The murder trial of a man accused of killing a woman and her two children is set to begin next week after a jury failed to reach a verdict in his first trial earlier this year.
There's not a spot in downtown Brooklyn where Mollie's memory isn't being honored, with blue ribbons and her name on stickers placed on windows and cars.
Updated: 8:24 AM CDT May 28, 2021
Hide Transcript
Show Transcript RIGHT NOW. STACEY: GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THE TRIAL OF CRIHISTAN BAHENA RIVERA IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF 12 JURORS. STEVE: BOTH THE PROSECUTION AND THE DEFENSE MADE THEIR CLOSING ARGUMENTS TODAY IN THE TRIAL OF THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING 20-YEAR-OLD MOLLIE TIBBETTS. WE HAVE TEAM 8 COVERAGE TONIGHT. KCCI’S ANDREW MOLLENBACK ISN I BROOKLYN WHERE PEOPLE IN TIBBETT’S HOMETOWN HAVE BEEN CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE TRIAL SINCDAE Y ONE. STACEY: BUT WE BEGIN WITH KCCI’S CHRIS GOTHNER. HE’S LIVE IN DAVENPORT WITH THE CLOSING ARGUMENTS BEFOREHE T CASE WENT TO THE JURY. CHRIS: THE CREDIT THE CASE DID GO TO THE JYUR ABOUT 1:30 AFTER LENGTHY, AND POWERFUL CLOSING ARGUMENTS. SHE WAS ATTACKED BRUTALLYY B HIM. SHE WAS STABBED REPEATEDLBYY HIM. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT THAT WAS LIKE FOR H? ER CHRIS: THAT’S THE IMPRESSION ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL SCOTT BROWN TRIED TO LEAVE JURORS WITH IN THE CRIS