Key takeaways from Day 2 of trial for accused killer of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts

Key takeaways from Day 2 of trial in man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts

A law enforcement investigator testified on Thursday that it was only by chance that he scored the biggest break in the 2018 disappearance and slaying of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. Poweshiek County, Iowa, sheriff's deputy Steve Kivi testified that he was driving home on Aug. 16, 2018, when he spotted a black Chevrolet Malibu matching the description of a vehicle of interest in the case of the missing 20-year-old student. Kivi said he jotted down the license plate and followed the car until it stopped and the driver got out. "I said, 'Hey, can I talk to you for a second?"' Kivi testified of his initial contact with the driver.