After backlash, MSNBC changes headline for online piece claiming, ‘Laken Riley's killer never stood a chance’

MSNBC.com changed its header connected an investigation communicative astir Jose Antonio Ibarra, an amerciable migrant that was convicted connected Wednesday of murdering Georgia nursing pupil Laken Riley, aft it was criticized for its archetypal headline, "Laken Riley's slayer ne'er stood a chance." 

The updated header reads, "The guilt of Laken Riley's slayer was ne'er successful doubt." The outlet’s article, published connected Thursday, elaborate however the ineligible defence squad for Ibarra "had nary chance" due to the fact that of the overwhelming grounds against their defendant. 

MSNBC's archetypal header was met with disapproval connected societal media, arsenic respective took contented with it due to the fact that it seemed sympathetic to Ibarra. 

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, interpreted the header arsenic sympathetic to Riley’s murderer. He wrote, "Laken Riley’s slayer is present the victim, according to MSNBC."

Jose Ibarra appears astatine his proceedings astatine the Athens-Clarke County Superior Court connected Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, successful Athens, Ga.  ((MSNBC/Screenshot)/(Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool))

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MSNBC’s article made the constituent that the verdict for Ibarra, who was convicted connected aggregate counts of execution and different crimes and sentenced to beingness successful situation without the anticipation of parole, was "never successful doubt," arsenic it was a "hopeless case" for the defence team.

MSNBC did not instantly respond to a petition for remark from Fox News Digital.

Donald Trump Jr. besides commented connected the archetypal headline. 

He wrote connected the societal media tract X, "You virtually can’t marque up this level of depravity. These radical are sick. The feline is simply a murderer. He’s an amerciable alien that killed an guiltless young woman, but MSNBC would alternatively spell to bat for him. However, overmuch you hatred MSNBC, it’s not enough!"

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"Sometimes defence counsel conscionable gets handed a genuinely awful, unwinnable case. The defense’s prime of a seat proceedings not lone saved the authorities the resources of a wasted assemblage trial; it besides apt avoided unnecessarily prolonging this traumatic acquisition for the victim’s family," the last paragraph of MSNBC's investigation read. 

"And this is wherefore MSNBC, the brand, is being sold disconnected for pennies," The Spectator contributing exertion Stephen Miller wrote, referencing caller quality that NBC News and MSNBC genitor institution Comcast is readying to rotation off respective NBCUniversal networks, including MSNBC.

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Fox News' Gabriel Hays contributed to this report.