@StarryStarryNight (and anyone else wondering...) -- as someone located in central Iowa (not all *that* far from where Mollie Tibbetts was attacked and murdered), and as someone who searched for updates on this case multiple times daily in late July through mid-August of 2018, I must let everyone interested know that I conducted my own "random survey" of a wide variety of adults aged 20 to 100 (okay, maybe only up to 75 or 80, but...
close, okay?), asking them *their* opinion of the case (this "survey" I conducted back in late August/September of 2018 after Mollie had been located). What the surveyed individuals said, to a "T"? That CBR was
guilty. Period.
Not even
one of the dozens (perhaps 5 or 6 dozen) even *hesitated* when replying to my question ("In your opinion, is CBR guilty or innocent of the recent murder of Mollie Tibbetts?"). So there's that -- FWIW. Those surveyed were random individuals (totally unknown to me) here in central Iowa.
Hopefully (MOO) those sitting on the jury this week and last have not been *sucked* into the lines of deception spun like...a
web (to "trap" unsuspecting, ignorant jurors) by the defense. JMOO.
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ETA: Btw, it's hard to believe
anyone in Iowa had *not* heard of the case; it was ALL over *every* possible media outlet, and the day-to-day discussion/updates were on *everyone's* lips. But I'll hit "pause" right there...