Episode 254 - Heart Rate Zero - The Murder of Laken Riley

Join us, as we examine the tragic murder of Laken Riley: a 22-year-old nursing student who went out for a run and never came home. 



You'll hear how Laken's loyal friends and roommates sounded the alarm in a desperate attempt to find their best friend, and how surveillance footage, digital breadcrumbs, and Laken's own final fight for survival would lead investigators to her killer.



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Research & Writing:

Ryan Deininger



Editing:

Aiden Wolf



Sources:

New Yorker

Obituary

Laken Riley went for a morning jog. Less than 30 minutes later, she was dead. 

Timeline: Laken Riley's last moments retraced during trial on Georgia nursing student's murder

Laken Riley murder suspect seen with multiple scratches day after killing: Officers

Suspect accused of killing Laken Riley waives jury in murder trial

FBI director says agency doing all it can to get 'justice' for Laken Riley

Wikipedia

Laken Riley case: Murder suspect was 'hunting' for women on UGA's campus, prosecutor says

Laken Riley 'fought for her life' in 'long and fierce' struggle

Prosecutors share how a smartwatch left clues in the killing of Laken Riley

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

Caring daughter, good friend and devout Christian: Heartbroken loved ones paint portrait of Laken Riley after her killing

Laken Riley murder: Who was Laken Riley, nursing student killed on UGA campus?

Who was Laken Riley, the nursing student found dead on University of Georgia campus? Here's what we know so far

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnkN7UrAtd8&ab_channel=13WMAZ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpUmEdVMk44&ab_channel=11Alive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dh6kT2uyxI&ab_channel=11Alive

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