Immigrant charged with murder of Iowa woman, Mollie Tibbetts
Police say a man in the country illegally has been charged with murder in the death of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts. (Aug. 21)
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GUERNSEY, Iowa – An undocumented immigrant told police that he killed University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts in a moment of panic after she attempted to call for help on her cell phone, court papers show.
Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, a Mexican national who has lived in Iowa for at least four years, is being held on a first-degree murder charge in the brazen attack, officials said Tuesday. Tibbetts vanished July 18 while out for an evening jog.