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

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

Author: Grip Tape February 24, 2025 Duration: 48:31
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
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