New Evidence Presented in Laken Riley Murder Trial: Grilled by Wife in Jail Phone Call, Location Data Puts Suspect in Same Area as Victim

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Prosecutors presented new evidence in the Laken Riley murder trial, including electronic location data that seems to place Riley and suspect Jose Ibarra in the same wooded area at the time of her death. A jail phone call was also played in court, revealing Ibarra's wife grilling him about the case. Ibarra has pleaded not guilty to killing the 22-year-old woman while she was jogging on campus in February. The killing added fuel to the national debate over immigration during this year's presidential campaign.

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