Friends and family of Mollie Tibbetts attend a news conference on Tuesday, the day police said they had found her body and charged a man in her death. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)BROOKLYN, Iowa — Investigators continued Thursday to delve into the background of Cristhian Bahena Rivera — the 24-year-old suspected of killing college student Mollie Tibbetts — as his relatives expressed disbelief at what police said unfolded in this quiet stretch of Iowa. The loss of Mollie Tibbetts is a devastating reminder that we must urgently fix our broken immigration laws. He said their family is devastated by what happened and deeply sad for Tibbetts’s family. Still, Rivera’s uncle said that if he did it, he should be punished.

Source: Washington Post August 23, 2018 14:23 UTC