Suspect In Death Of Iowa Student Was In U.S. Illegally

<p>Police say a man in the country illegally has been charged with murder in the death of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts.=</p>

Tuesday, August 21st 2018, 5:31 pm

By: News 9


Police say a man in the country illegally has been charged with murder in the death of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts.

A charge of 1st degree murder has been filed against 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera. If convicted, the charge carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison.

Investigators say they used surveillance video in tracking down Rivera. The video showed Tibbetts jogging in a rural area near her hometown of Brooklyn as well as Rivera’s car.

Police had searched the area but noted her body was found in a field, covered with corn stalks.

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