Found Deceased IA - Mollie Tibbetts, 20, Poweshiek County, 19 Jul 2018 *Arrest* #47

[PommyMommy]

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Frese asks if best practice is to take a buccal (cheek) swab from everyone involved in the case to check DNA.
1:51 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Frese now wants to know exactly what items were submitted for fingerprinting. Johnson is listing them off (basically everything in the trunk that wasn't tested for possible blood).
1:53 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Frese now on to crime scene, asking how far the underwear was from the body. "Is there additional testing that was requested for DNA or seminal fluid?" "We don't specify, we just request testing for DNA."
1:57 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Johnson says she's not a DNA expert so she can't get too far with how that's tested.
1:58 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Re-direct. Brown asks if Johnson searched Bahena Rivera's trailer. She did - right after the cornfield. She says she collected a knife that day "and I believe someone went back and did a further search" and submitted a second for testing.
1:59 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Johnson also collected a napkin that appeared to have blood on it.
2:00 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

[Bravo]

O love how his defense attorney keeps bringing up his child in small ways trying to create sympathy

Agree. If I was a juror I would be thinking he put Mollie in a trunk with his Daughters toys.

 

[MsBetsy]

This testimony about how she was found and that some of her clothes were found a distance from her body indicates to me that CBR had quite a bit he withheld from his confession.
I don’t believe at all that he blacked out, realized he had her in his trunk and carried her into that field and left her. I think he snatched her, drove her there and raped her and then he stabbed her and left.

That's exactly what most of us have thought for a long time. Many speculated that she was subdued and attacked at the first location, thrown in the trunk, and the rest of the assault was carried out at the second location, where he killed her. Imo

 

[justtrish]

O love how his defense attorney keeps bringing up his child in small ways trying to create sympathy

I hope they connected the dots that of all people a man with a daughter should be one that protects and values women. They know what it's like to have a child that they love and so why would they harm someone elses child?

 

[PommyMommy]

Chris Gothner KCCI on Twitter
Brown on redirect, asking Johnson about Bahena Rivera's trailer: Were there knives found? Johnson: Found one, a second was found after searching further.
@KCCINews #BahenaRiveraTrial
2:00 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Chris Gothner KCCI on Twitter: "Brown
Brown: "Did you find anything in the trailer that belonged to #MollieTibbetts?" Johnson: "Not that I'm aware of."@KCCINews #BahenaRiveraTrial
2:01 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
"There were a couple areas we screened for blood that were presumptive negative" in the trailer. Found nothing belonging to #MollieTibbetts that she's aware of.
2:01 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Chris Gothner KCCI on Twitter
Brown: "Would you have had any item in your possession that would have been inadvertently placed in the Malibu that had #MollieTibbetts' blood on it?" Johnson: "No."@KCCINews #BahenaRiveraTrial
2:02 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Chris Gothner KCCI on Twitter
Johnson says the vehicle was sealed inside the Sheriff's office and there was no evidence of any sort of tampering. @KCCINews #BahenaRiveraTrial
2:02 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

[PommyMommy]

Chris Gothner KCCI on Twitter
Criminalist Tara Scott up next for the state.@KCCINews #BahenaRiveraTrial
2:05 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Nicole Agee on Twitter
Tara Scott, who specializes in DNA analysis for the DCI, is now on the stand.
@KCRG
2:07 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Scott was called to Brooklyn on Aug. 20 to examine Blake Jack's house and garage for signs of struggle.
2:08 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Brown: "Did you find any [signs of struggle?]" Scott: "No."
2:08 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
"We're looking for overturned furniture, if there's body fluids, hair, clumps of hair, anything to indicate a struggle occurred."
2:10 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

[MTW2011]

This courtroom seems small and due to the layout and spacing, does anyone think any of the jury can hear their sidebars?

