ATHENS, Ga. — A heartbreaking twist in the Laken Riley case surfaced in court Tuesday when it was revealed that the slain coed’s mom missed her daughter’s final text and phone call.

She noted that when a fingerprint found on Riley's phone was entered into a database, Ibarra didn't come back as a match and a specialist visually matched the prints.

Jose Ibarra has been charged with murder in connection with the death of 22-year-old Laken Riley Samira Asma-Sadeque is a legal reporter at PEOPLE's crime desk. He work also appears in The New ...

President Donald Trump has signed the first law of his second administration: the Laken Riley Act. The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S ...

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — A Georgia running community is coming together this week to honor the life of Laken Riley. Riley was killed on the University of Georgia campus while out for a run in ...