The trial date for a man accused of murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has been set for late summer, according to online court documents.Cristhian Bahena Rivera is charged with kidnapping, stabbing and killing the 20-year-old Brooklyn, Iowa, native, who disappeared July 18, 2018. Her body was found about a month later in a rural Poweshiek County cornfield.The trial has been set for 9 a.m. Sept. 3 at the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma. Rivera's attorneys said they needed more time to review material before trial, which had initially been scheduled for April.RELATED: Man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts pleads not guiltyFarm that employed suspected killer did not use E-VerifyDonations pour in for Mollie Tibbetts’ Dance Marathon page

The trial date for a man accused of murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has been set for late summer, according to online court documents.

Cristhian Bahena Rivera is charged with kidnapping, stabbing and killing the 20-year-old Brooklyn, Iowa, native, who disappeared July 18, 2018. Her body was found about a month later in a rural Poweshiek County cornfield.


The trial has been set for 9 a.m. Sept. 3 at the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma. Rivera's attorneys said they needed more time to review material before trial, which had initially been scheduled for April.

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