In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses tragic and sad case of Laken Riley.

Listener Discretion advised--this episode contains all the heinous acts. Please be advised.

In February 2024, Laken was living her best life. She had roommates, she had completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Georgia and was now in the Augusta University Nursing Program in Athens, Georgia.

On February 22, 2024, Laken left her home around 8:55am to go running--this was something Laken did on the regular--Laken had ran cross country in high school and was a very accomplished runner and very dedicated to it.

Laken sent a text to her mother and tried to call her mother but there was no answer. By 9:11 am, Laken's cell phone made a 911 call but there was no one on the line. The operator tried repeatedly to hear someone and also to call the person back but there was no one there and no call back.

After a couple of hours and no Laken, Laken's family and friends were worried. They were calling each other, calling Laken and no answers. Two of Laken's roommates had shared location with Laken and they tried to follow her location but all they found was one of her air pods lying on the ground. Even more worried, they phone 911 and get help.

By 12:38 pm on the 22nd, police find Laken's body and her friends and family and the whole community will be shattered forever.

Listen to hear full details.

References for this Episode:

https://youtu.be/evz6Dvmau3Q?si=3EBo-4yxPUgElL8s

https://youtu.be/1EZnTI5h730?si=OOm9qpvoCfoJyEot

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/us/laken-riley-murder-trial

https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/05/80e5d359-PurchasedImages-2_Redacted.pdf

"FBI Suspects Posts A Clue in Killing"-Fletcher Page The Atlanta Journal Constitution Tues. Nov 19, 2024

"Student run/walk in Memory of Laken Riley"-Jacqueline Ganun--The Atlanta Journal Constitution--Sun Feb. 23, 2025

"Fear Linger at UGA A Year After Murder of Laken Riley"-Jason Arnesto--The Atlanta Journal Constitution--Sun Feb. 23, 2025

"Laken Riley's death made me more afraid at UGA, but women must live with fear every day"-Zeena Mohamed--The Atlanta Journal Constitution--Sun. March 10, 2024

"Indictment has more accusations against UGA murder suspect"--Rosana Hughes--The Atlanta Journal Con. Thurs. May 9, 2024

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https://www.ancestry.com/

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