Accused killer says Mollie Tibbetts was killed by 2 masked mystery men, in stunning claim

Cristhian Bahena Rivera, who is accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts, claims she was killed by two masked mystery men.

In a surprise move, a Mexican national charged with murdering Mollie Tibbetts testified Wednesday -- and claimed two masked and armed men kidnapped him from his home, forced him to drive to where the 20-year-old University of Iowa student was jogging, killed her and put her body in the trunk of his car. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 26, took the witness stand in his own murder trial in a Davenport, Iowa, courtroom, and detailed the never-before-heard scenario of the 2018 slaying that sent shockwaves across the nation. Bahena Rivera testified that on July 18, 2018, the day Tibbetts went missing, he emerged from taking a shower at the trailer where he lived and found two strangers in his living room. "They were both wearing sweaters and their faces (were) covered," Bahena Rivera said through a Spanish interpreter. "One of them was bigger and a little bit fatter. The other one was about my size."