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Mollie Tibbetts Murder

Victim
Mollie Tibbetts
Location
Brooklyn, Iowa
Incident date
July 18, 2018
Case ID
UV-000044
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Case Overview

Mollie Tibbetts Murder (2018). Cristhian Bahena Rivera was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in 2021.

CASE OVERVIEW Mollie Tibbetts Murder concerns a homicide or multiple homicides in the United States. The primary recorded location is Brooklyn, IA. For older or multi-location investigations, this is a general marker rather than an exact crime-scene address.

DOCUMENTED LEGAL OUTCOME Cristhian Bahena Rivera was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in 2021.

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