Convicted killer Cristhian Rivera’s defense lawyers argued in court Tuesday that he should be afforded a new trial, claiming other witnesses pinned Mollie Tibbetts’ murder on others. The prosecution argued that there is no doubt that the real killer has been apprehended. Rivera, who was found guilty this year of murdering 20-year-old Tibbetts in 2018, …
During the sixth day of testimony is his murder trial, suspect Cristhian Rivera took the stand Wednesday and denied killing University of Iowa student, Mollie Tibbetts. According to Rivera’s testimony at the Davenport, Iowa, courthouse, two armed and masked men arrived at his home in July 2018, shortly before he was supposed to go on …
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A law enforcement source close to the case against a man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts said that even if his confession tossed out, the evidence against the suspect is overwhelming, according to FOX News. Cristhian Rivera’s defense lawyers want to throw out his confession after he reportedly admitted to police …
An accused killer’s attorneys are pushing to have his murder confession thrown out after claiming he was not fully read his Miranda rights. A three-day hearing over whether to suppress the man’s confession was scheduled to begin Tuesday but has been postponed due to a lawyer’s family emergency, CBS2/Fox 28 News reports According to Law …
The lawyers for the suspected killer of slain jogger Mollie Tibbetts requested additional evidence last month in the murder case, and although prosecutors explained the request was premature on Wednesday, they offered a key detail that led to the suspect’s arrest. Des Moines Register reports that 24-year-old Cristhian Rivera, accused of killing 20-year-old Mollie in …
Attorneys for a man suspected of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts filed a “Bill of Particulars” on motion on his behalf Friday, claiming prosecutors have not presented enough evidence for them to build a proper defense. ABC13 reports that the lawyers for accused murderer Cristhian Rivera filed a “Bill of Particulars” in connection …
As the man accused of killing Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts earlier this year prepares for a first-degree murder trial, reports indicate he is trying to secure U.S. government funding for his mounting legal defense bills. Cristhian Bahena Rivera was identified as an undocumented immigrant after his arrest on suspicion of killing the 20-year-old woman …
Although he’s been cooperating with law enforcement and claimed he hired an accused murderer legally, a Brooklyn, Iowa, dairy farm owner says he’s been receiving threats after the arrest of a man who worked for him. KCCI reports that on Wednesay, Dane Lang, co-owner and manager of Yarrabee Farms in Brooklyn, said that he’s received hateful …
A vehicle spotted on surveillance footage recorded near the scene of Mollie Tibbetts’ disappearance led to the identification and arrest of a suspect in her subsequent homicide. According to updates in the case, however, the Chevrolet Malibu was not registered to suspect Cristhian Rivera. As Fox News reported, a police spokesperson confirmed the development in …
The man accused of kidnapping and murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts apparently worked at a pig farm owned by a prominent Republican family, but the family insists that the suspected killer passed a government identification check as a U.S. citizen prior to hiring him. UPI reports that 24-year-old murder suspect, Cristhian Rivera, who’s currently …
