Davenport, Ia (AP) — A prosecutor is warning prospective jurors that the trial of a Mexican national charged in the 2018 fatal stabbing of a University of Iowa student will include graphic evidence that will be emotionally difficult to see and hear.
Prosecutor Scott Brown says the first-degree murder trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera will feature testimony about the stab wounds that 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts suffered when she was attacked while she was out for a run.
Brown spoke during jury selection Monday at an events center in Davenport.
Lawyers are whittling down a 175-person pool to 12 jurors and three alternates. Jury selection is expected to continue Tuesday before a two-week trial.
