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Mollie Tibbetts: Friday marks third day of trial for Iowa student's murder

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IOWA CITY, Iowa - Cristhian Bahena Rivera will sit in a courtroom Friday for the third straight day of his trial for the murder of Mollie Tibbetts.Tibbetts was a 20-year-old college student who went missing after going for a run in July 2018.

Authorities found her body in a cornfield the next month and say Bahena Rivera’s confession led them there.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.Before the trial, investigators said Bahena Rivera, 26, confessed to approaching Tibbetts as she ran around town.

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