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In this July 15, 2021, file photo, Cristhian Bahena Rivera appears during a hearing at the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma, Iowa. Bahena Rivera was convicted of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts in 2018. The lead investigator in the death, Division of Criminal Investigation agent Trent Vileta expressed confidence Tuesday, July 27, 2021, that the right man was convicted, rejecting defense claims that her abduction could be tied to other local criminal suspects. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette, Pool, File)

Man gets life sentence in 2018 killing of Mollie Tibbetts

By Ryan J. Foley - Associated Press

In this July 15, 2021, file photo, Cristhian Bahena Rivera appears during a hearing at the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma, Iowa. Bahena Rivera was convicted of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts in 2018. The lead investigator in the death, Division of Criminal Investigation agent Trent Vileta expressed confidence Tuesday, July 27, 2021, that the right man was convicted, rejecting defense claims that her abduction could be tied to other local criminal suspects. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette, Pool, File)

Judge denies new trial request in Mollie Tibbetts case

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Cristhian Bahena Rivera listens as Assistant Iowa Attorney General Scott Brown delivers his closing arguments in his trial, Thursday, May 27, 2021, at the Scott County Courthouse in Davenport, Iowa. Bahena Rivera is on trial after being charged with first degree murder in the death of Mollie Tibbetts in July 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, pool)

Cristhian Bahena Rivera found guilty in 2018 stabbing death of Iowa runner Mollie Tibbetts

By Ryan J. Foley - Associated Press

In this September 2016 photo provided by Kim Calderwood, Mollie Tibbetts poses for a picture during homecoming festivities at BGM High School in her hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man charged with killing Tibbetts while she was out for a run in July 2018, will stand trial for first-degree murder on Monday, May 17, 2021, in Davenport, Iowa. (Kim Calderwood via AP)

Fairness issues loom over trial in Iowa student’s slaying

By Ryan J. Foley - Associated Press

Trial again delayed for suspect in death of Mollie Tibbetts

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Court denies evidence review in killed Iowa student case

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Court delays trial for man charged with killing Iowa student

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Judge pauses murder case as Iowa Supreme Court mulls appeal

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Defense asks to delay murder trial in Iowa student’s slaying

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Judge: Key evidence can be used in Mollie Tibbetts’ slaying

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, a poster for then missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts hangs in the window of a local business in Brooklyn, Iowa. Lawyers for the man charged with killing Tibbetts are asking a judge to throw out evidence discovered during a faulty interrogation, including the victim's body. A court hearing is scheduled Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, to consider the matter. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Cristhian Rivera evidence allowed in Mollie Tibbetts killing

By Ryan J. Foley - Associated Press

Alejandra Cervantes Valle, an aunt of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, testifies during day two of an evidence suppression hearing at the Poweshiek County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Montezuma, Iowa. A judge ruled Thursday that he will not consider written testimony from Rivera, who claims he was unaware of his legal rights when he allegedly confessed to killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. (Brian Powers/The Des Moines Register via AP)

The Latest: Defense: Iowa suspect’s confession unreliable

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Judge Joel Yates swears in interpreters for Cristhian Bahena Rivera during an evidence suppression hearing at the Poweshiek County Courthouse on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Montezuma, Iowa. Lawyers for Rivera, charged with killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, asked a judge to throw out evidence discovered during a faulty interrogation, including the victim's body. (Brian Powers/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Defense expert: Iowa murder suspect’s confession unreliable

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

This undated file photo released by the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation shows Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who was reported missing from her hometown in the eastern Iowa city of Brooklyn on July 18, 2018. Greg Willey, the vice president of Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa, said a body found Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, is believed to be Tibbetts. No information has been released about where the body was found. (Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation via AP, File)

Pamela Romero, officer in Mollie Tibbetts case, failed to read suspect full Miranda rights

By Ryan J. Foley - Associated Press

Cristhian Bahena Rivera appears for an evidence suppression hearing at the Poweshiek County Courthouse, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 in Montezuma, Ioea. Bahena Rivera confessed to killing Molly Tibbetts last year, but his attorneys filed a motion to suppress the confession because he was not properly read his Miranda warning during initial interviews with police. Rivera is scheduled to stand trial for first-degree murder in February. (Brian Powers/The Des Moines Register via AP)

The Latest: Officer says Miranda failure was a mistake

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