Convicted killer Cristhian Rivera, who was found guilty this year of murdering slain jogger, Mollie Tibbetts, has not been sentenced as scheduled after witnesses came forward about others possibly being involved in her death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Judge Joel Yates ordered Rivera’s sentencing to be delayed last week after two witnesses told investigators that …
As jury selection continues for the murder trial of a man accused of killing slain jogger, Mollie Tibbetts, the prosecutor warned potential jurors that testimony during the trial would be extremely graphic. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cristhian Bahena Rivera is accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts, 20, of Brooklyn, Iowa. Mollie was a University of Iowa …
The murder trial for the alleged killer of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts has been set for September, according to officials. Bahena Rivera, 26, will stand trial for first-degree murder, starting September 29, in connection with the July 2018 death of Tibbetts. A judge previously postponed the trial in order to allow the Iowa Supreme …
A defense expert testified Thursday that Mollie Tibbett’s alleged killer, who was interrogated for hours last year, provided an unreliable confession, given his lack of sleep. FOX28 reports that Brian Leslie, an interrogation expert, testified inside a Poweshiek County, Iowa, courtroom that after watching an 11-hour interrogation video between suspect Cristhian Bahena Rivera and investigators, …
The latest Iowa City Latino Festival, typically held annually, has been canceled for the time being after heated rants surrounding Hispanics and anti-immigration surfaced, following the death of University of Iowa student, Mollie Tibbetts. Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the organizer of the festival, Manny Galvez, confirmed the festival, which was scheduled for Saturday, has not …
On Thursday, authorities reportedly began searching a rural, secluded farm area in Brooklyn, Iowa, in hopes of finding the weapon used to kill University of Iowa student, Mollie Tibbetts. According to MailOnline, investigators and K-9 units searched the home and area where 24-year-old murder suspect Cristhian Rivera lived. Rivera lived inside a two-story dilapidated house on a …
A woman who says she knows the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts hopes DNA testing will clear the “normal acting” suspect of the crime he’s accused of. FOX News reports that the aunt of Iris Monarrez, 24-year-old Cristhian Rivera’s former girlfriend, stated that she she never saw him act violently and …
A Brooklyn, Iowa, resident says her younger sister was another victim of alleged killer, Cristhian Rivera, the man accused of murdering University of Iowa student, Mollie Tibbetts, and hiding her body under corn leaves in a remote, wooded area. Speaking on behalf of her 17-year-old sister, Brooklyn resident Bailey Gibson, 18, told MailOnline that although …
The Iowa State Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy on Wednesday, and confirmed the female body found in a wooded rural area Iowa on early Tuesday morning is of Mollie Tibbetts. According to the preliminary report, 20-year-old Mollie was killed “from multiple sharp force injuries.” Her death has officially been listed as a homicide. Additional results …
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 …
The man accused of murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts allegedly followed another girl around in his car prior to Mollie’s disappearance. According to Radar Online, a man named Justin, who lives in a mobile home park on the outskirts of Brooklyn, Iowa, told the outlet that accused murderer, 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera, may have …
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