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.Mollie Tibbetts was a 20-year-old college student who disappeared after going for a run in July 2018. (Source: Family handout) Authorities said surveillance video showed a Chevy Malibu circling Tibbets as she ran.
Deputies said they later found Rivera driving that same car around town.After questioning him, authorities said Rivera admitted to killing her in a.