Teen receives life in prison for murder of Spanish teacher | USA TODAY



A judge in Iowa sentenced 17-year-old Willard Miller to life in prison for the 2021 murder of his Spanish teacher, Nohema Graber.

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The first of two Iowa teens who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after bludgeoning a Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 35 years.

Willard Miller, now 17, and Jeremy Goodale, now 18, were both 16 when they were charged with the Nov. 3, 2021, slaying of Fairfield High School teacher Nohema Graber, 66, whose body was discovered in a city park, hidden under a tarp, wheelbarrow and railroad ties. Both teens pleaded guilty in April.

“Your horrific actions led to the death of Nohema Graber, and her family will never be able to fill that void,” Judge Shawn Showers said. The judge told Miller he would have considered sentencing him to life without parole if state law allowed such a sentence for a juvenile.

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29 comments

  1. They about to turn his ass into a theme park

  2. Good Riddance 💩🤬

  3. Why are comments still active, and on for this post

  4. I think we all knew guys like Willard in school. Angry, aggressive and in your face. I am so glad this monster will spend his life in a four by eight cement cell for his sickening and repulsive actions.

  5. “there is no excuse or SyStEmIc or SoCiEtal problem that justifies your actions “? Damn judge should just told him to change his skin color or become lgbt. Yall need anymore proof the justice system is corrupt the judge straight up admitted if the kid had been born into a shitty home or different color skin hed gotten a easier sentence. This. Is why so many killings in the ghettos cause they have a “systemic problem “ . Smh

  6. HOW do people end up with thinking like this teen? Did his parents never teach him respect – let alone kindness and compassion?
    Unbelievable.
    He's probably a sociopath. Let's hope the prison authorities analyse him thoroughly.
    M 🦘🏏😎

  7. Judging his facial expressions he probably might be a psychopath

  8. I'm guessing that he won't last very long in prison if the Mexican-American prison population has anything to say about it.

  9. He’ll be wearin lipstick within ah month

  10. the gov logic: if theyre white then theyre right🙄

  11. America government you teach your young so well. The gun lover's of America are the terrorists of America.

  12. Did he get a F for the class?

  13. How are they supposed to pay 150 thousand dollars from prison? Are they wealthy?

  14. Did he receive his sentence in Spanish?

  15. Wait, shouldn't white privilege and racism mean he gets away with it? I'm confused

  16. More news from gringoland – allegedly the land of humanity, freedom, civilized behaviour 😂

  17. More news from gringoland – allegedly the land of humanity, freedom, civilized behaviour 😂

  18. Highly likely the defendant is a sociopath or psychopath. Primary difference being one can be born a psychopath vs. becomeing a sociopath through childhood experiences.

  19. The eyes tell all. Despite being found guilty of murder, this smug pos has the eyes of a bored devil.

  20. The devil is within 👹

  21. What’s wrong with our youth?

  22. Killing over a bad grade? Thats the dumbest thing i have ever heard

  23. When did monetary awards become included in a criminal sentence? Must be a State thing??

  24. Put him in the same place that teacher is in no less …

  25. Premeditated had bad grade going to kill for it .. Death penalty…

  26. Where is this mans father and mother what a shame these people cant raise their own but have a lot of advice !