Iowa City, Ia (AP) — A jury has been selected for the first-degree murder trial of the farm laborer charged with killing a University of Iowa student while she was out running in July 2018.
Cristhian Bahena Rivera is accused in the death of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts in July 2018. Opening statements are scheduled for Wednesday morning at the Scott County Courthouse.
The trial is expected to last through next week.
A prosecutor and Bahena Rivera’s defense lawyer chose the eight women and seven men from a pool of 183 prospective jurors after questioning them on their knowledge of the case, their opinions of his guilt, and other subjects.
