Mollie Tibbetts’ Accused Killer Makes First Court Appearance

Cristhian Bahena Rivera is escorted into the Poweshiek County Courthouse for his initial court appearance in Montezuma, Iowa on Aug. 22, 2018. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the 24-year-old accused killer of an Iowa college student, made his first appearance in court on Aug. 22, 2018, at the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma.

He was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mollie Tibbetts, who disappeared from Brooklyn on July 18.