Cold Cases in Athens, Georgia
ColdCaseIndex documents 2 cases in Athens, Georgia, dated 2001 to 2024. 0 are recorded as unsolved. The earliest is Tara Louise Baker (2001) and the most recent is Laken Riley (2024).
Status of the 2 cases
- Solved or convicted 2 (100%)
By type
All 2 cases
Conviction
2024
Laken Riley
Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student, was killed on February 22, 2024 while running on a trail on the University of Georgia campus in Athens.
Conviction
2001
Tara Louise Baker
Tara Louise Baker, a 23-year-old University of Georgia law student, was killed in her Athens apartment in 2001, the crime concealed by an intentionally set fire.