Episode 45: The Murder of Mollie Tibbetts

Mollie Tibbetts was a 20 year old who went out for a run on the evening of July 18, 2018, but she never returned. Cristhian Baheana Rivera murdered her and confessed, but then pled guilty and tried to tell a different story of the night. Thankfully, Mollie has gotten justice, and her mother gave an INCREDIBLE victim impact statement at his sentencing. 

Sources for this episode are:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/21/mollie-tibbett-iowa-students-body-found-media-reports-say/1050186002/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mollie-tibbetts-murder-cristhian-bahena-rivera-alias-john-budd-latest-details-2018-09-05/

https://conandaily.com/2021/05/28/cristhian-bahena-rivera-biography-13-things-about-el-guayabillo-mexico-man-who-worked-as-farmhand-in-iowa/

https://abc7chicago.com/mollie-tibbetts-update-tibbets-poweshiek-county/4020056/

https://www.kcrg.com/2021/05/27/cristhian-bahena-rivera-testifies-on-day-6-of-his-trial-for-the-murder-of-mollie-tibbetts/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2021/07/16/christian-bahena-rivera-lawyers-mollie-tibbets-new-claims-around-xavior-harrelson-possible-suspects/7980152002/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2021/08/02/judge-denies-new-trial-cristhian-bahena-rivera-mollie-tibbetts-murder/5462498001/

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-north-america-iowa-kidnapping-ap-top-news-db8b3a58e4df45b68deaf599832cb6c8