The Murder Case of Mollie Tibbetts – Then and Now: A Fox News Interview with Me
The murder trial for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of murdering Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts in July 2018, opened today. Prosecutors say blood found on the trunk of Rivera’s car, and DNA recovered from trunk lining both matched that of Tibbetts’ body. Autopsy reports indicate she had been stabbed from seven to 12 times in the chest, ribs, neck and skull. Tibbetts died from sharp force injuries.
In August of 2018, Greg Norman, a reporter for Fox News, contacted me for my opinion regarding the investigation into Mollie Tibbetts’ disappearance. Norman wanted to know why the police provided few, if any, case details to the public. And, what sort of items were likely sought as evidence?
Here’s my response.
Hurry!

As an Iowan, I’m watching this closely. I have a coworker who’s family lived in the town and it was a three ring circus there the whole time. Really sticks out to us, because murders “aren’t supposed to happen” around here.
And how right you were.