MSNBC Shamed Into Editing Trash Headline: ‘Laken Riley’s Killer Never Stood A Chance’

MSNBC was apparently shamed into editing a Thursday headline on a piece covering the trial of illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra, who was convicted earlier this week for the brutal murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.

The piece was written by legal analyst Danny Cevallos and was initially headlined “Laken Riley’s Killer Never Stood a Chance.” It explored whether or not the conclusion of Ibarra’s trial — conviction on all counts followed by a sentence of life without parole — had been inevitable from the start.

While the overall analysis — from the reasons that the defense chose a bench trial over a jury trial to the ultimate outcome of the trial and sentencing — was straightforward, the headline quickly raised eyebrows across X.

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“An actual headline from MSNBC: ‘Laken Riley’s killer never stood a chance,'” conservative communications strategist Steve Guest posted. “Ask yourself: Why is MSNBC writing sympathetic headlines for an illegal alien monster and killer? Why is MSNBC’s ‘legal analyst’ Danny Cevallos ok with this headline?”

An actual headline from MSNBC: “Laken Riley's killer never stood a chance”

Ask yourself: Why is MSNBC writing sympathetic headlines for an illegal alien monster and killer?

Why is MSNBC’s “legal analyst” Danny Cevallos ok with this headline? https://t.co/hSfaMIUxqW pic.twitter.com/8YLarS5ba5

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) November 22, 2024

“You know who never stood a chance? Laken Riley. The actual victim,” AG Hamilton added.

You know who never stood a chance?

Laken Riley. The actual victim. pic.twitter.com/XzRfu5THS5

— AG (@AGHamilton29) November 22, 2024

“Look at how @MSNBC framed the conviction and sentencing of Laken Riley’s killer. Jose Ibarra never stood a chance? No. Laken Riley never stood a chance against this monster. Absolutely sickening,” Adam Johnston said.

Look at how @MSNBC framed the conviction and sentencing of Laken Riley's killer.

Jose Ibarra never stood a chance?

No. Laken Riley never stood a chance against this monster.

Absolutely sickening. pic.twitter.com/KAjlfNMgM3

— Adam Johnston (@ConquestTheory) November 22, 2024

“You literally can’t make up this level of depravity. These people are sick. The guy is a murderer. He’s an illegal alien that killed an innocent young woman but MSNBC would rather go to bat for him. However, much you hate MSNBC it’s not enough!” Donald Trump Jr. weighed in on the issue as well.

You literally can’t make up this level of depravity. These people are sick. The guy is a murderer. He’s an illegal alien that killed an innocent young woman but MSNBC would rather go to bat for him.
However, much you hate MSNBC it’s not enough! pic.twitter.com/3YSVmbbVBD

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 22, 2024

“What the f*** is this s***?” podcaster Joe Rogan asked.

What the fuck is this shit pic.twitter.com/sUcH8Wsuru

— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) November 22, 2024

“There’s a reason NBC wants to sell MSNBC … It’s the same reason nobody wants to buy it,” Twitchy’s PolitiBunny added.

There’s a reason NBC wants to sell MSNBC …
It’s the same reason nobody wants to buy it. pic.twitter.com/aKhO6eQStu

— The????FOO (@PolitiBunny) November 22, 2024

By Friday morning, the headline had been updated to read, “The guilt of Laken Riley’s killer was never in doubt.”