Cristhian Bahena Rivera has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the stabbing death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, three years after she disappeared while out for an evening run.
At the center of the case was Tibbetts, 20, who was remembered as a kind and bright young woman who was quick to help others and planned a career in child psychology.
Family members and co-workers feared something was wrong when Tibbetts did not show up for her summer job at a daycare the next morning. After a lengthy interrogation, Bahena Rivera led authorities to a field where he had buried Tibbetts’ body under leaves and stalks. Only her bright running shoes were visible. An autopsy found she had been stabbed several times.
Prosecutors suggested Bahena Rivera had a sexual motive, noting Tibbetts was wearing only socks and a sports bra and that her legs were spread when her body was found. They built their case around the surveillance video, his partial confession and DNA evidence of Tibbetts’ blood in his trunk.Bahena Rivera’s lawyers argued his confession was false and had been coerced, and their client gave surprise testimony at trial sharing a different account.
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