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Mollie Tibbetts murder suspect Cristhian Rivera originally from Mexico, living in US illegally

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The suspect in the murder of Iowa college student Mollie 
Tibbetts is a 24-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico who had 
been living in the area for up to seven years, officials 
revealed Tuesday.

Cristhian Bahena Rivera was apprehended more than a month after 
the 20-year-old University of Iowa student disappeared, Rick 
Rahn, special agent in charge with the Iowa Division of Criminal 
Investigation, said during a news conference. Tibbetts was last 
seen jogging on July 18 near Brooklyn, Iowa -- in Poweshiek 
County, where Rivera lives.


A body believed to be Mollie Tibbetts was discovered earlier 
Tuesday and Rivera led authorities to the location, Rahn said, 
adding that her body was found hidden in a corn field beneath 
several corn stalks.

Rivera was employed for the past four years at Yarrabee Farms, a 
dairy farm, the company confirmed in a statement to The 
Associated Press. The company said he was in good standing as a 
worker and was shocked to learn of his alleged involvement in 
Tibbetts' disappearance and murder.

The suspect told law enforcement he approached Tibbetts while 
she was running, Rahn said.

“He actually tells us that he ran alongside of her or behind 
her. And then at one point, he tells us that Mollie grabbed 
ahold of her phone and says 'you need to leave me alone, I'm 
gonna call the police,’” Rahn said of the interview. “And then 
she took off running, he, in turn, chased her down. And then he 
tells us that at some point in time he blacks out and then he 
comes to near an intersection in which we believe he then placed 
Mollie.”

Rivera revealed to investigators that he became angry when 
Tibbetts took out her cell phone, according to court documents 
obtained by The Associated Press. He told authorities that he 
panicked and “blocked” his memory.

The suspect claimed he didn’t remember what happened next but 
later realized that he’d put Tibbetts’ in his trunk after 
finding an earpiece from headphones in his lap, the documents 
said. He opened the trunk and noticed blood on the side of her 
head.

Investigators said they believed the suspect had been in the 
area for four to seven years.

“A first-degree murder charge was filed today in connection with 
the disappearance of Mollie Tibbetts, who was last seen jogging 
in Brooklyn, Iowa on July 18, 2018,” Rahn said. “A complaint and 
affidavit names Cristhian Bahena Rivera, age 24, who resides in 
rural Poweshiek County and he has been charged with murder in 
the first degree.”

After Rivera’s arrest, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 
“lodged a detainer with the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office” 
on the suspect, who was described as “an illegal alien from 
Mexico,” the agency confirmed.

With the help of surveillance video obtained from someone living 
in the area, law enforcement was able to identify a vehicle 
belonging to the suspect, Rahn said. Investigators saw Tibbetts 
on the video and realized that Rivera “was one of the last ones 
to see Mollie running,” Rahn added.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/mollie-tibbetts-murder-suspect-
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