Originally published at: Sean Hannity
The suspected murderer of the missing Iowa college student was apparently residing in the United States illegally, federal investigators have confirmed to Fox News.
The 24-year-old -identified by law enforcement as Christian Rivera- was formally charged with first-degree murder Tuesday.
“Authorities said that Rivera, of the rural Poweshiek County area, is being held on a federal immigration detainer. He’s believed to have been in the area for four to seven years,” reports Fox News.
Federal investigators and local police have followed hundreds of leads over the previous five months, with the nation hoping Tibbetts would be found alive.
Those hopes were dashed Tuesday, when the missing student’s father confirmed her body had been located in Iowa.
“Rivera is an undocumented immigrant and led detectives to her body in rural Poweshiek County, according to Iowa investigators,” confirmed the Washington Post.
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