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Mollie Tibbetts: Iowa student killed by 'sharp force injuries' Mollie Tibbetts: Iowa student killed by 'sharp force injuries'
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The Iowa college student killed during a jog this month died from "multiple sharp force injuries", according to a post-mortem examination. An Iowa college student killed during a jog this month died from "multiple sharp force injuries", according to a post-mortem examination.
The Iowa State Medical Examiner determined that Mollie Tibbetts' death was a homicide, but did not specify what caused the fatal wounds.The Iowa State Medical Examiner determined that Mollie Tibbetts' death was a homicide, but did not specify what caused the fatal wounds.
A farm worker has been charged in the 20-year-old's death last month.A farm worker has been charged in the 20-year-old's death last month.
The killing has recharged the US debate over illegal immigration after it emerged the suspect was Mexican.The killing has recharged the US debate over illegal immigration after it emerged the suspect was Mexican.
Ms Tibbetts disappeared on 18 July while out for an evening run in the small central Iowa town of Brooklyn, while dog-sitting for her boyfriend.Ms Tibbetts disappeared on 18 July while out for an evening run in the small central Iowa town of Brooklyn, while dog-sitting for her boyfriend.
The suspect, Cristhian Bahena Rivera, was charged on Wednesday with first-degree murder and held on $5m cash-only bail. The suspect, 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera, was charged on Wednesday with first-degree murder and held on $5m cash-only bail.
In an arrest affidavit, the accused confessed to following Ms Tibbetts on her run and getting "very upset" after she threatened to call the police.In an arrest affidavit, the accused confessed to following Ms Tibbetts on her run and getting "very upset" after she threatened to call the police.
But he said what happened next was "blocked" from his memory.But he said what happened next was "blocked" from his memory.
According to court documents, the next thing he can recall is sitting in his car and realising the student's body was in the boot of the vehicle.According to court documents, the next thing he can recall is sitting in his car and realising the student's body was in the boot of the vehicle.
Police say he told them he carried her to a cornfield and left her there.Police say he told them he carried her to a cornfield and left her there.
The breakthrough in the investigation came from CCTV images that captured the suspect's black Chevy Malibu "driving back and forth" near the crime scene.The breakthrough in the investigation came from CCTV images that captured the suspect's black Chevy Malibu "driving back and forth" near the crime scene.
The suspect passed himself off as a legal US resident while working for the last four years at a local family dairy farm, according to his employer. The suspect had passed himself off as a legal US resident while working for the last four years at a local family dairy farm, according to his employer.
But investigators say the 24-year-old was illegally living and working in the US on fake documents. But investigators say he was illegally living and working in the US on fake documents.
Dane Lang, the manager of Yarrabee Farms, says no one noticed anything different about the accused's behaviour following the murder.Dane Lang, the manager of Yarrabee Farms, says no one noticed anything different about the accused's behaviour following the murder.
Mr Lang told reporters: "Our employee is not who he said he was. This was shocking to us."Mr Lang told reporters: "Our employee is not who he said he was. This was shocking to us."
The suspect was hired in 2014, using out-of-state government-issued photo ID and a matching Social Security card, Mr Lang said.The suspect was hired in 2014, using out-of-state government-issued photo ID and a matching Social Security card, Mr Lang said.
He said they had checked those documents through a federal system for employment verification.He said they had checked those documents through a federal system for employment verification.
The defendant's lawyer, Allan Richards, confirmed his client had been working under a different name.The defendant's lawyer, Allan Richards, confirmed his client had been working under a different name.
But the attorney said his client was arguably in the US legally because he had worked and paid taxes for years.But the attorney said his client was arguably in the US legally because he had worked and paid taxes for years.
"They turned a blind eye to the reality of documentation," Mr Richards said."They turned a blind eye to the reality of documentation," Mr Richards said.
At a vigil held Wednesday night at the University of Iowa, Ms Tibbetts' brother, Jake, said his family was devastated by her loss.At a vigil held Wednesday night at the University of Iowa, Ms Tibbetts' brother, Jake, said his family was devastated by her loss.
"She was incredible and we're gonna miss her dearly," he said. "We're never gonna have that sense of normalcy again.""She was incredible and we're gonna miss her dearly," he said. "We're never gonna have that sense of normalcy again."
He also asked the crowd to "carry on her legacy".He also asked the crowd to "carry on her legacy".
"Remember this is a time that a country came together for one girl, one girl that loved everyone, one girl that loved everything and one of the best for everyone.""Remember this is a time that a country came together for one girl, one girl that loved everyone, one girl that loved everything and one of the best for everyone."
At a rally this week in West Virginia, US President Donald Trump held up Ms Tibbetts as the victim of a lax immigration system.At a rally this week in West Virginia, US President Donald Trump held up Ms Tibbetts as the victim of a lax immigration system.
Other prominent Republicans have been citing the Iowa student's death in the policy debate over US border security.Other prominent Republicans have been citing the Iowa student's death in the policy debate over US border security.