Jose Ibarra was convicted of murdering Laken Riley on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
Samira Asma-Sadeque is a legal reporter at PEOPLE's crime desk. Her work includes writing about crime, immigration, mental health and U.S. elections.of several counts of felony murder, kidnapping and aggravated assault with attempt to rape, among other offenses, on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Ibarra was subsequently"Jose took no pity on my scared, panicked and struggling child," Riley's mother Allyson Phillips said, fighting back tears.
"I think about how scared she must have been and how that man," she said, pointing towards Ibarra, "is the only man to truly witness that scene."
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