Wife of Laken Riley Murder Suspect Pleaded for Answers During Jail Call

The wife of the man suspected of killing Georgia college student Laken Riley reportedly pleaded with him for answers during a jailhouse call in May, a court has heard. 

Jose Ibarra, who was charged with murder among other offenses in the February killing of Riley, 22, in Athens, Ga., sat through his second day in trial in an Athens County court on Monday, Nov. 18. 

Among several forensic evidence and witness testimonies, prosecutors presented the recording of a call between Ibarra and his wife, Layling Franco, who is heard pressing him for answers during a phone call in May, Atlanta News First, NBC News and CBS News reported.

During the call, Franco reportedly appeared agitated, raising her voice at Ibarra, per NBC News.  

“What happened with the girl?” she asked him, per the recording, cited by all three outlets.

Ibarra, 26, responded with the same answer repeatedly: “Layling, enough!” 

Franco also expressed her horror at the forensic evidence found at the scene and Ibarra’s conduct. 

“She said that she thinks it’s crazy that they don’t have anyone else’s DNA, they only have his,” FBI specialist Abeisis Ramirez, who translated the call from Spanish, told the court, per NBC News. 

“…and she says she doesn’t understand how someone can see someone dying and not call 911,” Ramirez said of Franco’s call. 

Riley disappeared while out on a jog on the University of Georgia campus on Feb. 22, officials said at the time. Her body was found later the same day; a coroner ruled she died from blunt force trauma.

An arrest affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE accused the suspect of “disfiguring her skull” with an object in what authorities have said was a “crime of opportunity.”

Ibarra was arrested shortly afterward and charged with “physically” hindering Riley from making a 911 call, per the affidavit, which further states he also allegedly dragged her body to a secluded area. 

He has been charged with murder, kidnapping, assault and hindering a 911 call, among other charges, PEOPLE previously reported. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, according to several outlets including WSB-TV, the Atlanta Journal Constitution and CNN.

Monday’s testimonies marked the second day of a trial already emotional for Riley’s friends and families, who have sat through recordings of her 911 call as well as stories of Ibarra’s lack of concern or remorse following his arrest.

The prosecution is expected to rest their case on Tuesday, CNN reported.

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