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OCT 21, 2019
Motion to Suppress Hearing Tuesday for Suspect in Mollie Tibbetts’ Murder
A hearing begins Tuesday in Poweshiek County on a motion to suppress a portion of Christhian Rivera’s interview with police – where he is alleged to have confessed to killing Mollie Tibbetts.
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The hearing is expected to last three days.
OCT 20, 2019
Lawyers argue over evidence in Mollie Tibbetts case as prosecutors admit Miranda rights were not properly read
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The state does argue in Friday’s filings that they should be able to use statements Rivera made between 11:30 p.m. and 5:50 a.m. to refute testimony. Defense lawyers say the statements should be fully suppressed.
Rivera led cops to Tibbetts’ body after confessing during a lengthy interrogation, according to authorities. Defense lawyers argue that police deceived Rivera when they told him he could benefit from confessing to the brutal murder.
“Help yourself, do it for yourself, think about you,” one of the officers told the suspect, according to the Des Moines Register. “Think about your daughter that will need you. Right now, don’t you see that little face of that little girl?”
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“The defendant led police directly to Mollie’s body at the conclusion of the interview, he was seen in proximity to Mollie while she was running on the last night of her life, and Mollie’s blood was found in the trunk of the Defendant’s car,” the prosecution wrote, according to the newspaper.
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Motion to Suppress Hearing Tuesday for Suspect in Mollie Tibbetts’ Murder
A hearing begins Tuesday in Poweshiek County on a motion to suppress a portion of Christhian Rivera’s interview with police – where he is alleged to have confessed to killing Mollie Tibbetts.
[...]
The hearing is expected to last three days.
OCT 20, 2019
Lawyers argue over evidence in Mollie Tibbetts case as prosecutors admit Miranda rights were not properly read
[...]
The state does argue in Friday’s filings that they should be able to use statements Rivera made between 11:30 p.m. and 5:50 a.m. to refute testimony. Defense lawyers say the statements should be fully suppressed.
Rivera led cops to Tibbetts’ body after confessing during a lengthy interrogation, according to authorities. Defense lawyers argue that police deceived Rivera when they told him he could benefit from confessing to the brutal murder.
“Help yourself, do it for yourself, think about you,” one of the officers told the suspect, according to the Des Moines Register. “Think about your daughter that will need you. Right now, don’t you see that little face of that little girl?”
[...]
“The defendant led police directly to Mollie’s body at the conclusion of the interview, he was seen in proximity to Mollie while she was running on the last night of her life, and Mollie’s blood was found in the trunk of the Defendant’s car,” the prosecution wrote, according to the newspaper.
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