing student killed on jogging trail
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. Jose Ibarra, 26, was found guilty of murder and other charges related to Riley’s death. Ibarra, an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant,…
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Final texts between Laken Riley and her mother revealed in court
Final texts between Laken Riley and her mother revealed in court – CBS News Watch CBS News Video of the last moments Laken Riley was seen alive and the final texts between her and her mother were shown in court Tuesday. Jose Ibarra, an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant, is on trial for the murder of the…
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Laken Riley murder suspect was grilled by wife in jail phone call, recording reveals: “What happened with the girl?”
An FBI special agent testified Monday that electronic location data seems to place Georgia nursing student Laken Riley and the man accused of killing her in the same wooded area at the time of her death. Meanwhile, prosecutors also played a recording of Ibarra being grilled by his wife about the case during a jail…
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Prosecutors present new evidence in Laken Riley murder trial
Prosecutors present new evidence in Laken Riley murder trial – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News has learned the case against the man accused of killing a University of Georgia nursing student could be in the hands of the judge as early as Tuesday. Jose Ibarra, an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela, has pleaded not…
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Jury hears opening statements in Laken Riley murder trial
Jury hears opening statements in Laken Riley murder trial – CBS News Watch CBS News A Georgia jury heard opening statements Friday in the trial of the man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley. Jose Ibarra is charged with killing the 22-year-old in February. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports. Be the…
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Man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley “went hunting for females,” prosecutor says
A Venezuelan man “went hunting for females on the University of Georgia’s campus” earlier this year and ended up killing nursing student Laken Riley after a struggle, a prosecutor said Friday. The man’s lawyer, though, said the evidence is circumstantial and doesn’t prove his client is guilty. Jose Ibarra, who entered the U.S. illegally, is…
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Trial for Laken Riley murder suspect begins in Georgia
Trial for Laken Riley murder suspect begins in Georgia – CBS News Watch CBS News The trial has begun for Jose Ibarra, the man accused of murdering Laken Riley, a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus. Riley’s death in February became a rallying cry for some political candidates after…