IA - Mollie Tibbetts, 20, Poweshiek County, 19 Jul 2018 *Arrest* #36

[MsBetsy]

The Des Moines Register
State: Body confirmed to be Mollie Tibbetts; she died of 'multiple sharp force injuries'

I can't access the article. Is that all it says on description of injuries?

 

[gliving]

Políticos apuntan a ley inmigratoria tras asesinato en Iowa

Notice how Spanish articles refer to his name in the link: Chritian Baena Rivera Asesino

 

[otto]

Is the link just to the "alert" in the banner on the page? I'm not seeing a full article. Just checking.

Thanks for the link.

jmo

"The body found on Tuesday in rural Poweshiek County has now been positively identified as Tibbetts. Her cause of death is listed as “multiple sharp force injuries.” Further autopsy results are still pending."

Mollie Tibbetts Killed by “Multiple Sharp Force Injuries”

 

[CheetosDust]

Mollie Tibbetts died of 'multiple sharp force injuries'

 

[SheriBerry]

"Sharp Force Injuries"? What does that mean? A knife? Stabbed? Beat to death?

 

[MsBetsy]

I can't access the article. Is that all it says on description of injuries?

Found it.

 

[callyn]

Maybe call the local Humane Society instead of asking this.

just a suggestion for safety sake

Excellent idea. Now to google the number.

 

[Inthedetails]

Another link with cause of death: Mollie Tibbetts Killed by “Multiple Sharp Force Injuries”

For anyone who can't read the articles, here's the pertinent info:

"The body found on Tuesday in rural Poweshiek County has now been positively identified as Tibbetts. Her cause of death is listed as 'multiple sharp force injuries.' Further autopsy results are still pending."

 

[chihuahua]

Knife?

Probably. No accident involved here at all.
I refuse to hate anyone but this makes my blood curdle and I wanna puke!
So up-close and personal if it was a knife. What else could it mean???

 

[Al Hoffman]

I think there was quite a bit of storming at that time. The smell would only be noticeable if you were out of your car and near her body, which being on a remote road in the field I doubt you would even notice.

It is also fertilizing time, so that smell would greatly mask this one.

...or the smell could be written off to a dead deer, dog or other animal, if anyone had a reason to go down that road, slowly, with their windows open. Also, turkey buzzards can be so darned common as to be not noticeable. When I lived in the coutry, in southern Mississippi, there were times I had to stop for the buzzards eating road kill.

 

[Tippy Lynn]

Another link with cause of death: Mollie Tibbetts Killed by “Multiple Sharp Force Injuries”

Her cause of death is listed as “multiple sharp force injuries.” Further autopsy results are still pending.

 

[Deleted member 227458]

The Des Moines Register
State: Body confirmed to be Mollie Tibbetts; she died of 'multiple sharp force injuries'

And immediately, I'm wondering if there's a difference between "sharp force" injuries and "blunt force" injuries...if so, what type of injuries are classified as "sharp force" vs. "blunt force"?

 

[Ilovemy3boys]

"Sharp Force Injuries"? What does that mean? A knife? Stabbed? Beat to death?

Most likely. Rage. I wish they had the death penalty. Unfortunately,they don’t. It’s not fair.

 

[gliving]

Criminal Investigation released on Thursday:

The Iowa State Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy yesterday, August 22, 2018, on the body confirmed to be Mollie Tibbetts, and drew some preliminary conclusions.

The State Medical Examiner determined that the manner of death was homicide resulting from multiple sharp force injuries. Further examination may result in additional findings. Autopsy reports are confidential under Iowa law, except for the cause and manner of death. (Iowa Code § 22.7(4)(c)).

Mollie Tibbetts: Death resulted from 'multiple sharp force injuries' says medical examiner

 

[oviedo]

"Sharp Force Injuries"? What does that mean? A knife? Stabbed? Beat to death?

Blunt force and sharp force injuries
Oh dear ....

 

[Mica]

Probably. No accident involved here at all.
I refuse to hate anyone but this makes my blood curdle and I wanna puke!
So up-close and personal if it was a knife. What else could it mean???

No accident. And I can't help but wonder about the murder happening in a location other than the road. JMO

 

[DizzyB]

Forensic Autopsy of Sharp Force Injuries: Overview, Definitions, Scene Findings

what "sharp force injuries mean, from Medscape

 

[SheriBerry]

For those that can't open the link:

IOWA — The Iowa State Medical Examiner is releasing more details on the death of Mollie Tibbetts.

The body found on Tuesday in rural Poweshiek County has now been positively identified as Tibbetts. Her cause of death is listed as “multiple sharp force injuries.” Further autopsy results are still pending.

Tibbetts disappeared after going for a jog in her hometown of Brooklyn on July 18th. On Tuesday, Cristhian Rivera lead authorities to her body and admitted to dumping her in a cornfield. Rivera is charged with First Degree Murder.

 

[otto]

"Sharp Force Injuries"? What does that mean? A knife? Stabbed? Beat to death?

Knife. Multiple stab wounds.

 

[chihuahua]

Forensic definition of the term sharp force injuries-
Sharp force injuries are characterized by a relatively well-defined traumatic separation of tissues, occurring when a sharp-edged or pointed object comes into contact with the skin and underlying tissues. Three specific subtypes of sharp force injuries exist, as follows: stab wounds, incised wounds, and chopwounds.Oct 18, 2016
Forensic Autopsy of Sharp Force Injuries: Overview, Definitions, Scene ...
Forensic Autopsy of Sharp Force Injuries: Overview, Definitions, Scene Findings

 

[Copper]

About the smell, remember: Iowa. Hogs, cows, chickens, etc... all produce waste with strong odors.