Jose Ibarra Found Guilty of Killing Georgia Nursing Student Laken Riley

A 26-year-old man was convicted just days after Laken Riley’s murder. emotionally charged essay This revealed the details of his gruesome murder.

Riley, 22, He was killed while he was out jogging on February 22 on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, GA.

José Ibarra He was found guilty of murder in the killing by an Athens County judge. CBS News And ABC 13.

Riley, a nursing student at Augusta University, disappeared the morning of her death and was later He was found with “visible injuries”.

The coroner identified him died from blunt force trauma An Athens-Clarke County coroner previously told PEOPLE. Police had previously stated in an arrest affidavit that he was killed and brutalized. “It distorts the shape of the skull.”

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During the four-day hearing, the judge was shown extensive evidence, including DNA and security footage, that led to Ibarra’s conviction.

Prosecutors presented testimony from the roommate who first noticed Riley missing, as well as from investigators and translators. The trial revealed Ibarra to be an unrepentant man. He “giggled” when taken away for questioningwhile giving a presentation Riley’s last moments:A message to his mother and was later seen running on security footage.

Immigration officials had previously stated that Ibarra, a Venezuelan citizen, entered the country illegally in 2022. GIS, Los Angeles Times And ABC News.