Found Deceased GA - University of Georgia Laken Hope Riley, 22, found dead near University of Georgia intramural fields, foul play suspected, 22 Feb 2024

[imstilla.grandma]

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[PeachyMystery]

Foul play is suspected in death of University of Georgia student found dead on campus after not returning from morning run | CNN

The University of Georgia has canceled classes on Thursday and Friday after the death of a female student on campus, the school said in a post on its website.

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The campus will close at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and not reopen until Monday, February 26, the school said.

UGA is located in Athens, approximately 60 miles northeast of Atlanta.

The university is planning a 7 p.m. news conference.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/22/us/university-georgia-student-dead/index.html

 

[gingerbread]

The woman wasn’t a student at UGA.
Woman found dead on University of Georgia campus after reportedly going for a run, police say

 

[PineyPanorama]

I’ve walked these trails many times alone and never felt unsafe. It’s shocking that something like this would happen in broad daylight at a time UGA classes are in session. It’s wooded, but there are usually people around on the trails, intramural fields and tennis courts, dog off-leash area, parking deck, etc.

 

[LadyL]

wow in broad daylight on a public trail ... poor woman RIP

 

[LadyL]

The University of Georgia (UGA) released a statement saying “foul play is suspected” after a female student that went missing was reportedly found dead Thursday near the school’s intramural fields.

The school is cancelling all classes until Monday in the wake of the tragic incident, according to the school’s statement.

A friend of the deceased asked UGA police to do a wellness check on her around noon Thursday after she went for a run but never returned, according to WSBT. Officers performed a search and rescue and found the unnamed student’s body behind Lake Herrick near the intramural fields, WSBT reported.

University officials said the woman was found with “visible injuries,” according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The tragic incident is the second student death on or near campus after another student was found dead in Brumby Hall, WSBT reported.

REPORT: University Of Georgia Student Goes For Run, Ends Up Missing. Police Find Her Dead On Intramural Field

The University of Georgia released a statement saying

dailycaller.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760788493452615687

could the suicide be related to the murder?

 

[cocaine-jesus-cat]

Facebook - UGA Press Conference

In my jogging course, we were routinely given the choice to run at the Lake Herrick trails or to stay in the indoor track. I always went to the trails, and typically encountered someone else along the path. IMO you are usually not alone in this area, so I am really hoping someone has heard or seen something.

could the suicide be related to the murder?

I believe the suicide took place the night before the murder, so IMO I believe they are not related

 

[meldga]

I'm local too, have one daughter at UGA and another daughter who graduated last spring and ran at Lake Herrick all the time. I walk out there too and agree with the posters that it would be a difficult place to be sure you were alone. Especially on a beautiful morning like today was. As far as the tragic student suicide, it was the night before and is almost surely unrelated. Tough week for the UGA community though.

 

[PineyPanorama]

UGA police chief said in the press conference that the two deaths are not related.

 

[arielilane]

University of Georgia in Athens is cancelling classes until Monday after a student was found dead.Reports she went jogging -- had "visible injuries" and foul play suspected.Gathering info and will have the latest at 10pm on
@NewsNation.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760813132002259227

University of Georgia student's body was found in a wooded area at the UGA Intramural Fields.She went running this morning, but did not return.We are working to get info... hope to have more by 10pm on
@NewsNation.Classes cancelled at 5:30 tonight on UGA campus til Monday.


University of Georgia police just updated media.Call came in at noon that woman went missing after jogging.Individual was unconscious, not breathing, with visible injuries. Pronounced dead.Victim was a student at a different university.Hasn't been a murder at UGA in 20 years.

 

[meldga]

Here's a map showing the trails if I did this right. I haven't heard where she was found yet, other than in the woods behind the lake..Most of the trail area is wooded with a few open spaces. UGA operates a ropes course there - my daughter worked for UGA working the ropes course groups.

 

[arielilane]

Thought about Rachel Morin case, but then hearing about a suicide? Idk. moo

 

[arielilane]

@universityofga


Special Safety Update

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760747401365880882

 

[vls12345]

Some aerial footage in this report. Also it says:

"UGA Police Chief Jeff Clark said the victim is not a student at UGA but is a student at another Athens school.

Officials with Augusta University say the victim is a student at their College of Nursing campus in Athens.

Classes at UGA and the Augusta University College of Nursing have been canceled for tomorrow."

Students, parents rattled after nursing student found dead on UGA campus; classes canceled

A person was found dead on the University of Georgia campus on Thursday afternoon, according to university police.

www.wsbtv.com

 

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The woman did not attend the University of Georgia, but was a student at another institution, Clark said. He did not name the school.

Clark said that there are security cameras on the campus, which covers 760 acres in Athens.

Clark said there hasn’t been a homicide on campus in at least 20 years.

Suspect charged in death of woman found slain on University of Georgia campus

A friend called police after Laken Hope Riley, 22, went for a run and did not return. Officers found her body with “visible injuries” in a forested area in Athens, the school said.

www.nbcnews.com

Officers searching the area found the woman’s body in a forested area behind Lake Herrick. That area is across a busy road from a large dorm and dining hall complex on what’s commonly called “East Campus.” Most of the students in those dorms are freshmen.

University of Georgia cancels classes after woman found dead on campus

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A woman was found dead Thursday on the campus of the University of Georgia after a friend told police she had not returned from a morning run, authorities said. The woman was not…

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[RatHole]

I wonder if any of her friends or family might have spoken to her about an angry or violent ex or someone stalking.
IMO it gives off vibes of someone knowing a routine and waiting in the right spot at the right moment.

 

[MassGuy]

Hopefully we start to get information soon that will paint a bit of a picture of what may have happened here. Whenever a crime like this occurs, my mind goes to a crime of opportunity.

I’m pretty sure this is going to be a big national news story once the victim is identified. Once there’s a face to this, it’ll get people’s attention.

 

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[MassGuy]

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