Mollie Tibbetts: Opening statements set for Wednesday in trial for Iowa studentâs murder
By Jordan Smith
IOWA CITY, Iowa - An Iowa jury will hear opening statements Wednesday morning in the trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, who is accused of killing Mollie Tibbets in 2018.
Tibbetts was a 20-year-old college student who disappeared after going for a run that July. Her disappearance prompted a massive search that came to an end a month later when investigators say Rivera led them to her body.
Prosecution's opening statement in trial for Mollie Tibbetts' murder
An Iowa jury hears the prosecution's opening statement in the trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, who is accused of killing Mollie Tibbets in 2018. The defense opted to defer their opening statement to the conclusion of the state's case.