Mollie Tibbetts murder: Cristhian Bahena Rivera guilty in Iowa killing
Mollie Tibbetts went missing July 18, 2018. Her body was found Aug. 21, 2018. Cristhian Bahena Rivera was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life.
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Mollie Tibbetts went missing July 18, 2018. Her body was found Aug. 21, 2018. Cristhian Bahena Rivera was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life.
Prosecutors built a strong case on evidence, but the pivotal moment came when defendant Cristhian Bahena Rivera took the stand, legal observers say.
Key takeaways from Day 2 of trial in man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts
Des Moines Register The trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the 26-year-old former farmhand facing life in prison for allegedly killing Tibbetts nearly three years ago, continues Thursday. Jurors heard from six witnesses Wednesday, including the boyfriend of Mollie Tibbetts, during a short day of opening statements and testimony in the first-degree murder trial. During his opening statement, prosecutor Bart Klaver said the jury would see evidence that Bahena Rivera’s car was seen in the area where Tibbetts went for an evening run on July 18, 2018, that he admitted to killing her, that h...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The man charged with killing a University of Iowa student who went missing after going for a run in 2018 led investigators to her body