Friends, classmates remember student found slain at UGA as neighbors describe suspect’s arrest
Days after Laken Hope Riley was found dead on the University of Georgia campus, friends and classmates are remembering the 22-year-old as a kind young woman who "brought so many people together."
ATHENS, Georgia — Days after Laken Hope Riley was found dead on the University of Georgia campus, friends and classmates are remembering the 22-year-old as a kind young woman who “brought so many people together.”
Bianca Tiller, who roomed with Riley during their freshman year at UGA, said, “She was the sweetest, most pure-hearted young woman” who “brought so many people together and developed so many friendships.”
“I came into UGA knowing less than a handful of people and she brought me into her friend group, never let me feel left out,” Tiller said about Riley. “She made everyone smile and and is such a kind soul.”
Laken Riley, left, with Bianca Tiller, her former roommate during freshman year at the University of Georgia. Courtesy Bianca Tiller“The great thing about Laken, everyone she met could instantly tell what a great heart she was,” Tiller added.
Tiller said her former roommate loved to run and kept track of her runs on her Apple Watch. Riley always shared her phone’s location with her friends, Tiller said.
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