Search For Mollie Tibbetts: New Details As Over 100 Interviewed

BROOKLYN, IA — Authorities released new details related to the disappearance of Mollie Tibbetts, the 20-year-old University of Iowa student who went missing over a week ago after going for a jog. The Iowa Department of Public Safety said the clothes Tibbetts was wearing when she was last seen July 18 are believed to be dark colored running shorts, a pink sports top and running shoes.

Officials said no person has been identified as a suspect in her disappearance and no one has been arrested or criminally charged.

"The joint investigation by the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Iowa State Patrol, the Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department and a host of local law enforcement agencies continue to look into her disappearance," the Iowa DPS said in a press release.

DPS officials said they have interviewed a number of people thanks to tips from the public and have conducted a number of ground, air and K-9 searches. KCRG reported that search locations have included farm fields and farm buildings and over 100 people have been interviewed.

DCI Special Agent Richard Rahn told KCRG that while her disappearance is suspicious, Tibbetts is still out there somewhere and is alive. Rahn said he anticipates that the agency will get new leads and will work through the weekend to locate Tibbetts.

Tibbetts was dog sitting at her boyfriend's home in Brooklyn, Iowa the night she went for a jog, according to multiple reports. Her boyfriend, Dalton Jack, told The Des Moines Register he received a Snapchat from her around 10 p.m. the night she disappeared. Jack opened the message around 10 p.m. and the photo looked like she was indoors, according to the Register. According to KCRG, Tibbetts' boyfriend and brothers are not suspects.

The Register reported that investigators were also looking at Tibbetts' Fitbit data for possible clues into her disappearance.

A GoFundMe page has been set up for Tibbetts' family to help pay the bills during the search effort.

Anyone with information can email the Poweshiek Sheriff’s office at tips@poweshiekcosheriff.com or call 641-623-5679.

Photo via Poweshiek County Emergency Management Agency