Prosecutor: Iowa teens killed Spanish teacher over bad grade

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https://apnews.com/article/crime-homicide-iowa-des-moines-fairfield-42eba22bc42bf9e52a165478916072c4

Prosecutor: Iowa teens killed Spanish teacher over bad grade

By DAVID PITT
an hour ago
November 1, 2022 GMT

FILE - This combination of photos shows Jeremy Goodale, left, and Willard Miller at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Fairfield, Iowa, on Nov. 23, 2021. The two Iowa teenagers were motivated to kill their high school Spanish teacher because of frustration over a bad grade in the teacher’s class, prosecutors said Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, for the first time in court documents posted in online court records. (Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Des Moines Register via AP, File)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two Iowa teenagers killed their high school Spanish teacher last year because of frustration over a bad grade, prosecutors said Tuesday in court documents that for the first time reveal a possible motive.

The documents were filed ahead of a hearing Wednesday where a judge will hear arguments on whether to suppress any of the evidence against Willard Miller and Jeremy Goodale, who are charged with murdering high school Spanish teacher Nohema Graber in the small town of Fairfield.

A lawyer for Miller is asking the court in Fairfield to invalidate four search warrants and suppress evidence from Miller’s home, comments he made to police and information taken from his cellphone and the social media platform Snapchat.

Graber’s body was found in a Fairfield park Nov. 3, 2021, hidden under a tarp, wheelbarrow and railroad ties. She had been beaten to death with a baseball bat. Miller and Goodale were 16 at the time.

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[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Yep. Getting a bad grade is sufficient reason to kill the teacher.

Oh, wait, it's not? Killing is still illegal? Huh.

I shouldn't need the sarcasm thingy here.

[BigmanPigman]

2. Lovely. Beaten with a baseball bat.

Do the parents show up at parent/teacher conferences carrying weapons too?

"Over the last year, Iowa's violent crime rate ticked up by 13.9%, more than double the national increase. The increase in violence was led by homicide. There were 111 murders committed in Iowa in 2020, an 85% increase from the 60 murders reported in the state in 2019."

https://www.thecentersquare.com/iowa/how-the-violent-crime-rate-in-iowa-compares-to-other-states/article_d8b85da9-4498-5910-97b4-f3447dcdffed.html

Chris Hayes/MSNBC is covering the rise in crime in Red states compared to Blue states. OK is at 9% while CA is 6% and NY almost 5%. Of course the GQP states do not acknowledge this and lie about it instead. My, my, what a surprise.

[progressoid]

3. Yep. I heard some d-bag talking about it on Hannity's radio show this afternoon.

Crime is one of their 5 big talking points for the election. Along with the economy, the border, parental rights and something else.

I only listened for a few minutes. Not good for my blood pressure.

[BigmanPigman]

4. I worry for my sanity's sake.

I cannot take much these days before I change the channel. My mental health needs to remain intact. Thank Dog for the "mute" button on my remote control. I think I am wearing it out.