Mollie Tibbetts went missing July 18, 2018. Her body was found Aug. 21, 2018. Cristhian Bahena Rivera was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life.
Man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts says armed men forced his involvement Share Updated: 8:47 AM CDT May 27, 2021 Chris Gothner Share Updated: 8:47 AM CDT May 27, 2021
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Show Transcript WILL GO ON AS SCHEDULED, ALONG WITH THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RFO THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT, WE ARE HEARING FROM THE MAN CHARGED WITH KILLING MOLLIE TIBBET.TS CRISTHIAN BAHENA RIVERA TOOK THE STAND TODAY AND TOLD THE JURY TWO ARMED, MASKED MEN FORCED HIM TO FOLLOW THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA STUDENT BACK IN 2018. KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S JOSE ZOZAYA IS LIVE WITH THE TESTIMONY. JOSE? JOSE: YEAH, ALEXANDRA,AHAEN B RIVERA TESTIFIED THE TWO MEN HELD HIM AT GUN AND KNIFE POINT, THREATENING TO HURT HIS DAUGERHT AND THE CHILD’S MOTHER IF HE DIDN’T DO AS HE CLAIMS THEY SAID. AT ONE POINT, AS HE DROVE ON JULY 18, 2018, CRISTHIAN BAHENA RIVERA SAYS THE MAN SITTINING THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT GOT OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE RD.OA HE THEN CAME BA
A week after Tibbetts went missing, state and federal authorities announced they obtained information from Tibbetts FitBit, which she always wore when running.
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A couple of days later, the Bring Mollie Tibbetts Home Safe Reward Fund reached $172,000 for tips about Tibbetts, announced her mother, Laura Calderwood. The fund would eventually grow to nearly $400,000.
On Aug. 6, Rob Tibbetts told Fox News that he thought his daughter was caught in some kind of misunderstanding with someone she knows.
The national scope of the search was cemented when Vice President Mike Pence commented on the case while at an event in Des Moines. I just want Mollie s family to know: You’re on the hearts of every American, he said during an Aug. 15 event.
A week after Tibbetts went missing, state and federal authorities announced they obtained information from Tibbetts FitBit, which she always wore when running.
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ownload the Register s app for your smartphone and tablet:iPhone | Android
A couple of days later, the Bring Mollie Tibbetts Home Safe Reward Fund reached $172,000 for tips about Tibbetts, announced her mother, Laura Calderwood. The fund would eventually grow to nearly $400,000.
On Aug. 6, Rob Tibbetts told Fox News that he thought his daughter was caught in some kind of misunderstanding with someone she knows.
The national scope of the search was cemented when Vice President Mike Pence commented on the case while at an event in Des Moines. I just want Mollie s family to know: You’re on the hearts of every American, he said during an Aug. 15 event.