Home News and Society Mollie Tibbetts murder case: Judge denies Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s request for new trial Mollie Tibbetts murder case: Judge denies Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s request for new trial News and Society 0 Comment A judge rejected a motion to retry Cristhian Bahena Rivera in Mollie Tibbetts’ death, clearing the path for him to be sentenced in the 2018 murder.