Last fall, two Iowa teenagers used a baseball bat to kill their high school Spanish teacher.
This week, court documents were released. It noted that one of the teens discussed the occurrence on social media. It described how they followed the teacher, conducted the attack, and concealed her body.
Nohema Graber, a Spanish teacher at Fairfield High School, died. Jeremy Goodale and Willard Miller, 16, are facing murder charges in her death. The 66-year-old’s body was discovered on Nov. 3. It was inside of a tarp that had been placed in a wheelbarrow and railroad tires, in Fairfield, Iowa.
The school’s website noted that Graber had been employed there since 2012. Goodale and Miller were enrolled at the high school.
Search warrant documents show that a witness revealed Goodale’s Snapchat messages to authorities. It revealed that Miller and Goodale “were involved in the planning, execution, and disposal of evidence.”
The messages revealed that Graber was killed with a baseball bat. Documents indicate that Graber experienced “inflicted trauma to the head.”
Camera footage showed that Graber’s car exited the high school and went into a park close to 4 p.m. on Nov. 2. Forty-two minutes after that, it was driven away from the park with a pickup truck following behind.
Miller later told authorities that a wheelbarrow from his residence was used. A witness disclosed that he saw someone pushing a wheelbarrow down the street close to 12 a.m. on Nov. 2.
Most of the details haven’t been disclosed, including a motive for the crime.
The teens are set to be charged as adults. However, the case is on hold as the Iowa Supreme Court reviews it. If moved to juvenile court, the teens may be released from custody when they are 18.
