Laken Hope Riley

UGA Names Suspect in Nursing Student’s Murder; Jailed on Multiple Counts
Murder

University of Georgia police have arrested a 26-year-old Athens resident for the murder of Augusta University nursing student Laken Hope Riley. Riley was found dead with “visible injuries” near the UGA intramural fields on Thursday after a friend reported that she’d gone for a run and not returned, as CrimeOnline reported. UGA Police Chief Jeff …

Homicide
February 23, 2024

Developing: Suspect Arrested, Nursing Student Found Dead at Georgia’s UGA Campus

A suspect has been identified with the death of a woman found deceased due to “foul play” Thursday, school officials from the University of Georgia’s Athens campus said. Campus police Friday afternoon that a suspect has been taken into custody, in connection with the death of 22-year-old Laken Hope Riley. “A suspect in the murder …