Jose Ibarra, 26, was found guilty of malice and felony murder, along with eight other charges, in the February killing of Riley.

Laken Riley’s alleged murderer Jose Antonio Ibarra has been sentenced to life in prison. But during his trial, Riley’s family shared heartbreaking details about the 22-year-old’s final days.

The case over the killing of a Georgia nursing student fueled the national debate over immigration during this year's presidential race.

Wednesday brought the closing of the case into the killing of Laken Riley, a nursing student who was killed on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens at the hands of Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela. Riley had been going to school at Augusta University School of Nursing’s Athens campus when she was killed.

Donald Trump used X, formerly Twitter, to weigh in Wednesday's conviction of Jose Ibarra, who was found guilty in the murder of Laken Riley.

Politicians and pundits from Georgia and across the country have expressed frustration that Laken Riley's killer, Jose Ibarra, was not sentenced to death.

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