Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and death. On Wednesday afternoon, a guilty verdict was reached in the death of the Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. A 26-year-old migrant from Venezuela was convicted. Rick Rojas, the Atlanta bureau chief for The Times, discusses the case, and how it became a flashpoint in the national debate over border security. Guest: Rick Rojas, the Atlanta bureau chief for The New York Times.
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Hey, it's Michael.
Just a quick note.
Today's episode contains some graphic depictions of violence.
May it please the court counsel.
On February 22, Jose Ibarra put on.
A black hat, a hoodie style jacket.
And some black kitchen style disposable gloves and he went hunting for females on.
The University of Georgia's campus.
And in his hunt, he encountered 22 year old Lakin Riley on her morning jog.
And when Lakin Riley refused to be his rape victim, he bashed her skull.
In with a rock repeatedly.
That is what this case is all about.
From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barro.
This is the Daily On Wednesday afternoon, inside a courtroom in Athens, Georgia, a guilty verdict was reached in what prosecutors have described as a cut and dried case of cold blooded murder.
But outside that courtroom, the case has become something far bigger.
Today, national reporter Rick Rojas on how the death of Lakin Riley has become a flashpoint in the national debate over border security, illegal immigration and mass deportation.