 

[PommyMommy]

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Scott says Mollie's wallet and water bottle were in the house.
2:10 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Water bottle was taken for evidence - "We were looking for anything that might contain her DNA."
2:11 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Chris Gothner KCCI on Twitter
Scott says she found #MollieTibbetts' wallet and water bottle at the Jacks' home and collected the water bottle. Says she collected it for DNA purposes.
@KCCINews #BahenaRiveraTrial
2:11 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Also collected some drink cans and a toothbrush. The water bottle was used to develop a presumptive DNA profile of Tibbetts (can't say w/100% certainty it is Mollie until collecting known samples from parents).
2:12 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Chris Gothner KCCI on Twitter
Also took a toothbrush and drinks to try to find DNA. Scott says water bottle contained the presumptive DNA profile. @KCCINews #BahenaRiveraTrial
2:12 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

[PommyMommy]

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
The water bottle collection for DNA was done July 19, the day Mollie was reported missing.
2:15 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
I'm a little confused about dates here. Thought at the beginning of this testimony Scott said Aug. 20 but Brown says July 19 while reading a stipulation on this evidence. I'll have to double check.
2:16 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Ok just corrected: it is July 20, 2018.
2:17 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Nicole Agee on Twitter
Brown says analysis of DNA by a DCI criminalist of the body found in the cornfield matches the DNA profile from the water bottle. @KCRG
2:20 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

[PommyMommy]

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Going over some technical DNA stuff here.
2:22 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Scott talks about protocols to ensure accurate results on DNA tests, including control tests.
2:25 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Scott had known DNA profiles from #MollieTibbetts and Bahena Rivera.
2:26 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
DNA analysis done on shorts, underwear, and headband from field. Also analyzed for sperm.
2:27 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Black shorts: 15 areas tested, NEG for sperm, inconclusive for blood Pink fabric: No stains so no tests Underwear: Presence of blood but not sperm on one area, blood sample too weak for DNA test
2:29 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

[PrairieWind]

Denise Hnytka on Twitter
Judge telling jury he banned a news photographer and her news organization from the courthouse for the rest of the trial. She was caught taking pictures of the jury. Judge says he has the memory card, the pics were deleted, and they will not be released.@wqad #MollieTibbetts
1:20 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

What?!!!! Why would a reporter do that! Just stupid.

 

[PommyMommy]

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Brown asks about weak samples. Scott says we don't leave DNA that easily, depends on how often you touch something, if there's friction or pressure. Says if you put your hand in your mouth then touch something that will have more DNA
2:31 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Nicole Agee on Twitter
DNA analysis was performed on the shorts, underwear and headband. They also screened for semen. Screening tests showed no semen on all items, but blood was detected on the underwear. The blood sample on the underwear was "too weak" for DNA comparison.@KCRG
2:31 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Napkin w/red stains: Indicated presence of blood, DNA profile matched known profile of Mr. Rivera
2:32 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Taking a 10 min break
2:33 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Nicole Agee on Twitter
Screening tests didn't detect blood on a folding knife found in Bahena Rivera's trailer. The court will take a 10 minute recess. @KCRG
2:34 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

[PrairieWind]

I am wondering if she was too decomposed for them to know for sure. But that underwear and shorts being discarded 30 feet away is a big clue.

If you pull over because you think the jogger 'is hot' ---and you throw her in the trunk and drive to a remote cornfield, carry her 400 feet and begin tearing off her shorts and undies....there is only one explanation.

Yes, I think that all speaks for itself. Though there may not be DNA to prove it, we all know.

 

[PommyMommy]

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Back w/Tara Scott's testimony.
2:49 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Talking about suspected blood stain from trunk now. Scott says the DNA profile from that blood matched known profile of #MollieTibbetts. Less than 8.2 nonillion chance it would come from any unrelated person.
2:52 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Nicole Agee on Twitter
Tara Scott says the blood stain on the seal of the Malibu's trunk matched the known DNA profile for Mollie Tibbetts.@KCRG
2:53 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Scott says she also developed a known profile of #MollieTibbetts from toenails taken at autopsy.
2:53 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Football from trunk: Presence of blood indicated, DNA sample too weak Fishing pole: Same as above
2:55 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Chris Gothner KCCI on Twitter
Football, fishing equipment samples were too weak to be conclusive.
@KCCINews #BahenaRiveraTrial
2:56 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

[PommyMommy]

