Life in prison with no possibility of parole.  That sentence was handed down Monday (8/30) to Cristhian Bahena Rivera for stabbing Mollie Tibbetts to death.  In May, a jury found Bahena Rivera guilty of first degree murder for killing Tibbetts in July 2018 when she was jogging in her home town of Brooklyn.  During the sentencing hearing in Montezuma, Laura Calderwood, Mollie’s mother, spoke to Bahena Rivera.

“Because of your act, Dalton Jack will never get to give Mollie the engagement ring he purchased for her.  Because of your act,  Mollie’s father Rob will never get to walk his only daughter down the aisle.  Because of your act, Mister Rivera, I will never get to see my daughter become a mother.”

After the judge’s verdict, Assistant Attorney General Scott Brown, who prosecuted the case, talked about the verdict.

 “We actually have lots of cases like this.  This one obviously was a little bit more high profile than some others, but it doesn’t make the other cases that we have that aren’t as high profile any less important.”

Outside the courtroom, the No Coast Network asked defense attorney Jennifer Frese if Monday’s verdict would be appealed.  Her answer: “Yes.”  Defense attorneys have 30 days to file an appeal in writing.