IOWA CITY, Iowa - An Iowa jury heard opening statements Wednesday morning in the trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, who is accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts in 2018.Tibbetts was a 20-year-old college student who disappeared after going for a run that July.
Her disappearance prompted a widespread search that came to an end a month later when investigators say Rivera led them to her body.
An Iowa jury hears the prosecution's opening statement in the trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, who is accused of killing Mollie Tibbets in 2018.