Crimeatorium
Part 8: The State of Iowa vs Cristhian Bahena Rivera | The Murder of Mollie Tibbetts
14 Jan 2025
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We are in the presence of the jury. Mr. Behema is present along with the attorneys of record. When we were last here, the defense had rested. Mr. Brown, does the state have any rebuttal? Judge, we have one short rebuttal witness, Nick Wilson.
Mr. Wilson, good morning. Good morning. Can you please state your name for the record? Nick Wilson. And are you employed? Yes. Where do you work? Jasper Construction. Does your work take you on the road? Yes, it does. Mr. Wilson, do you know Dalton Jack? Yes, I do. How long have you known him? Five years. And did Dalton Jack ever work for Jasper Construction? Yes, he did.
And did he work in the summer of 2018? Was he working for Jasper Construction? Yes, he was. And was he a good worker? Very good. Showed up on time? Yes. Never had any real problems with him? Nope. Did you know Dalton Jack outside of work with Jasper Construction? Just at hotel, you know, when hanging out with him, yeah, just a little bit. Not personally, personally, but yes.
You're a little older than him, is that correct? Correct. All right, I want to direct your attention, Mr. Wilson, back to the week that includes Wednesday, July 18th of 2018. Do you recall that week? Yes, I do. Was that the week that Molly Tibbetts went missing? Yes. Is that why you can remember that week a little bit better than others? Is that a yes? Yes, sorry.
What job were you working the week that included July 18th of 2018? Well, that Monday, we started on a job we had to do. It was in Amana. It was probably five minutes east of Williamsburg. And then that following Tuesday, we were up in...
Dubuque and that's when we started staying in the hotel and we got in Dubuque at six o'clock that Wednesday I mean that Tuesday and worked till five o'clock and then that Tuesday we would go get groceries for grilling and everything like that then Wednesday hang on just a second you're getting just a bit ahead of me okay you let's talk about that work week that includes July 18th so two days before
On July 16th of 2018, was your crew working in Iowa County? Yes. You said near the Amana colonies? Yes. And did Dalton Jack, was he included on that crew?
Yes, he was. All right. Was that just a one-day job? No, it was a job I was doing in the meantime while crews were doing removals on the Dubuque job. So we had to wait for them to do their removals. And then once they had their removals done, we were going up there to form up under, to report. Okay.
So one day in Iowa County? Yes, Monday. And then did your crew that included Dalton Jack then move to Dubuque? Yes. And what was the job there? Specifically, where was it located? On Highway 61, right before going over into Wisconsin. Explain the type of work that you do on bridges like the one that goes over Highway 61 near Dubuque.
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