NATIONAL NEWS – Iowa teen sentenced to life in prison for killing his teacher

Mariah Cain, Staff Writer

Jeremy Goodale, 18, has been sentenced to life in prison with a possibility of parole in 25 years for killing his Spanish teacher in 2021. Goodale’s co-defendant, Willard Miller, was sentenced to life in prison with a possibility of parole in 35 years. 

Both Goodale and Miller were 16-year-old students at Fairfield High School when they beat their teacher, Nohema Graber, to death. “I’m sorry. Truly sorry. What I’ve taken can never be replaced,” Goodale said to Graber’s family during the hearing.