Laken Riley Murder Trial: Jose Ibarra Found Guilty of Killing Georgia Nursing Student

The sentencing came hours after a judge issued a guilty verdict. The case became a flashpoint in the bitter national debate over immigration policy.

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Man found guilty of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley and is sentenced to life

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 the ...

Guilty verdict in Jose Ibarra trial for Laken Riley murder

A Georgia judge found Jose Ibarra, an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela, guilty on all charges in the trial for the death of Laken Riley, a nursing student who was jogging when she disappeared. ...

Jose Ibarra found guilty on all counts in murder of Laken Riley

Jose Ibarra has been convicted of murder and other charges for the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Ibarra's status as an undocumented immigrant thrust the case into the national ...

Trial begins for suspect accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley began today with a bench trial after suspect Jose Ibarra waived his right to a jury. Ibarra was indicted on charges including three ...

Laken Riley murder: man convicted in killing of Georgia nursing student

José Ibarra found guilty of murder in Riley’s February death, which fueled a US debate over immigration. A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of the Georgia nursing student ...

World - The Guardian - 21 hours ago

Trial for suspect in Georgia nursing student Laken Riley's death to begin

The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has waived his right to a jury, paving the way for his bench trial, which is expected to begin Friday morning.

Man convicted of murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

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.

Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

A judge on Wednesday found Jose Ibarra guilty on all 10 counts in the murder of University of Georgia student Laken Riley. Ibarra was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Laken Riley murder trial defense witnesses may include Jose Ibarra's family

Jose Ibarra's trial for the murder of Laken Riley, a student at Georgia's Augusta University College of Nursing, continues as Ibarra's family members are expected to testify on his behalf. CBS News ...

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Investigators testify on why they think Jose Ibarra is responsible for Laken Riley's murder

Forensic investigators and authorities who responded to Laken Riley's murder took the stand Tuesday in Georgia. detailing what led to their conclusion that Jose Ibarra was allegedly responsible. ...

Prosecutors say DNA, fingerprint show Jose Ibarra killed Laken Riley

The man accused of killing Laken Riley earlier this year "went out hunting for females" on the day the nursing student in Georgia was slain, prosecutors told a judge Friday on the first day of Jose ...

Jose Ibarra sentenced to life without parole for Laken Riley killing

A Georgia judge sentenced Jose Ibarra, an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant, to life without the possibility of parole in the trial for the death of Laken Riley. The nursing student disappeared ...

Trial for Laken Riley murder suspect begins in Georgia

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 ...

Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago

Trial begins in murder of Georgia nursing student

A murder trial is underway in Athens, Georgia, for a Venezuelan man accused of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley. The suspect was in the U.S. illegally, and his arrest helped put the ...

Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago

Prosecutors say cellphone data and bloody jacket link Jose Ibarra to Laken Riley on day of murder

A former roommate of the man charged with murder in the death of Laken Riley — the Georgia nursing student whose killing set off a political firestorm over immigration — testified Monday that he is ...

Trump hails 'justice' for Laken Riley after migrant found guilty of murder

President-elect Trump weighed in on the sentencing of the Venezuelan man charged for killing Georgia student Laken Riley earlier this year, hailing the verdict as "justice." “JUSTICE FOR LAKEN ...

Politics - The Hill - 19 hours ago

Laken Riley case: Suspect found guilty by judge in campus killing, sentenced to life

Jose Ibarra was accused of killing Laken Riley while she was running on the University of Georgia's campus after prosecutors said she "refused to be his rape victim."

Man accused of killing Laken Riley found guilty on all counts

A judge has found Jose Ibarra guilty on all counts in the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Ibarra was convicted on three counts of felony murder and counts of malice murder, ...

Laken Riley's family speaks in court after Jose Ibarra's conviction

Laken Riley's loved ones addressed the court after a Georgia judge found Jose Ibarra guilty of all charges in the criminal case surrounding the nursing student's death. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez ...

Laken Riley's killer Jose Ibarra sentenced to life in prison without parole

The Georgia judge who convicted Jose Ibarra for charges related to the death of nursing student Laken Riley sentenced the undocumented immigrant to life in prison without the possibility of parole. ...

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Testimony begins in Laken Riley murder trial

The murder trial has begun for Jose Ibarra, the man accused of killing Laken Riley while she was on a run back in February. Her murder became a hot-button topic on the campaign trail after it was ...

Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago

Police investigation takes focus in murder trial for man accused of killing Laken Riley

Jose Ibarra, the man accused in the brutal murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley, is back in a Georgia courtroom. CBS News producer Jared Eggleston has the latest on the case.

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Prosecutor says Jose Ibarra 'went hunting for females' on day Laken Riley was slain

NBC News' Priya Sridhar reports on opening statements and witnesses from the first day of Jose Ibarra's trial. The defendant is facing multiple charges, including three counts of felony murder, in ...

Laken Riley murder suspect waives jury trial, case to be decided by judge

The suspect accused of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia's campus has waived his right to a jury trial.

Jury hears opening statements in Laken Riley murder trial

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 ...

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Prosecutors present new evidence in Laken Riley murder trial

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 ...

Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago

Richard Allen found guilty in Delphi murders trial

Allen had been charged with two counts of murder and two additional counts of murder while committing or attempting to commit kidnapping.

Politics - The Hill - November 12

N.Y.C. Helped Migrant Accused of Killing Laken Riley Move to Georgia, Witness Says

In other testimony, law enforcement witnesses placed the suspect, José Ibarra, at the scene of Ms. Riley’s killing, mainly through cellphone and GPS tracking data.

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Prosecutors present new evidence in trial of man accused of killing Laken Riley

The trial continues for a man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley as it enters its third day of testimony. Prosecutors say Jose Ibarra, who entered the U.S. illegally two years ...

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