Mollie Tibbetts

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Murder trial in killing of Iowa student moved to Sioux City

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In this Sept. 19, 2018 file photo, Cristhian Bahena Rivera wears headphones during his arraignment where he pleaded not guilty to the charge of first-degree murder in the death of Mollie Tibbetts at the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma, Iowa. The Daily Iowan reports that 25-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera will now face trial beginning Feb. 4 in Woodbury County, rather than in November as earlier scheduled. (Kelsey Kremer/Des Moines Register via AP, Pool, File) **FILE**

Iowa student death suspect wants trial moved for diversity

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New trial date set for September in Tibbetts murder case

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FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, a poster for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts hangs in the window of a local business in Brooklyn, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

APNewsBreak: 4 faced scrutiny before arrest in Tibbetts case

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

In this Sept. 7, 2017, photo provided by Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena poses for a photo. The former ISU golfer was found dead Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at a golf course in Ames. Collin Daniel Richards, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in her death. (Luke Lu/Iowa State University via AP)

Similar slayings draw vastly different political reaction

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

Farmhand pleads not guilty in stabbing death of Iowa runner

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This photo shows the Yarrabee Farms, a cattle operation in Brooklyn, Iowa on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Investigators from local, state and federal agencies were at the farm, which employed the suspect charged with killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. (AP Photo/Ryan J. Foley)

The Latest: Immigration enforcement agents visit Iowa farm

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FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, a poster for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts hangs in the window of a local business in Brooklyn, Iowa. Rob Tibbetts, father of slain Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts in a Saturday, Sept. 1, opinion piece spoke out against using his daughter’s death “to advance views she believed were profoundly racist,” a call that comes after President Donald Trump and others seized on the suspected killer’s citizenship to argue for changes in U.S. immigration laws. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Father of slain Iowa student decries using her as ‘pawn’

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FILE- In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo a ribbon for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts hangs on a light post in Brooklyn, Iowa. The funeral for Tibbetts will be held Sunday, Aug. 26, in the gymnasium of BGM High School in Brooklyn, the city of 1,500 in central Iowa where she grew up. Tibbetts graduated from the school in 2017. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Reward money to return to donors in Mollie Tibbetts case

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People walk several blocks to attend Mollie Tibbetts' funeral at Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom High School after the parking lot outside the school had been filled, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in Brooklyn, Iowa. Cristhian Bahena Rivera is charged with first-degree murder in Tibbetts' death. Authorities have said Tibbetts was abducted while running in July, and an autopsy showed that she died from stab wounds. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Mollie Tibbetts’ father: ‘Mollie’s nobody’s victim’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

A poster for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts hangs in the window of a local business, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Brooklyn, Iowa. Tibbetts was reported missing from her hometown in the eastern Iowa city of Brooklyn in July 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Rob Tibbetts, Mollie Tibbetts’ father, lauds Iowa Hispanic community

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People leave Mollie Tibbetts' funeral at Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom High School, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in Brooklyn, Iowa. Cristhian Bahena Rivera is charged with first-degree murder in Tibbetts' death. Authorities have said Tibbetts was abducted while running in July, and an autopsy showed that she died from stab wounds. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP)

The Latest: Slain student’s father thanks Hispanic community

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People leave Mollie Tibbetts' funeral at Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom High School, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in Brooklyn, Iowa. Cristhian Bahena Rivera is charged with first-degree murder in Tibbetts' death. Authorities have said Tibbetts was abducted while running in July, and an autopsy showed that she died from stab wounds. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Tibbetts’ father: Hispanic locals ‘Iowans with better food’

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President Donald Trump speaks during the 2018 Ohio Republican Party State Dinner, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

EDITORIAL: Trump has paid more than lip-service to resolving the immigration disaster

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A poster for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts hangs in the window of a local business, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Brooklyn, Iowa. Tibbetts was reported missing from her hometown in the eastern Iowa city of Brooklyn in July 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

The Latest: Iowa father wants daughter’s life remembered

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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)

Iowa murder suspect lived on land owned by GOP fundraiser

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

FILE - 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)

Candace Owens and Mollie Tibbetts’ cousin in Twitter fight over murder suspect

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (Associated Press) **FILE**

Newt Gingrich: Mollie Tibbetts murder could help Republicans in midterms

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times