Cristhian Bathena Rivera, 24, was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday in Tibbetts' death, officials confirmed. The body of Tibbetts, a 20-year-old University of Iowa student, was found Tuesday in a field covered with corn stalks. MOLLIE TIBBETTS, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA STUDENT FOUND DEAD: A TIMELINE OF EVENTSInvestigators said they used surveillance footage to track down Rivera. Investigators followed "hundreds" of those leads — interviewing several hundred people and canvassing a nearby hog farm, cornfields and other properties for traces of the college student. Every night.”Vice President Mike Pence said he's "heartbroken" about Tibbetts' death, and called the college student an "amazing young woman."

Source: Fox News August 21, 2018 21:00 UTC