Illegal Immigrant Charged With Mollie Tibbetts Murder Worked at Iowa Farm for Years

An illegal immigrant from Mexico charged with murdering Mollie Tibbetts, the Iowa college student who vanished for weeks before being found dead on Aug. 21, worked at a farm in the state for years and passed the federal e-verify system, the farm owner said.

Dane Lang, co-owner of Yarrabee Farms, said in a statement that Cristhian Bahena Rivera worked for his farm for four years.

‘Sad Day’

“This is a profoundly sad day for our community. All of us at Yarrabee Farms are shocked to hear that one of our employees was involved and is charged in this case,” Lang said in a statement read during a press conference, reported the Des Moines Register.