Crime & Justice

Sentencing Delayed in Mollie Tibbetts Case After Bombshell New Info Emerges

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Hours after Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s testimony was aired on TV, two people came forward to back up his story, according to a new motion.

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A man scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday to life in prison without parole for killing college student Mollie Tibbetts got a last-minute reprieve on Wednesday in light of bombshell new information pointing to other potential suspects.

In May, a jury convicted Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 27, an Iowa dairy farm worker,...

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