2 Iowa teens plead guilty in Spanish teacher’s beating death

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Published April 18, 2023 9:00 AM

By JOSH FUNK
Associated Press

Two Iowa teenagers charged in the 2021 beating death of a high school teacher have pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Willard Miller and Jeremy Goodale both changed their pleas to guilty Tuesday and admitted helping kill their Spanish teacher, 66-year-old Nohema Graber. Investigators say the attack was possibly regarding a dispute over grades. Prosecutors say the evidence shows both teens struck Graber with a bat. Miller admitted helping plan and carry out the killing but denied hitting Graber. Goodale testified that Miller initiated the plan and they both struck the teacher. The teacher’s body was found in a park in Fairfield hidden under a tarp, wheelbarrow and railroad ties.

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