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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

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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

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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

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Prosecutors object to subpoena of slain student’s records

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Court denies evidence review in killed Iowa student case

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

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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

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)

Officer: Miranda failure for Iowa murder suspect a mistake

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

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FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2018, file photo, Cristhian Bahena Rivera is escorted into the Poweshiek County Courthouse for his initial court appearance in Montezuma, Iowa. Rivera is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts, who disappeared July 18 from Brooklyn, Iowa. The Mexican national was known by another name on the dairy farm where he worked for the last four years: John Budd. It was confirmed by three people with knowledge of his employment history, who spoke on condition of anonymity. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Immigrant charged in Iowa student’s death was known by alias

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Cristhian Bahena Rivera is escorted into the Poweshiek County Courthouse for his initial court appearance, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, in Montezuma, Iowa. Rivera is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mollie Tibbetts, who disappeared July 18 from Brooklyn, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa murder suspect lived on land owned by GOP fundraiser

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Cristhian Bahena Rivera speaks with his attorney during his initial court appearance, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, at the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma, Iowa. Rivera is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mollie Tibbetts, who disappeared July 18 from Brooklyn, Iowa. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette via AP, Pool)

Medical examiner says Iowa student died from stab wounds

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

Cristhian Bahena Rivera is escorted into the Poweshiek County Courthouse for his initial court appearance, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, in Montezuma, Iowa. Rivera is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mollie Tibbetts, who disappeared July 18 from Brooklyn, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Autopsy finds Iowa student died from ‘sharp force injuries’

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Friends and family of missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts react following a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Montezuma, Iowa. Police say a man in the country illegally has been charged with murder in the death of Tibbetts who was reported missing from her hometown in the eastern Iowa city of Brooklyn in July 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

The Latest: Suspect worked at farm tied to Republican farmer

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