The man accused of murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts allegedly followed another girl around in his car prior to Mollie’s disappearance. According to Radar Online, a man named Justin, who lives in a mobile home park on the outskirts of Brooklyn, Iowa, told the outlet that accused murderer, 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera, may have …
A vehicle spotted on surveillance footage recorded near the scene of Mollie Tibbetts’ disappearance led to the identification and arrest of a suspect in her subsequent homicide. According to updates in the case, however, the Chevrolet Malibu was not registered to suspect Cristhian Rivera. As Fox News reported, a police spokesperson confirmed the development in …
The family of slain Iowa student Mollie Tibbets released a statement Wednesday, the same day the man accused of the University of Iowa student’s murder made his first court appearance. According to KWWL, the family released the following statement through the Iowa Department of Public Safety: “Our hearts are broken. On behalf of Mollie’s entire family, …
The desperate dad is reportedly taking a ‘break’ at the request of law enforcement
The father of an Iowa woman who disappeared last month near her home is speaking out about the role faith played in her life. In an interview with Fox News, Ron Tibbetts said his daughter, 20-year-old University of Iowa student Mollie, is “very spiritual, and so is her bother Scott,” explaining that his family has …
A 10-year-old Iowa girl is looking for a different way to continue toward her dream of owning a bakery after her mother said neighbors called police multiple times to report that she was selling cookies at the end of their street. According to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Savannah Watters had set up her wagon …
Authorities in Dubuque, Iowa, are looking for a man who a young female jogger said followed her and attempted to “take her away” on Sunday. Telegraph Herald reports that a social media post from a jogger in Dubuque spurred numerous responses and a call to authorities after the jogger claimed a male followed her, asked …
An Iowa teen is behind bars after police say he beat his 8-month-old daughter to death on Friday afternoon. People reports that 17-year-old Jayden Straight turned himself in after leaving the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, where his infant daughter, Raija, was taken after suffering a brutal beating with “serious inflicted injuries,” reportedly at the …
An Iowa man who was sentenced to probation for repeatedly sexually assaulting his then-6-year-old granddaughter is challenging a ruling that could give his lottery winnings to the girl’s family. The Courier reported that the victim’s mother, Kasey Hilpipre, won a default judgment late last month because Dean Hilpipre had failed to respond to her civil lawsuit by …
An Iowa man is appealing his life sentence months after being found guilty of trying to abduct two young girls by offering them $100 bills. The Des Moines Register reports that Jeff Lee Altmayer, 58, is pushing to have his life sentence overturned. Investigators believe Altmayer targeted at least 19 girls—sexually abusing two of them—in …
An Iowa mother allegedly pulled her 8-year-old son into the path of an oncoming train in what police have deemed a murder-suicide. KCCI reported that Teresa Gerleman, 35, and Henry Fields, 8, were fatally struck at a crossing in Belle Plaine at 5 a.m. on May 4. Interviews and footage captured by Union Pacific Railroad led officials to determine that …
Reports indicate an Iowa man arrested in connection of a violent burglary that left a woman dead on Sunday had just been released by a judge pending charges related to an earlier crime. According to the Des Moines Register, 38-year-old Timothy Evans had been released on his own recognizance on Friday after having been jailed …
