MONTEZUMA, Iowa - Court documents detail what a man charged with 
murder told investigators about the abduction and killing of 
Mollie Tibbetts.
An affidavit filed Tuesday says the 20-year-old Tibbetts was 
running on July 18 in a rural area near Brooklyn, in central 
Iowa, when a car driven by Christian Bahena Rivera approached 
her.
During questioning Monday, Rivera acknowledged making contact 
with Tibbetts, first by pursuing her in his car and then getting 
out and running beside her.
Rivera told investigators he became angry when Tibbetts showed a 
cell phone and threatened to call police. He says he panicked 
and then “blocked” his memory. He says he does not recall what 
happened but found an earpiece from headphones in his lap and 
realized he’d put Tibbetts’ in his trunk.
He opened the trunk and noticed blood on the side of her head.
The affidavit says he carried Tibbetts’ body to a cornfield and 
covered her with corn stalks. When he was questioned by 
authorities, he led investigators to the site.
Rivera has been charged with first-degree murder.
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