Court records show Mollie Tibbetts’ suspected killer wants the government to fund his defense
Murder
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 …