Nicole Agee on Twitter
Screening tests were negative for blood and semen on stains found in the cab on the car. Tests were "too weak" for conclusive DNA on blood found on a ball in the trunk. The same goes for stains on a fishing pole. @KCRG
2:57 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Angenette Levy on Twitter
Tara Scott, Criminalist, tested blood stains found in Cristhian Bahena Rivera's trunk for DNA @LawCrimeNetwork

[URL='https://twitter.com/Angenette5/status/1395832283207245830']3:02 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Chris Gothner KCCI on Twitter
"So #MollieTibbetts blood is in the trunk of the Malibu, is that a safe conclusion?" - Brown. Yes. @KCCINews #BahenaRiveraTrial
3:03 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Analysis of trunk liner from Malibu: Major contributor to blood stain was Mollie Tibbetts
3:03 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Chris Gothner KCCI on Twitter
Brown done with Scott. Defense Atty Chad Frese now conducting cross-examination. @KCCINews #BahenaRiveraTrial
3:04 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App
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[justtrish]

This line of questioning irks me. Again throwing a hint of suspicion toward her boyfriend.

 

[PommyMommy]

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Cross-exam. Chad Frese asks about guns Scott saw in Blake Jack's home. She says she saw 13 long guns in a gun safe.
3:07 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Scott says she also saw several knives and a loaded pistol in a hanging wood shelf case.
3:08 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Nicole Agee on Twitter
During cross-examination, Attorney Chad Frese is asking about guns found in a gun safe in Blake Jack's home. There were also a number of knives in a hanging wood shelf case and a loaded pistol. @KCRG
3:09 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Frese asks if Scott got any DNA from anyone else living at Blake Jack's home. Scott: No. She was not asked to or sent any.
3:11 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Chris Gothner KCCI on Twitter
"Did you ever get the DNA of anyone else at 622 West Des Moines St.?" (Jack residence.) (paraphrased from here) "No one requested it." "Why not?" "I don't make the requests." @KCCINews #BahenaRiveraTrial
3:11 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Nicole Agee on Twitter
Investigators took swabs from Mollie's brothers in case her father wasn't available (he lives in California). They did not collect a DNA sample from Blake Jack, Blake's fiancé and Dalton Jack.@KCRG
3:13 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
A Dr. Pepper can from Blake Jack's home was tested for DNA. Major unknown male contributor. Scott says she was not asked to find out whose DNA that was.
3:13 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

[PommyMommy]

Nicole Agee on Twitter
DCI had hairs and a fingernail from the Nissan Altima (Bahena Rivera's other car). None matched Mollie's DNA. @KCRG
3:18 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Frese asking about fingernails of #MollieTibbetts that were submitted to crime lab. Scott says they were submitted to get known DNA profile of the Jane Doe (at that time) but Frese wants to know why they weren't tested for someone else's DNA.
3:22 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Nicole Agee on Twitter
Scott took swabs of Mollie's inner thigh to look for foreign DNA. No profiles were found, even Mollie's, from the swabs that were taken from her body. @KCRG
3:24 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
"Did any DNA at all, foreign to Mollie Tibbetts, show up on her body?" (Paraphrased a bit) "From those swabs [on inner thighs] I was not even able to get a profile."
3:25 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

 

[justtrish]

So I have a question for anyone that might know about this testing and procedure. If the defense wanted any of these items tested for DNA, blood, seminal fluid, etc. they could have at any time done this correct? Him questioning her as if she somehow didn't test something that she should have that could have proved his client didn't do this is really just to try to show they didn't look for something or I don't know?? He could have requested the testing though right?

 

[PommyMommy]

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
Frese: "We do not have Cristhian Bahena Rivera's DNA on that piece of evidence [presumed underwear]?" Scott: "I cannot include or exclude anyone." *Positive for blood, DNA sample too weak
3:29 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Nicole Agee on Twitter
Scott is repeating that there was no blood found on either knife found in Bahena Rivera's trailer. A murder weapon in this case has not been found, but Mollie's autopsy said she died from "sharp force" injuries. @KCRG
3:34 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Chris Gothner KCCI on Twitter
No blood present on Cristhian Bahena Rivera's knives, Scott said.
@KCCINews #BahenaRiveraTrial
3:35 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App

Shannon Moudy on Twitter
10 min break here
3:38 PM · May 21, 2021·Twitter Web App