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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — 2 Iowa teenagers killed their high school Spanish teacher last year because of frustration over a bad grade, prosecutors said Tuesday.
On Wednesday a judge will hear arguments on whether to suppress any of the evidence against Willard Miller & Jeremy Goodale, who are charged with murdering high school Spanish teacher Nohema Graber in Fairfield.
Miller's lawyer is asking the court to invalidate 4 search warrants & suppress evidence from Miller’s home, comments he made to police & information taken from his cellphone & Snapchat.
Graber’s body was found in a Fairfield park Nov. 3, 2021, hidden under a tarp, wheelbarrow & railroad ties. She had been beaten to death with a baseball bat. Miller & Goodale were 16 at the time.
In a police interview, Miller described the frustrations he had with the way Graber taught Spanish & over how the grade in her class was lowering his GPA.
“The poor grade is believed to be the motive behind the murder of Graber which directly connects Miller,” court documents said.
Miller is scheduled for trial on March 20 & Goodale’s trial is Dec. 5.
Both teens, now 17, will be tried as adults. In Iowa, the penalty for a first-degree murder conviction is life in prison. Iowa Supreme Court rulings require juveniles convicted of even the most serious crimes to be given a chance for parole.
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