A judge rejected a motion to retry Cristhian Bahena Rivera in Mollie Tibbetts’ death, clearing the path for him to be sentenced in the 2018 murder.
Author: William Morris, Des Moines Register
Judge in Mollie Tibbetts murder case denies defense request for access to other investigations
Cristhian Bahena Rivera had been scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday in the 2018 death of Mollie Tibbetts.
Iowa judge delays sentencing for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, convicted of Mollie Tibbetts’ 2018 murder
Cristhian Bahena Rivera was convicted in May of the first-degree murder of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts in 2018.