During the high-profile search for Mollie Tibbetts following her disappearance, a neighbor came forward with footage from a home security camera. In it, Tibbets could be seen on her jog, followed by a black Chevy Malibu, which was later linked to Cristhian Bahena Rivera. After Rivera’s arrest, he allegedly revealed to the police he parked his car and chased Tibbets on foot. During which time, Tibbetts protested and threatened to call the police, as CNN goes on to explain. Rivera doesn’t allegedly remember what happened next, as he also told the authorities after he was taken into custody. according to USA Today.
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What River does recall, though, is that Tibbets’ dead body was somehow in the trunk of his car with blood on the side of her head. That body was then hidden in the cornfield where Rivera later led the authorities, according to the prosecution. In that field, Tibbets’ body was found covered in corn leaves. Tibbets had been stabbed repeatedly. Tibbets’ DNA was found in the trunk of Rivera’s car and there was also evidence of a sexual assault, as USA Today also notes. During the Tibbets’ trial, though, Rivera’s story began to change, as Newsweek explains.
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