Mollie Tibbetts disappeared July 18 and it took over a month for cops to solve her abduction and murder case. But The National ENQUIRER has learned they probably would have found their suspect much sooner, if they’d told folks to be on the alert for the right car! That’s the charge of angry locals in Brooklyn, Iowa, who learned Cristhian Rivera — who allegedly admitted to the crime on Aug. 21 and led officers to Mollie’s body — drove a black Chevrolet Malibu, not an SUV as police initially claimed. Read on for details of investigative bungle, and click here for more true-crime news….
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“The news kept saying ‘black SUV’ so I wasn’t looking for a Malibu or sedan. I kept my eye out for an SUV,” a resident who lived near Rivera told The ENQUIRER. “If cops had said a Malibu, there would’ve been dozens of reports from the first week.”
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“The news kept saying ‘black SUV’ so I wasn’t looking for a Malibu or sedan. I kept my eye out for an SUV,” a resident who lived near Rivera told The ENQUIRER. “If cops had said a Malibu, there would’ve been dozens of reports from the first week.”
Renowned private investigator Paul Huebl told The ENQUIRER the error was “absolutely sinful” and would have “help[ed] them solve the case quicker!” Mollie, 20, disappeared on July 18, but a search by local law enforcement and the FBI dragged on for a month before Rivera was caught.
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“The news kept saying ‘black SUV’ so I wasn’t looking for a Malibu or sedan. I kept my eye out for an SUV,” a resident who lived near Rivera told The ENQUIRER. “If cops had said a Malibu, there would’ve been dozens of reports from the first week.”
Renowned private investigator Paul Huebl told The ENQUIRER the error was “absolutely sinful” and would have “help[ed] them solve the case quicker!” Mollie, 20, disappeared on July 18, but a search by local law enforcement and the FBI dragged on for a month before Rivera was caught.
Police sources claimed Rivera hid in plain sight and assisted in the search for Mollie, even attending a vigil for her. Mollie’s father, Rob, told The ENQUIRER he was convinced his daughter knew her abductor.
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“The news kept saying ‘black SUV’ so I wasn’t looking for a Malibu or sedan. I kept my eye out for an SUV,” a resident who lived near Rivera told The ENQUIRER. “If cops had said a Malibu, there would’ve been dozens of reports from the first week.”
Renowned private investigator Paul Huebl told The ENQUIRER the error was “absolutely sinful” and would have “help[ed] them solve the case quicker!” Mollie, 20, disappeared on July 18, but a search by local law enforcement and the FBI dragged on for a month before Rivera was caught.
Police sources claimed Rivera hid in plain sight and assisted in the search for Mollie, even attending a vigil for her. Mollie’s father, Rob, told The ENQUIRER he was convinced his daughter knew her abductor.
According to authorities, Rivera is an illegal immigrant — and in a shocking twist, his former girlfriend attended school with Mollie and was also friends with her brothers!
“The news kept saying ‘black SUV’ so I wasn’t looking for a Malibu or sedan. I kept my eye out for an SUV,” a resident who lived near Rivera told The ENQUIRER. “If cops had said a Malibu, there would’ve been dozens of reports from the first week.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Renowned private investigator Paul Huebl told The ENQUIRER the error was “absolutely sinful” and would have “help[ed] them solve the case quicker!” Mollie, 20, disappeared on July 18, but a search by local law enforcement and the FBI dragged on for a month before Rivera was caught.
Police sources claimed Rivera hid in plain sight and assisted in the search for Mollie, even attending a vigil for her. Mollie’s father, Rob, told The ENQUIRER he was convinced his daughter knew her abductor.
According to authorities, Rivera is an illegal immigrant — and in a shocking twist, his former girlfriend attended school with Mollie and was also friends with her brothers!
