Jury deliberating in trial for murder of Iowa student; defendant blames mystery men
Kelsey Kremer/AP
Cristhian Bahena Rivera listens to court proceedings during his trial, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in the Scott County Courthouse in Davenport, Iowa. Bahena Rivera is on trial for the 2018 stabbing death of Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP, Pool)
By: The Associated Press & Scripps National
Posted at 2:52 PM, May 27, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-27 15:19:44-04
The jurors in the trial for the 2018 abduction and stabbing death of a University of Iowa student have started their deliberations.
The defendant accused of killing 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts three years ago was called to the stand on Wednesday to testify in his first-degree murder trial.